Pacific ACP Trade Ministers discuss WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies
The Pacific ACP Trade Ministers Meeting today considered an update of the WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies agreement (FSA) and welcomed the progress made...
Pacific Islands to seek debt relief as COVID-19 batters economies
Pacific Island countries will seek debt relief from their creditors as the spread of COVID-19 leaves some governments struggling to provide basic and essential...
Marshall Islands trials solar powered outboard engines
The testing of a solar powered outboard engine for a locally built catamaran in Majuro this week is part of a large-scale sustainable ocean...
PNG records first case of Delta Variant
It has been confirmed Thursday that a single positive COVID-19 case with the Delta mutation has been detected in Papua New Guinea.
Deputy Controller of...
Fiji receives Jack Ma Foundation COVID-19 protective equipment
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has handed over medical supplies to the Fiji Government as it battles a surge of COVID-19 cases.
The personal protective...
U.S military visits to Palau not a response to any threat, Army commander says
The United States military presence in Palau is not a response to any immediate threat, according to a battalion commander for Task Force Oceania.
Pacific...
Samoa Media alliance calls for journalists’ protection
The Samoa Alliance of Media Practitioners for Development (SAMPOD) has condemned political attacks against Samoan women journalists and called on the United Nations to...
Tuilaepa dragging Samoa into dictatorship: Fiame Mata’afa
The Samoa caretaker Government are clinging onto power using the Head of State's unconstitutional powers, Fiame Naomi Mataafa, the leader of Fa'atuatua i le...
Focused on the future to emerge stronger: Fiji Trade Minister
Fiji's Trade Minister Faiyaz Koya has outlined the importance of remaining focused on the future to emerge stronger while chairing the 2021 Pacific ACP...
Fijians urged to get vaccinated as soon as possible to build up immunity as COVID-19 spreads
Two weeks ago, Lepani Raiyala lost his partner Maree Stewart to COVID-19.
Stewart, a popular radio personality in Fiji, was only 39 when she died...
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Pacific churches reject U.S call to end UN decolonisation mandate
The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has rejected a United States call to end the mandate of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation,...
U.S calls for end to UN decolonisation committee, criticises Pacific visits
The United States has called for the abolition of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, dismissing its annual work and visits to the...
Pacific leaders must turn climate promises into action at COP31: Former Fiji Ambassador to...
Pacific leaders must use the momentum from the Fiji-Tuvalu Pre-COP31 meeting to secure climate finance, strengthen regional resilience and ensure the voices of vulnerable...