Students pass their first step of PCRIC Internship Programmes – successful webinar assessments
Eighteen students from the University of the South Pacific USP) have successfully passed their assessments from the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) internship...
‘Climate change contributes to poverty’
Climate change is a contributor to poverty in Fiji, says Pacific Islands Forum director programmes and initiatives Zarak Khan.
He made the comment in a...
PM Marape: Covid-19 not a joke, Protocols to be imposed
While the world has taken to living with Covid-19, Papua New Guinea still has a lot to learn in doing the same, PNG Prime...
Fiji’s Armed Forces Chief Jone Kalouniwai promoted to Major-General
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and the outgoing Commander Rear-Admiral (ret’d) Viliame Naupoto officiated the promotion ceremony of the new Commander Republic of Fiji...
Why the Pacific has become a testing ground for blockchain and cryptocurrency projects
By Prianka Srinivasan
It was beneath the thatched roof of a traditional meeting house in Pango village, Vanuatu, where many residents first learned about...
Manu Samoa cancel end of season tour
Lakapi Samoa has announced that its two elite teams, the Manu Samoa and Manu Samoa 7s have withdrawn from its scheduled Northern hemisphere tour...
Solomon Islands ready to graduate from LDC by 2024
The Solomon Islands is in its transition phase of graduating from the Least Developing Countries (LDC) category and is scheduled to graduate by 2024.
That’s...
Green Climate Fund considers renewed partnership with UNDP, amid corruption investigations
The Green Climate Fund(GCF) board has been advised to re-accredit the UN development agency, despite unresolved corruption claims against projects in Samoa and Armenia.
The...
First seasonal workers from Vanuatu land to help NZ horticulture
The first seasonal workers in New Zealand's one-way travel bubble with three Pacific countries have arrived in Christchurch from Vanuatu.
The workers, 154 of them,...
Pacific wants wealthy nations to deliver on funds, emissions ahead of Glasgow summit
The Pacific is making a desperate plea to the world's wealthy nations: Step up and deliver on your promises to fight the global climate...
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Australian PM Albanese touches down in Fiji ahead of new Pacific deal
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Fiji to seal a landmark treaty in a bid to counter China's influence in the Pacific.
The...
PM Wale urges Indonesia to pursue dialogue and reduce tensions in West Papua
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called on the Government of Indonesia to take constructive steps toward reducing tensions in West Papua.
This includes...
Opa takes Commerce as Daki loses portfolio but stays in PNG Cabinet
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has stripped the Commerce and Industry portfolio from Win Bakri Daki, appointing Finance Minister Thomas Opa to...