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,...
Fiji to decide on Gaza peacekeeping invitation: Commander-in-Chief
Fiji President and Commander-in-Chief Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says Government will decide this year on an invitation for Fijian peacekeepers to serve in Gaza.
Addressing Parliament...
Tonga PM Lord Fakafanua holds first constitutional briefing with King Tupou VI
Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua, has held his first formal audience with King Tupou VI at the Royal Palace last Friday, in what officials...
Fiji President urges national support for Truth and Reconciliation process
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called on national leaders and citizens to actively support Fiji’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC), saying its work is...
Henry Puna to lead Pacific Islands Development Programme in Hawaii
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has been appointed interim director of the Pacific Islands Development Programme (PIDP) at...
Drug crisis fuelling HIV spread, Fiji President warns
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called for a united national effort to address pressing social challenges, including the rise in HIV cases.
He also...
How Pacific climate negotiators prepare for the high-stakes UN climate talks
A Solomon Islands climate negotiator says constantly adapting to climate change is a matter of survival for Pacific Island communities and “regional coordination” is...
Deep Sea Mining advances, but science and global rules lag behind
A U.S-based ecologist says deep-sea mining is edging closer to commercial reality as extraction technologies advance and demand for critical minerals rises, but scientific...
Moana Pasifika, Fijian Drua ‘don’t get enough’, need more recources – Umaga
The former All Blacks captain applauded the two clubs' inclusion in the competition and said it has raised the standards across the three island...
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Dr Aqorau questions whether military expansion fits Pacific’s Ocean of Peace vision
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has questioned whether the Pacific can maintain its vision of becoming an Ocean of...
The ocean wealth that keeps leaving Micronesia
By Joyce McClure
More than 50 percent of the world’s tuna supply comes from the western and central Pacific Ocean, making it the most...
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs says China missile test was ‘destabilising’ as...
Australia says China's recent ballistic missile test over the Pacific was “destabilising”, citing strong condemnation from Pacific leaders alongside Australia's response.
Speaking in an interview...