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The Pacific Community (SPC) has unveiled its Pacific Energy and Gender Initiative (PEGI) project aimed at empowering women and girls in the Pacific region to actively participate in clean energy projects. During the kick-off meeting on Wednesday, Mereseini Rakuita, the Pacific Community's Principal Strategic Lead for Pacific Women and Girls highlighted the significance of including women and girls in energy...

On 04 March 2024, the Commonwealth Secretariat Human Rights Unit, in partnership with the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum (CDPF), convened a side event on practical pathways to strengthen access to justice for persons with disabilities during the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting in Zanzibar in the United Republic of Tanzania. Introducing the discussion, Steve Onwuasoanya, Acting Head of the Commonwealth Secretariat's...

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has met with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon in Melbourne, Tuesday in order to strengthen bilateral relations between Indonesia and New Zealand. In this meeting, both leaders discussed various strategic issues and cooperation between the two countries in various fields. President Jokowi congratulated PM Luxon on his appointment and emphasised the importance of the strategic...

A Queensland man, 53, has been charged for allegedly failing to notify police of his intended travel to Papua New Guinea (PNG), breaching his reporting conditions as a registered child sex offender. Investigations began on 27 February 2024, when an Australian man without a visa sailed into Daru, PNG on a yacht. The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) Transnational Crime...

Six Chinese fishing boats were found to be violating Vanuatu's fisheries law after being inspected by local police who were on board the first U.S Coast Guard boat to patrol the waters of the Pacific Islands nation, Vanuatu police and officials said. The infringements included failing to record the fish caught in log books, a fisheries official said, noting it...

Following the resounding success of the Pacific Challenge 2023 hosted by Lakapi Samoa, the World Rugby-funded tournament is returning to Apia in 2024 for an exciting competition contested by hosts Manuma Samoa, Fiji Warriors, Tonga A, and Japan Future stars of rugby in the Pacific Islands participated in the 2020 Pacific Combine. The programme featured 24 players from Samoa, Tonga...

Fiji have defeated the Junior Manu Samoa 31–17, claiming the inaugural Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland. Two rich cultures and proud rugby nations went head-to-head for the final prize. Spectators were treated 23s a spine-tingling Siva Tau and Cibi pre-match. Fiji scored two tries in the first half, one from fullback Isikeli Basiyalo, who burst through for...

Geopolitical experts are warning that the Pacific isn’t a priority for the United States and that time is running out for them to be considered a credible partner. Professor Steven Ratuva, the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Pacific at Canterbury University, said so much has been made about the U.S support for development but its contribution is “virtually nil in many countries in...

Maori King Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII joined Pacific traditional leaders on Bau Island in Fiji last week, to have conversations about their role in the contemporary world. Ngira Simmonds the Kīngitanga's chief of staff and adviser to Kīngi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII said the occasion was crucial, given the current political climate of the world. “What is the...

Japanese citizens have called for a halt to the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean and demanded that the government revoke the permission for the controversial programme at the first public hearing of a lawsuit in Fukushima on Monday. The hearing of the lawsuit, filed by 363 Japanese fishery stakeholders and...