Country that could vanish from the map as sea levels rise
The runway of the capital city’s airport jostles for space among the homes crammed around it, which themselves make way for two of the...
Legalise kava production, says Bundaberg Regional Council in submission to DFAT
A local government in Queensland is seeking to grow a crop that has been banned in Australia for more than 20 years as it...
Fiji records 467 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 467 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths Sunday, increasing the total number of cases to 40,167 and 369 deaths...
Interview with Oceania Customs Organisation chairperson Salvador Jacobs
If he is not busy as head of the Tax and Customs Division in the Federated States of Micronesia, Salvador Jacobs would be out...
ADB approves US$5 million grant to improve urban service delivery in Nauru
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$5 million grant to expand and improve water supply, sanitation, and waste management services in Nauru.
The...
Pacific leaders agree to continue dialogue with Micronesia to avoid PIF collapse
Pacific Island leaders agreed to continue the dialogue among the nations to heal the fracture brought about by the withdrawal of the Micronesian countries...
PNG PM Marape to address Parliament, nation on Bougainville issue
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape will make a ministerial statement in Parliament on Wednesday to update the nation on the results of...
Tonga proposes mandatory death penalty for illicit drugs traffickers
Tonga is considering a mandatory death sentence for offenders who traffic five kilograms or more of a Class A drug.
An amendment bill tabled in...
40 percent of COVID-19 patients in Fiji on oxygen support – Dr Tudravu
Four COVID-19 patients in Fiji who are considered to be in severe condition are on ventilators and 74 patients are on oxygen support in...
Five NZ judges appointed to assist Samoa bench
Five High Court Judges from New Zealand have been appointed as Acting Judges of the Supreme Court of Samoa for a period of two...
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Forum SG Waqa warns cybercrime is an established Pacific security threat
Cybercrime, online scams and the illicit use of digital infrastructure have become established security threats across the Pacific, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron...
Pacific women are already doing the work. COP31 must back them
Opinion by Feleti Teo, Lynda Tabuya, Alison Davidian
The ocean is not a backdrop to Pacific life. It is the source of it. As...
Fiji claim record win with World Cup thrashing of PNG
Fiji are on the cusp of claiming a Women's Rugby League World Cup semi-final berth in their first-ever tournament appearance after trouncing Papua New...