Rainbo Paita steps aside as PNG National Planning Minister
Papua New Guinea National Planning and Monitoring Minister and Finchafen MP Rainbo Paita, has announced that he is stepping aside from his Ministerial portfolio...
Solomon police arrest opposition party figure
Police in the restive Solomon Islands said Tuesday they had arrested a leading member of the opposition in connection with deadly riots that rocked...
Blinken vows more U.S military might in Indo-Pacific
The United States will expand its military and economic relationships with partners in Asia to push back against China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific,...
Fiji and Australia expand cooperation post-pandemic
Fiji's Attorney-General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum Tuesday signed an additional $85 million (FJD$ 129.5 million) Funding Arrangement with the Australian Government under...
Fiji can become billion dollar industry again, says tourism chief
Tourism Fiji says if the booking numbers continue to come through, then the Pacific island nation is well on its way to becoming a...
Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
By Isabelle Gerretsen
Talking about who is responsible for climate change is a fraught debate – even more so when it comes to who ought...
Bringing the Indian and Pacific Oceans together on IUU fishing
By Anthony Bergin
The issue of IUU fishing provides ample scope for Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean fishing management to collaborate and mitigate these...
Reports Sovaleni has garnered noble backing in Tonga PM race
Tongan voters will shortly find out who their new prime minister will be, with nominations closing today.
There are two candidates for the MPs to...
Low turnout at New Caledonia independence poll ‘weighs heavily’ – Forum election observers
Low voter turnout at New Caledonia's independence referendum, after a boycott by indigenous groups “weighs heavily” on the French territory's self-determination process, election observers...
Fiji government addresses plan to rip up reef
The Fijian government has made clear it won’t approve any proposal that damages the environment following a Newsroom investigation that exposed a New Zealand-registered...
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Pacific civil society demands fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP31
Pacific civil society groups are calling for an immediate end to new coal, oil and gas expansion and demanding climate reparations, stronger action on...
Keep 1.5 Alive, Pacific SIDS strategise ahead of COP31
Pacific solidarity remains our greatest strength and most effective tool for influencing outcomes at the upcoming 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN...
Pacific voices help shape global climate agenda ahead of COP31
A major climate forum will help shape Pacific nation priorities for the pre-COP31 meeting and global climate negotiations.
Pacific climate priorities are the focus at...