China’s unprecedented interference in Pacific Islands sees Five Eyes strengthened
New Zealand has reinforced its involvement in the Five Eyes partnership this week in response to recent conduct from China.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern previously...
Fiji Health act amendment bill to curb COVID-19 breach tabled in Parliament
Fiji's Public Health Amendment Bill 2021 has been tabled in Parliament today.
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, said the amendment to the Public Health Act is...
Fiji PM: No need for a state of emergency
There is no need for a state of emergency to be declared, Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama told Parliament Wednesday.
He was responding to SODELPA...
Pacific countries set to sign onto new international integrity commitments
Pacific countries have the opportunity to bring their strong regional commitments on anti-corruption to this week’s United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly...
We won’t allow corruption to continue unchecked: UN Assembly president
The effects of corruption are “detrimental to all of society”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Wednesday during the first day...
United Nations General Assembly holds special session against corruption
The United Nations General Assembly Special Session against corruption began at the UN headquarters in New York today with strong calls for the redoubling...
Sustainable Waste Actions to make a difference in our Pacific
Solutions for sustainable waste actions in used oil management, marine debris and disaster wastes will be in place across the Pacific islands through a...
OPINION: Focus on reducing barriers to private sector success, Cook Islands PM says
A recession is not the time to cut government spending, it is a time when government is expected to front up and stimulate the...
Pandemic shocks: Fiji Reserve Bank
The recent pandemic shock will further affect fiscal revenue collections and increase expenditure commitments of the Government, forecasts the Reserve Bank of Fiji.
In its...
China Navigation comes out in favour of Marshall Islands’ carbon tax proposal, readies first sail-assisted newbuild
China Navigation is to sign for a revolutionary sail-assisted newbuild this month as part of a package of green measures announced today.
The Swire subsidiary...
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More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonisation drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished...
Global climate law shifts after Pacific islands push historic rulings
When Pacific Island students secured a historic advisory opinion from the world’s highest court last July, the legal victory was immediate.
What came next has...
WTO ministerial spotlights digital trade, revenue concerns for Pacific islands
As trade officials and civil society groups prepare for the World Trade Organisation’s 14th Ministerial Conference, or MC14, Pacific island nations are watching closely,...