Carbon markets a new form of colonialism in the Pacific, warns Pacific advocate
Pacific climate justice campaigner India Logan-Riley has warned that carbon markets and blue carbon schemes are creating new forms of exploitation across the region,...
Bomb explodes at Townground area in Honiara, one injured
An unexploded ordinance (UXO) went off Thursday evening, at Town Ground, West Honiara in Solomon Islands causing a huge bang and fear within the...
AFP Commissioner to sign new security agreement in PNG
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett will sign a new policing agreement in PNG on Saturday (01 November, 2025) to boost the security...
Treated but not safe: Experts warn Fukushima treated wastewater “poses grave risks to human rights”
The ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant continues to stir deep concern across the Pacific, with legal experts...
PNG PM Marape escapes no-confidence challenge under new constitutional rule
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has been spared having to face a motion of no confidence thanks to a constitutional amendment passed...
Pacific islands at risk of becoming ‘narco-states’, NZ crime advisor warns
Pacific Island nations are at risk of becoming "narco-states", the chair of New Zealand's Ministerial Advisory Group on transnational and serious organised crime says.
Steve...
Solomon Islands strengthens national response to UXO challenge
The Government of Solomon Islands reaffirmed its commitment to addressing the serious and ongoing threat posed by Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) during the National UXO...
PNG Kumuls set to play ball
The Papua New Guinea Kumuls are sharpening their focus on ball control as they prepare to face the Fiji Bati in the Pacific Bowl...
COP30 – Can the World deliver a consensus that secures the Blue Pacific?
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
Pacific’s leaders and civil society have been actively preparing for the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil (COP30) for months...
Pacific Island nations back Australia’s COP31 bid, push for “Pacific COP”
Pacific Island nations are rallying behind Australia’s bid to host the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), aiming for what they call a...
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Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...