Current system will not protect us from the next pandemic, ‘which could happen at any time’
Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response...
Climate crisis does not play politics: Fiji President
Fijian President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere says some Parliamentarians are blinded by political ambition to accept the threat climate change poses on communities around Fiji.
Ratu...
Seas are coming for us in Kiribati
By Akka Rimon, PhD Student, Australian National University and Anote Tong, Distinguished Global Leader-in-Residence, University of Pennsylvania
Despite the progress and momentum of the COP26...
Papua New Guinea will only have one-third of its population vaccinated by 2026
New data released by The Lowy Institute has predicted only a third of Papua New Guinea's adult population will be fully vaccinated by 2026...
FAST party secures Falealupo seat
Fuiono Tenina Crichton is the new Samoa Member of Parliament for Falealupo following the Supreme Court decision Monday to disqualify Tuitogamanaia Dr. Peniamina Leavai...
U.S faces pressure to do more to address its nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands
Two Congress members are asking the U.S Department of Energy to provide more information about the effects of U.S nuclear waste in the Marshall...
PNG Hotel-turned drug lab
Papua New Guinea Police have busted a drug trafficking and methamphetamine (meth) underground operation based at the Sanctuary Hotel.
In a raid on the hotel...
After COP26, countries must turn climate promises into action on global shipping
A meeting of the IMO this week is the first test of translating promises made in Glasgow into bold action. The world must turn...
Tonga rugby eyes rule change for World Cup
Ikale Tahi coach Toutai Kefu believes Tonga are capable of making the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, if eligibility rules were to change.
The World Rugby...
Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua finalise squads
Pasifika communities across the Pacific are celebrating the official confirmation of the first ever Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua squads for the 2022...
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OACPS must adapt to global challenges, Secretary General says
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) must strengthen its institutions, improve coordination and focus on implementation as it responds to growing...
Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...