Australia denies using ‘plants’ to undermine China’s Covid vaccine rollout in Pacific
The Australian government has denied undermining China’s plan to roll out Covid vaccines to Pacific countries after Beijing lashed Canberra’s purported “callous” and “irresponsible...
‘I’m always afraid’: Fiji reels as it moves from Covid haven to frontline
For most of the pandemic, when Fijians tuned in each night to updates from the country’s health experts, they were greeted with the same...
Fiji records 636 new cases of COVID-19; six deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 636 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths related to COVID-19 Tuesday.
Permanent secretary for Health Dr James Fong said the first...
Micronesia to lose access to Pacific-led resilience fund if it leaves PIF
Communities in Palau could lose financing access to the homegrown Pacific Islands Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) if Micronesia leaves the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).
One...
We will fight back, together, and win back, together: Forum SG Puna
The last 18 months have been, perhaps, one of the toughest periods for the Pacific region, for countries, and most especially, the people of...
All Blacks expecting tougher test from Fiji after Tonga mismatch
The All Blacks are expecting a much sterner test when they face Fiji in Dunedin, despite having waltzed to a 102-0 victory over Tonga...
Samoa police asked to move against FAST
Samoa's police commissioner has received a letter from the caretaker government requesting criminal charges be laid against leaders of the election winning Faatuatua I...
No record of Delta variant in PNG, says Pandemic Response Deputy Controller
There is no recorded Covid-19 Delta variant in the country so far, although the risk of it entering is high, says Papua New Guinea...
Climate change ‘greatest threat’ to livelihoods, security of Pacific people: Expert
An environmental official stressed that climate change is “the single greatest threat” to Pacific peoples' livelihoods and security as he highlighted the devastating effects...
Japan PM tells Pacific that nuclear wastewater dump is harmless
Japan's Prime Minister has told Pacific Islands leaders that his country would ensure no harm will come to the environment from dumping treated nuclear...
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COP31 President of Negotiations Bowen warns only 0.2 percent of climate adaptation finance reaches...
Pacific Island countries are receiving just 0.2 percent of global climate finance for adaptation, a figure COP31 President of Negotiations Chris Bowen says must...
Pacific Ocean monitoring at risk as climate observation gaps threaten El Niño tracking
Gaps in ocean monitoring across the western Pacific are threatening the region’s ability to track and predict climate events such as El Niño, prompting...
GCF urges world to follow Solomon Islands’ lead on climate finance
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda Duarte has challenged countries to follow Solomon Islands' lead in supporting global climate finance, describing its US$400,000...