“Your time is done”: Archbishop to Samoa caretaker PM Tuilaepa
The Archbishop of the Catholic Church, Alapati Lui Mataeliga, has used his mass on Monday to lash out at the Samoa Human Rights Protection...
Fiji Government decision to open borders queried
Fijians on social media, civil society organisations and political party leaders are puzzled over Government’s decision to open up the Lami, Suva and Nausori...
Australia confirms Pacific Islands are likely the next travel bubble
The Pacific Islands are being tipped as the next phase in Australia’s travel bubble but the plan hinges on the effectiveness of the nation’s...
Offer fishing discounts:PNG Fishing Industry Association
Papua New Guinea can expect increased job opportunities and millions of kina in revenue if the Government considers offering discounts on fishing days, says...
Lush forests laid to waste: how Pacific Islands got hooked on logging
By Jeremy Gwao,Josh Nicholas and Kate Lyons
If Solomon Islands continues logging at its current rate, natural forests in the country will be exhausted...
Outgoing Pacific Islands Forum SG says Australia’s climate change stance is affecting its standing in the region
The outgoing Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Dame Meg Taylor says the Australian government's stance on climate change and its support for...
COVID danger has not passed, States must support pandemic treaty: WHO chief Tedros
-UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged all countries on Monday to support a pandemic preparedness treaty, warning that it would be a...
‘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...
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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration
Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
The proceedings,...
Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says
Australia is considering expanding military recruitment from Pacific Island countries beyond Papua New Guinea but says its initial focus will be on ensuring the...
Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council
Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside...