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President Jokowi and Cook Islands PM discuss cooperation between Asean and Pacific Islands Forum

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) of Indonesia held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, on Monday at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. During the meeting, Prime Minister Mark Brown conveyed his greetings and appreciation to Indonesia for its efforts to bring ASEAN closer to the Pacific. “The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands extends his...

Papua New Guinea opens embassy in Jerusalem

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The Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem on Tuesday, becoming the fifth nation to maintain a diplomatic mission in Israel’s capital city. The move by the strongly Christian Pacific nation north of Australia—the fruition of faith-based diplomacy with an eye on Israeli investment—comes as both Paraguay and Sierra Leone announced their intention to relocate their...

Pacific Fisheries Ministers dialogue

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A special Pacific Islands Fisheries Ministerial dialogue was held in Kokopo, East New Britain Province, on the commitment of Fisheries Ministers of certain Pacific Island countries agreeing to achieve Forum Leaders vision in the 2050 strategy by leveraging their shared tuna resources. Ministers from Palau, Solomon Islands and 14 other Pacific Island countries including Australia and New Zealand attended the...

Tuvalu chairs 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials

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Tuvalu has been appointed Chair of the 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials taking place at Taumeasina Island Resort in Samoa. The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, Government of Tuvalu, Dr Tauisi M. Taupo, takes over the role from the outgoing Chair of the 30th SPREP Meeting, the Kingdom of Tonga. The Republic of Marshall...

Rugby World Cup 2023 set to be “a celebration of togetherness”

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World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont and other dignitaries gathered in Paris on Monday, four days before France and New Zealand get Rugby World Cup 2023 underway at the Stade de France. French Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, World Rugby Chief Executive Officer Alan Gilpin, Jacques Rivoal, Chairman of Rugby World Cup France 2023 and Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR)...

World Rugby unveils Emirates Match Officials appointments for women’s internationals and WXV

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World Rugby has today announced the team of Emirates Match Officials selected for the upcoming September and October women’s internationals and three-level inaugural WXV competition to be held in New Zealand, South Africa and Dubai between 13 October to 4 November. A total of 19 match officials representing 13 nations will take charge of the 10 warm-up fixtures in September...

MSG Secretariat condemns Japan’s discharge of ALPS water

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The Government of Japan has been criticised by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat for using the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report to justify what it calls the ‘mischievous and at worst, disingenuous’ discharge of treated nuclear waste water into the Pacific Ocean. A statement released Monday by its MSG Director General, Leonard Louma claimed that, “Nowhere in the...

Pacific groups welcome deep sea mining moratorium in Melanesia

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By Brittany Nawaqatabu, USP Student The Melanesian leaders have imposed a moratorium on deep sea mining within their respective jurisdictions, and are calling for a Pacific wide approach. The moratorium on deep sea mining in Melanesia was declared during the 22nd MSG Leaders’ Summit on 24 August, 2023. Leaders representing Fiji, the Front De Liberation Nationale Kanak Socialiste (FLNKS), Papua New Guinea,...

Prime Minister of Samoa reiterates Pacific leaders’ commitment to the protection of environment

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The gathering of SPREP members, partners and donors in Samoa this week embodies the collective commitment and priority Pacific leaders have placed on the protection and management of environment resources of our blue Pacific for the present and future generations. The point was made by Samoa’s Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, on Monday night when she opened the 31st SPREP...

Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world’s diversity

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Invasive species are costing the world at least US$423bn every year and have become a leading threat to the diversity of life on Earth, according to a UN assessment. From invasive mice that eat seabird chicks in their nests to non-native grasses that helped fuel and intensify last month’s deadly fires in Hawaii, at least 3,500 harmful invasive species have...

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