IAEA observers visiting Fukushima in Japan to assess nuclear water dumping plans
Japan's plan is to dispose more than one million tonnes of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean next year.
International Observers are visiting its...
Pacific Islands continue the call for climate action on journey to COP27
The Pacific Islands are unpacking the Glasgow Climate Pact this week, continuing their work for a 1.5-degree world.
Reflecting upon the outcomes of the Twenty-Sixth...
Kaiviti Silktails to face PNG Hunters for the Melanesian Bowl
The Kaiviti Silktails will kick off their season in the NSWRL with a trial match against the PNG Hunters for the Melanesian Bowl, with...
Fijian Drua Memorabilia can launched
The Fijian Drua team will have its own beer in the Super Rugby Pacific competition in the 2022 season.
Thanks to Paradise Beverages Ltd, the...
Adapting to climate change ‘happening worldwide’, essential
The impacts of climate change are already “very visible” and “happening worldwide”, the head of the UN weather agency told the start of the...
Forum rump given one last chance – Palau President Whipps
The president of Palau said the pause on Micronesia's pending withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum is the last chance for leaders in the...
Solomon Islands welcomes U.S announcement to re-open Embassy in Honiara
Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs & External Trade, Jeremiah Manele has welcomed the announcement made by the U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken,...
Anti-money laundering regulations in the Pacific – a double-edged sword
Written by Dek Joe Sum
Across the world, new measures are being introduced to keep up with the increasingly sophisticated money laundering and terrorism-financing...
Pacific Islands Forum’s head to be replaced, FSM President David Panuelo says, after leadership dispute
A top Micronesian leader says Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) secretary-general Henry Puna will quit the position in order to stop the key regional diplomatic...
Cook Islands detects first Covid case
The Cook Islands has detected its first case of Covid-19.
Prime Minister Mark Brown said this case was not connected to the visitor who tested...
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This is the biggest attendance we have ever had at a PINA conference: President...
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Kalafi Moala has welcomed a record gathering of Pacific media professionals to the 8th...
“We may not always agree — and that’s how it should work,” says Fiji...
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Information Eseta Nadakuitavuki says the government is committed to a free, independent and vibrant media...
“Media makes better decisions possible,” says UK envoy
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
The media plays a critical role in good governance by providing communities with the information they need to make...