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The Cook Islands Government as current Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and host of the 52nd PIF Leaders Meeting (PIFLM52), is pleased to promote the Pacific Partnerships for Prosperity (PPfP) Pavilion to be held from 07 – 09 November 2023 at the Punanga Nui Market in Rarotonga. In keeping with the theme for PIFLM52 of “Our Voices, Our...

Opinion piece by Caleb Jarvis, PTI Australia's Trade and Investment Commissioner The global thrust towards sustainability is irrefutable. From the vantage point of Pacific Island Countries (PICs), we're poised at the forefront of a market with vast potential: the carbon credit market. As the world grapples with the impacts of climate change, this emergent market represents both an immense opportunity...

Simon Raiwalui said on Tuesday he will leave the role of Fiji head coach at the end of the year after the Pacific Islanders were beaten by England in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. Raiwalui's swashbuckling team impressed at the tournament, memorably beating Australia and eventually relegating the Wallabies to a historic elimination in the group phase. “I will not be...

The 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia is still a possibility for Semi Radradra. Radradra revealed to FBC Sports that the game against England may not have been the last we saw him at a World Cup. The 31-year-old believes he can still be there in 2027 if he continues to work hard. “It’s a good question you know, but you never...

New Zealand is being urged to create immigration pathways for people in low-lying Pacific nations - such as Tuvalu and Kiribati - who are leaving their countries because of the increasing effects of climate change. As a number of islands in the Pacific region face ongoing effects of the climate crisis, residents are struggling to find a way to set...

Papua New Guinea Police have identified two members of parliament and one former governor who are allegedly involved in the proliferation of firearms and ammunition in the Highlands. The investigations into their alleged involvement comes as 18 men were arrested in the last nine weeks over their alleged involvement in the movement, selling and buying of over 6,000 firearms and...

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka highlighted at today's bilateral meeting with Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong that Fiji is looking forward to elevating our relations to the next level through the reinvigorated Vuvale Partnership. This important meeting, which took place at Parliament House in Canberra, was an opportunity to discuss Fiji and Australia’s bilateral and regional cooperation and areas...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday held talks with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, who is in Beijing to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation and pay an official visit to China. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 47 years ago, China-Papua New Guinea relations have developed rapidly and are at the forefront of...

As China marks the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative, also known as the BRI, many are assessing the impact of its global push to promote connectivity and billions of dollars in deals for infrastructure projects. In the Pacific, Beijing’s BRI has set off a race of great power competition with the United States and other countries. Analysts say...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and experts from China, South Korea and Canada on Monday collected seawater samples near the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex in northeastern Japan following the release of treated radioactive water from the site, the Japanese government said. The team is visiting Japan through 23 October to corroborate the country's marine monitoring amid safety concerns over...