Athletes call on world leaders to deliver on climate action at COP26 summit
A group of more than 50 Olympians and Paralympians have called on world leaders to deliver on climate action during the COP26 summit in...
CNMI’s plans to host the Pacific Mini Games in a pandemic
It's been eight years since the Northern Marianas were awarded hosting rights for the 2021 Pacific Mini Games.
Super typhoons, the withdrawal of...
Fiji women impress at latest camp
The Digicel Fiji national women’s team gathered in camp at the end of last month, spending some valuable time together before the players headed...
New Zealand return to the top of the World Rugby Men’s rankings
A month after being dethroned by South Africa, New Zealand are back on top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings.
Saturday’s 54-16 win...
Empty promises not enough, Fiji PM tells COP26
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama took to the podium at the COP26 opening in Glasgow with another brusque and no-nonsense...
Keeping the 1.5 degrees’ goal alive: World Leaders Summit at COP26
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
The two days World Leaders’ Summit on Climate change opened Monday with UN Secretary General António Guterres calling for...
Pacific Ocean Commissioner calls for ocean protection at COP26
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Henry Puna has called on everyone to work together to save the ocean, save ourselves, our children...
Disappearing islands force Tuvalu to demand compensation from world polluters
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Tuvalu’s disappearing islands has led to the tiny Pacific nation to sue major developed nations for the severe damage...
Tonga’s main island going into lockdown
The Tongan Government has announced that the main island Tongatapu will go into lockdown from midnight after the discovery of the first case of...
COP26: Enough of ‘treating nature like a toilet’ – Guterres brings stark call for climate action to Glasgow
As the World Leaders Summit opened on day two of COP26, UN chief António Guterres sent a stark message to the international community. “We...
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A Blue Pacific on fire on the road to COP31
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
I join so many others in extending my warmest congratulations to the Fiji and Tuvalu Governments for their Herculian effort...
New Zealand scores poorly on health protection in climate plans, Timor-Leste among top performers
New Zealand has scored among the lowest countries globally for integrating public health into its climate plan, while Timor-Leste ranks among the top five...
SPC climate programme records US$129.9 million in new funding approvals
The Pacific Community (SPC) secured US$129.9 million in new climate finance approvals in 2025, as its Climate Change Flagship expanded support for Pacific Island...