Curriculum review sparks sovereignty debate in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has questioned the heavy reliance on foreign consultants in shaping the country's education system,...
Pacific steps up COP31 preparations as leaders set Climate priorities
Senior Pacific officials stepped up preparations for COP31 last week, meeting to strengthen regional coordination and sharpen Pacific priorities ahead of key climate talks...
Pacific officials assess Middle East Energy crisis ahead of Economic Ministers Meeting
Senior Pacific officials have assessed the growing energy crisis in the Middle East and its potential impact on Forum Island Countries as preparations intensify...
Empowering Pacific Media to amplify weather and climate stories for resilience
Investing in our Pacific Islands media to help build a resilient people is at the core of a capacity building opportunity to amplify weather...
Global temperatures set to stay near record levels: UN weather agency
A report produced by the UK Met Office and released last Thursday by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said there is an 86 per...
Melanesian Arts festival plans put on hold
Fiji’s hosting of the 8th Melanesian Arts and Cultural Festival has been deferred to next year.
The government cited competing national programs and fiscal pressures...
Understanding the climate change-statelessness nexus in the Asia Pacific and what to do about it
By A/Prof Radha Govil, Hannah Gordon & Aashish Yadav
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Concern over organised crime networks in Pacific after Vietnam killing
New Zealand is among the countries facing growing concern a gang-related killing spanning multiple nations signals an escalation of organised crime networks across the...
All tested Government MPs return negative drug results: Fiji PM
All Government Members of Parliament who voluntarily underwent drug testing during the May sitting of Parliament have returned negative results, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni...
Foreign Minister thanks Tuvalu for support, vows to deepen cooperation
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for Tuvalu Foreign Affairs and Labor and Trade Minister Paulson Panapa last Thursday.
Both Lin and Panapa...
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The unexploded bombs still threatening a Pacific nation 80 years on
More than 80 years after World War II, unexploded bombs are still being found near homes, schools and gardens in Solomon Islands.
Cleo Fraser, producer...
Samoa PM dismisses ADB airline warning: ‘They don’t know what we are facing’
Samoa Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt has defiantly brushed aside warnings from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that a government-backed airline could prove financially...
More political parties reflect healthy democracy, Fiji needs time for constitutional changes, says Ratuva
The emergence of more political parties ahead of Fiji's next General Election should be viewed as a sign of a healthy democracy rather than...