Henry Puna to lead Pacific Islands Development Programme in Hawaii
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has been appointed interim director of the Pacific Islands Development Programme (PIDP) at...
Drug crisis fuelling HIV spread, Fiji President warns
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called for a united national effort to address pressing social challenges, including the rise in HIV cases.
He also...
How Pacific climate negotiators prepare for the high-stakes UN climate talks
A Solomon Islands climate negotiator says constantly adapting to climate change is a matter of survival for Pacific Island communities and “regional coordination” is...
Deep Sea Mining advances, but science and global rules lag behind
A U.S-based ecologist says deep-sea mining is edging closer to commercial reality as extraction technologies advance and demand for critical minerals rises, but scientific...
Moana Pasifika, Fijian Drua ‘don’t get enough’, need more recources – Umaga
The former All Blacks captain applauded the two clubs' inclusion in the competition and said it has raised the standards across the three island...
Fiji President calls for clean, lawful general elections
Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has called for clean, credible and lawful general elections, urging political leaders, candidates and supporters to uphold integrity and...
Governments must use new UN resolution to turn ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on climate change into robust action
Governments must not squander the opportunity to turn the International Court of Justice’s 2025 Advisory Opinion on states’ obligations regarding climate change into robust...
Public service media help anchor reliable information
By Prashanth Pillay, Jo Elsom
Across the Indo-Pacific, people are spending more time online but finding it harder to know what to trust. The 2025...
UN climate chief says ‘new world disorder’ hits cooperation
The UN’s climate chief last week urged countries to unite against an “unprecedented threat” to international cooperation from pro-fossil fuel forces — issuing the...
Lawsuit seeks emergency halt to plan to accept U.S deportees in Palau
The Palau Senate and two private citizens have asked the Supreme Court to immediately halt a government plan to accept up to 75 deportees...
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Deep-Sea Mining could begin in Pacific without agreed global rules
Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework,...
Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police
Naoero has strengthened its laws on domestic violence and offences against police officers, with new measures aimed at protecting victims, preventing intimidation and giving...
Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
U.S President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than US$100,000 on new H-1B visas...