‘They failed us’: how mining and logging devastated a Pacific island in a decade
By Mike Puiai
There is perhaps nowhere in the Pacific where the costs of extractive industries are as heartbreakingly clear as Rennell Island.
The island,...
The $3bn bargain: how China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing
By Josh Nicholas
One country dominates the Pacific’s resources extraction.
Guardian analysis of trade data has revealed that China received more than half the total...
Fiji businesses to operate under relevant COVID safe measures
Fiji businesses cannot go back to operating in the usual manner and they will now have to abide by the minimum COVID safe measures.
Permanent...
Scott Morrison hints at Pacific travel bubble during New Zealand trip
Australia’s Prime Minister has hinted at expanding the trans-Tasman travel bubble to include other Pacific Islands after touching down in New Zealand for talks...
Fiji Airways receives third Boeing 737 Max aircraft
Fiji Airways received its third 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing last Thursday night.
Flight FJ2201 took off from Seattle on Tuesday and made a stop-over...
Outgoing Pacific Forum head warns about external influences
The outgoing head of the Pacific Islands Forum has decried how the region is increasingly defined by the interests of external powers.
She has also...
Palau records first case of COVID-19
Palau has recorded its first case of COVID-19, but public health officials say it is “historical” with low risk of transmission.
Local media reports the...
Palau President Whipps rejects political dialogue with new PIF Secretary-General
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr on Wednesday rejected the call of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) new Secretary-General Henry Puna for a continued political...
Samoa Caretaker Prime Minister, former Speaker, AG and Clerk sued for contempt of Court
The Faatuatua I le Atua Samoa ua Tasi –( FAST) party has lodged a contempt application in Court against the Caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa...
Cook Islands Opposition leader support Samoa’s PM- elect Mata’afa
Cook Islands Opposition leader Tina Pupuke Browne has extended congratulations and support to Samoa’s prime minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, encouraging the first woman to...
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Solomon Islands rejects 41 recommendations in UN human rights review
Solomon Islands has supported 140 of 181 recommendations made during its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR), while noting 41 recommendations covering sensitive social and...
NZ urges next UN chief to take stronger role on conflicts
New Zealand has called on the next United Nations Secretary-General to take a stronger role in preventing and resolving conflicts, defend the UN Charter...
Indonesia rejects claims of systematic right violations in Papua
Indonesia rejects unilateral allegations of systematic human rights violations in Papua, emphasising that credible claims are addressed seriously through national institutions and legal mechanisms,...