Fiji Parliament urged to ratify PIF 2005 Establishing Agreement
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence in Fiji has recommended to Parliament to ratify the 2005 Agreement establishing the Pacific Islands Forum...
PNG Health facilities need staff as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
Health facilities in the capital city of Papua New Guinea are facing manpower crises as a direct consequence of the exponential increase in the...
Bougainville Speaker infected with Covid-19
The Speaker of the Bougainville parliament, Simon Pentanu, has confirmed that he has Covid-19.
Pentanu said he was now into day 5 of 14 days...
Vanuatu’s religious call for climate justice
Around the world, people of faith are calling on their leaders to close the massive gap between what is required to limit global temperature...
Henry Puna turns focus to Forum
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister and Manihiki MP Henry Puna is looking forward to assuming the top Pacific Islands Forum role after the High...
Inequity of COVID-19 vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief
The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered through COVAX is becoming “more grotesque every day”,...
Oceans under threat like never before, warns World Meteorological Organisation
Climate change has hit the world’s oceans hard, UN weather experts said on Monday, in a call for lifesaving monitoring and early warning services...
242 new COVID-19 cases reported– PNG total up to 3,359
A total of 242 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Saturday bringing the Papua New Guinea total confirmed cases to 3,359.
The death toll...
Nearly 80,000 COVID-19 vaccines bound for Samoa
Samoa caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi says that 79,000 batches of COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in the country by the end of...
Over 500 Fijians selected for overseas employment opportunities during the COVID19 period
The deployment of the third batch of 162 Fijians last week has taken Fiji’s number to over 500 workers in Australia since the recommencement...
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Gender inequality persists across the Blue Pacific, regional report finds
The Forum Gender Equality in the Blue Pacific: Regional Report 2025 has found that deep and persistent gender inequalities continue to shape the lives...
Fiji to push ocean priorities at first Ocean Pioneers Coalition meeting
Fiji will be represented at a key global ocean meeting in Lisbon from 10 February 2026, as Minister of Environment and Climate Change Lynda...
U.S Congressional commission warns China’s Pacific infrastructure projects could pose a military threat
Chinese-funded infrastructure projects across the Pacific Islands may appear civilian on the surface but could provide future military access for Beijing, senior members of...