Pacific Resilience Fund a win-win option says PIFS deputy SG at debt for climate swaps
The deputy secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Dr Filimon Manoni has noted with ‘great interest’ the inclusion of the Forums planned Pacific...
Three more Cabinet ministers test positive for COVID-19 in Tonga
Three more cabinet ministers tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed the Minister for Health Wednesday.
They include the Minister for Internal Affairs Sangstar Saulala, Minister for...
Cook Islands flagged superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch ‘sanctioned’
Maritime Cook Islands has confirmed a Cook Islands-registered yacht linked to a Russian oligarch has been sanctioned by the Treasury of the United States.
The...
Climate change: less space between one disaster and the next
Simple mathematical errors and a hesitancy to open the wallet are just the beginning of the world’s climate problems.
By Anthony Burke
Last month, another major...
Women, Girls must be centre of global climate fight – Pacific to CSW66
The Pacific has called for more recognition of the critical role of women and girls in climate resilience, at the opening plenary sessions of...
PNG Police not election ready
Papua New Guinea Police have made a startling revelation that firearms for the National Elections security operations have yet to be purchased.
Deputy Police Commissioner...
International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine
Russia must immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Wednesday, in The Hague.
By a vote of...
Tonga Government thanks ‘Pacific Family’ at farewell event
Tongan Deputy Prime Minister Poasi Mataele Tei has thanked the ‘Pacific Family’ for the assistance rendered to Tonga in the past six weeks, following...
Community activist decries ‘outrageous’ deductions to seasonal worker salaries in Australia
Some seasonal workers are alleging that their employers are eating into their salaries with hidden deductions after receiving on $100 (US$72) for a week's...
As the ocean industrial revolution gains pace the need for protection is urgent
Opinion by Douglas J McCauley
The ocean is often seen as the last wild frontier: a vast and empty blue wilderness where waves, whales...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...