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Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has arrived in Tongatapu, on her first visit to Tonga, leading a Commonwealth team to discuss future initiatives and key challenges in the region In a bilateral meeting with the Tongan delegation, headed by the Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, they discussed issues that are visible both in Tonga as well as other small island...

Lakapi Samoa has confirmed the appointment of Mase Mahonri Schwalger as the new Head Coach of Manu Samoa following its recent Board Meeting. This decision follows a thorough selection and recruitment process, during which the Board convened to confirm the report and recommendations from the Selection Panel. Mase has been appointed for a four-year term, starting from 2024 and extending through...

-The Fijian Drua have managed the horrific conditions to take a 31-13 victory over the Western Force in Laukota. There were puddles aplenty as it poured down with rain for the majority of the game. The hosts thrived in the wet, taking an 18-5 lead before a red card to Tevita Ikanivere presented a chance for the Force to strike. They hit...

Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Chair and Samoan Ambassador to the United Nations, Fatumanava Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, affirms that the group has stood firm in their request for the development of a multidimensional vulnerability index. “We have done so even when we were told our request was unrealistic and unreasonable. “Our unwavering commitment to our own development drove our ambition...

Approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors deployed to Australia's Northern Territory this week to participate alongside their counterparts in the annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, the Pentagon announced today. “Over the next six months, MRF-Darwin will conduct a series of exercises and training events with the Australian Defence Force and other regional allies and partners to establish a forward-postured crisis...

The risks posed by climate-related hazards to the water quality and availability, and water infrastructure in Tuvalu were highlighted on the second day of a series of stakeholder workshops hosted as part of the Tuvalu National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Project. The Tuvalu NAP Project is a three-year, USD$3 million project funded by the Green Climate Fund, and implemented by the...

Nauruan President David Adeang on Thursday urged the international community to strengthen collaboration and unity to address complex, yet interrelated challenges facing the world. “In an increasingly interconnected world, no nation can thrive in isolation. Neither should any nation be isolated from economic and financial engagement with the rest of the world,” he said while addressing the opening ceremony of...

During a visit to Fiji for the General Assembly of the Oceania National Olympic Committees, the IOC President said that digitalisation, e-sports and artificial intelligence are “the biggest challenges”. An exhibition on the future benefits of these tools will be held in April. The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, addressed the ONOC General Assembly in Fiji last...

Climate change affects every facet of life for Pacific islanders, and for Tuvalu which is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change, it is no different. The risks to health and disaster management posed by climate change were discussed during the second day of a series of stakeholder workshops held in Funafuti this week. The stakeholder...

A key milestone in the historic Tuna Treaty between the Pacific Island States and the United States has been reached this week with a fishing access arrangement for 2024 signed off. The MOU provides for the United States fleet operating under the Treaty to continue fishing in the EEZs of the Pacific Island Parties in 2024, pending the formal adoption...