Climate change ruthlessly pervasive: PM Fiame Mata’afa
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the adverse impacts of climate change, Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has told an international conference.
The Prime Minister had...
President Whipps calls for urgent action from global community to address climate change
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has called for urgent action from international governments and leaders to address climate mitigation and adaptation as small nations...
American Samoa reports first positive COVID-19 case
American Samoa confirmed its first positive case of COVID-19, the island nation's Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
The case was detected last Thursday among...
Pandemic forces 52 hotels closure: Samoa tourism chief
Fifty-two hotels have closed while 48 are still operational out of the 144 hotel operations in Samoa that the Samoa Tourism Authority has on...
Cook Islands UN negotiator paid $700k by shipping industry lobby group
Campaigners have criticised Captain Ian Finley, a UK resident who has represented the Cook Islands at the International Maritime Organisation since 2006, for consistently...
Australian nuclear-powered submarine deal raises concerns in the region, strikes at heart of Pacific regionalism
Nuclear activists have hit out at Australia's decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines in partnership with the United States and United Kingdom.
It's Australia's most significant...
Samoa political rivals shake hands, hug before swearing-in
Former Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi shook hands with his successor Fiame Naomi Mata’afa as her Cabinet Ministers and Members arrived for Friday’s...
‘Tipping point’ for climate action: Time’s running out to avoid catastrophic heating
The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change.
Greenhouse gas concentrations are at...
Fiji eases restriction measures as more people get vaccinated
Border restrictions on Fiji's main island Viti Levu have been lifted Friday.
The move came after 62 percent of all adults are fully vaccinated and...
Fiji records 197 new cases of COVID-19, four deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 197 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths Thursday, increasing the total number of cases to 49,517 and 542 deaths...
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Pacific leaders at Tokyo summit say ocean management is a matter of survival
Marshall Islands President Dr Hilda Heine has told a high-level forum in Japan that island states need greater access to finance, and technology to...
Where the runway becomes a playground: Tuvalu’s fight for a resilient future
By Sera Tikotikovatu Sefeti
It is Wednesday afternoon in Funafuti.
The last plane of the day has taken off and within minutes the airport runway transforms.
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Women, Youth and Vulnerable communities must be at centre of Pacific response, Leaders told
Pacific women leaders have been urged to translate regional commitments into practical action as rising fuel costs, supply chain disruptions, conflict and climate impacts...