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...
Fiji records 128 new cases of COVID-19, 12 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 128 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to 47,923...
PNG COVID-19 summit to be held in November
A National Summit on Covid-19 will be held this November, says Papua New Guinea National Pandemic Controller David Manning.
Manning said that they intended to...
New Caledonia goes into lockdown after Covid-19 community outbreak
New Caledonia has detected three cases of Covid-19 in the community and ordered a two-week lockdown from midday Tuesday.
The three cases are not connected...
Fiji’s vaccination effort world-class: Feakes
Fiji has been recognised as one of the few, if not the only country to have reached a commendable feat in its vaccination rate.
Australian...
Cocaine, geography and Covid-19, drug trafficking in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police network says one of the biggest challenges countries in the region face with drugs washing up on their...
Telstra boss visits PNG for Digicel talks
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has visited Papua New Guinea to discuss with the country’s political leaders the company’s planned purchase of telco Digicel...
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Pacific faces climate finance barriers as global action falls short
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific Island countries remain vulnerable to the gap between global climate commitments and action on the ground, with new United Nations...
Use Melanesian framework as guide on the political future of Bougainville: Marat
Rabaul MP Dr Allan Marat says Papua New Guinea MPs need to be reminded of the Melanesian Framework in order to make good decisions...
SPC warns Pacific faces rising costs, climate risks and funding pressures
By Pita Ligaiula
The Pacific Community (SPC) has warned that rising fuel costs, climate change, natural disasters and constrained development financing are increasing pressure...