Human ‘damage’ on the front-line of the climate crisis
The damage to people and livelihoods caused by climate change is happening at a scale that “people on the front lines cannot manage”, according...
Former PM Rabuka warns Fiji First government that COVID-19 failures could cost them votes
Former Fiji Prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, says he wants next year's election to be about common beliefs and not personalities.
Rabuka has emerged from what...
Tackling corruption is vital if any country is to achieve a prosperous and secure future
UK Government to support UNDP project to prevent and fight corruption in the Pacific region.
The UK is providing £364,000 (US$503,000) in funding to UNDP...
Solomon Islands Government speaks out on threats to remove PM Sogavare by force
Solomon Islands government says the ongoing rumours of an armed group seeking to remove Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is not in the best interest...
Hawaiians look to tradition to cope with Climate change
Hawaii faces a range of environmental problems caused by global warming, impacts worsened by practices that critics say have ignored the local ecology.
They say...
EU calls for climate action
The Ambassador of the European Union in the Pacific, Sujiro Seam, has called on major emitters to be more ambitious in their reduction of...
Fiji records 350 new cases of COVID 19 and 23 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 350 new cases of COVID 19 and 23 new deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 40,517 and 392...
Vaccination reduces transmission by 70 percent: Fiji Health Minister
Vaccination reduces community transmission of the delta variant by seventy percent says Fijian Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete.
Speaking in Parliament Monday, Dr Waqainabete said...
Vanuatu investigates citizenship applicants as Syrian’s approval is revoked
The head of Vanuatu's Citizenship Commission says a Syrian national had his approval for citizenship revoked, and others are being investigated over concerns that...
Militia leader’s honour slammed as insult to East Timor and Australia
The awarding of one of Indonesia’s highest honours to a former militia leader indicted for crimes against humanity has been labelled an insult to...
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OACPS SG Batraki pushes shift from talk to action at Malabo Summit
The 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) opened on Saturday with Secretary-General...
‘GNUT is a minority government’ as Solomon Islands Opposition claims numbers to govern
Solomon Islands Opposition MP Peter Kenilorea says the current government has lost its majority, insisting a coalition of 28 MPs is ready to take...
UN appoints Jean Arnault as envoy, warns Middle East conflict ‘out of control’
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy to lead UN efforts on the Middle East...