Pacific islanders likely found Antarctica first: study
Polynesian seafarers likely reached Antarctica hundreds of years before the Western explorers usually credited with discovering the frozen continent, a new study has concluded.
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FSM President Panuelo congratulates new Israel PM Naftali Bennett
President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)David W Panuelo Monday sent a letter of congratulations to Naftali Bennett, the newly sworn-in Prime Minister...
Supporters keeping Samoa caretaker PM in Office: Tuilaepa
Samoa caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says it is supporters’ encouragements and pleads not to concede that is keeping him in office.
Speaking on...
Why the world’s most fertile fishing ground is facing a ‘unique and dire’ threat
By Michael Field
Since long before the steel-hulled fishing boats from foreign countries arrived in the South Pacific its people have had their own...
Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders Issues Summit Communiqué
Leaders identify pandemic recovery, climate change, sustainable development as top priorities
The leaders of 11 nations and territories across the Pacific have issued a group...
Marshalls vaccinates fishermen in Majuro
The Marshall Islands launched Covid-19 vaccinations for commercial fishermen temporarily in port Majuro this past week — possibly the first Pacific island to vaccinate...
The time for change is now
By Matin Karimli and Sheldon Yett
Child labour remains a persistent problem in the world today, including in the Pacific Islands, jeopardising children’s future.
Every child...
Guterres: Vaccines should be considered ‘global public goods’
Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines should be considered “global public goods”, the UN chief told journalists on Friday, covering the G7 Summit of leading industrialised nations...
Invoking gender quota mocks Constitution: Samoa expert
Samoan women’s issues researcher Dr Mema Motusaga says invoking the gender quota to decide Samoa’s Government following the 2021 General Election was “perverse” and...
Fiji records 105 cases; over 1000 since second outbreak in April
Fiji has reported 105 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, taking the total number of infections since the outbreak started in April over 1000.
Ministry of...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...