The U.S strategy to counter China in the Pacific could be a $1bn misstep
Opinion by Gerard Finin and Terence Wesley-Smith
After decades of ambivalence, the United States plans to expand its footprint in the Pacific islands region...
‘COP26 must be postponed’ – Climate Action Network
Vaccine inequity, unaffordable accommodation, travel challenges and new surges in the Covid19 pandemic will lock out huge numbers of developing country delegates from the...
Palau, FSM, RMI, Kiribati, and Nauru to form MPS Secretariat
Nauru is looking to host a Micronesia Presidents’ Summit Secretariat with leaders of Nauru, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of the Marshall...
Pacific Minister raises concern about PNG COVID-19 vaccine rate
Australia's Minister for the Pacific, Zed Seselja, recently declared that “until everyone is safe from COVID, no one is safe”.
But it's an objective that...
Palau, Nauru ink air service agreement
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr, signed an air service agreement last week with Nauru, citing Palau looks forward to the day when air services...
Samoa hopes to re-open tourism by 2022
Holidaymakers wanting to travel to Samoa once borders re-open will likely have to wait until 2022.
CEO of Samoa's tourism authority Fa'amatuainu Lenata'i Suifua said...
Pacific wants urgent, ambitious action on climate from governments, global community -Forum SG Henry Puna statement at Virtual Island Summit 2021
Warm greetings from the Blue Pacific region, and thank you for this opportunity to share with you what the Pacific Islands Forum is doing...
19 Vanuatu MPs retain seats
The decision of the former Vanuatu Speaker of Parliament on the announcement of the vacation of seats of 19 Members of Parliament (MPs) has...
‘Pardoning Unfair’: Former Vanuatu MP
The President of Liberal Democratic Party, Willie Jimmy, said granting pardons to three former Vanuatu Prime Ministers (PMs), particularly Charlot Salwai, who had not...
Climate action essential to cool ‘season of fire and floods’ worldwide: Deputy UN chief
With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the deputy UN chief on Monday underlined the importance of limiting temperature rise to...
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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...
Vanuatu Government to consult kava industry over new Fiji import regulations
The Vanuatu Government, through the responsible ministries, will consult the country's kava industry before deciding how to respond to new Fiji import regulations requiring...