How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games
Flight FJ 1910 touched down at Nadi International Airport on Wednesday evening local time, as the Fijiana’s historic Olympic campaign concluded in style.
The Tokyo...
Transhipment challenges in the WCPO
By Iliesa Tora
Not many Pacific Island women work on fishing vessels, but a young Fijian woman has found a way to support the...
14 death row prisoners to be executed: PNG Correctional Commissioner
Fourteen out of 15 prisoners currently on death row will be executed after a “possible execution mode is identified”, says Papua New Guinea Correctional...
Fiji records 398 new cases of COVID-19, five new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 398 new cases of COVID-19 and five new deaths Thursday, increasing the total number of cases to 38,742 and 343 deaths...
$14-million climate change funding support to benefits Pacific Islands
Pacific Countries will be benefiting from a $14-million (US$9.7 million) climate change funding support from the New Zealand government.
The five-year funding assistance will help...
‘No public protest is allowed’ says Solomon Islands Attorney General
Public assembly or procession of any form will not be allowed under the current state of emergency unless authorised by the Prime Minister, says...
Pacific Forum leaders set permanent maritime borders, as rising seas shrink islands
Pacific island leaders have agreed that their maritime borders should be permanent, even if their countries shrink due to a future rise in sea...
PNG PM: Focus on Bougainville self-rule
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says Parliament needs to address soon the quest for independence by the people of Bougainville.
“There is no...
‘Bad neighbours’: Australia at risk of becoming ‘global pariah’
Australia is already considered a “bad neighbour” and will become a “pariah” if the federal government does not move past its long-running climate policy...
Travel restricted from Fiji to NZ
Travel is restricted to New Zealand from Fiji this weekend.
There are more than 24,000 active cases of Covid-19 in Fiji and at least 330...
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Verified news must survive the AI age, say PNG media chief
Papua New Guinea’s media sector is pushing back against a new era in which social media, misinformation and artificial intelligence are reshaping the country’s...
Yokohama to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in 2027
The next session of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting will be held in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, around summer next year, Japanese Chief Cabinet...
China says the Pacific should not be an arena for geopolitical rivalry
China has no interest in competing for influence in the Pacific and wants the region to remain a platform for international cooperation rather than...