Australia green-lights Woodside carbon bomb, despite climate concerns and Pacific plea
Australia on Wednesday approved a 40-year extension to a major liquefied gas plant, brushing off protests from Pacific island neighbours fearful it will inflame...
Navigating waters of change: Solomon Islands’ LDC graduation
By Sanjesh Naidu, Yusuke Tateno
The Solomon Islands is on the cusp of a significant transition as it graduates from least developed country (LDC) status...
Palau ready to host Pacific Mini Games
Palau is ready to host the 2025 Pacific Mini Games.
That's the assurance from Dr Patrick Tellei, chairman of the Games Organising Committee.
He has promised...
A decade after Tropical Cyclone Evan, Samoan villages endure a silent struggle
More than a decade ago, Tropical Cyclone Evan, a Category 4 storm, roared through Samoa’s capital, Apia, and its surrounding villages.
It left behind more...
Pacific Islands say Australia must choose between Woodside carbon bomb or COP31
Pacific Island countries have signalled that they will pull support for Australia to host COP31 if the government decides to extend the life of...
Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN
As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the true cost of disasters is actually 10 times higher than previously estimated, with far-reaching...
UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference
Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next month to save the marine environment.
The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) from...
Cook Islands PM Brown leads seabed minerals dialogue in Australia
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will lead a 11-member delegation to Australia this week for an “open dialogue” on seabed exploration activities.
The delegation...
Kalshem Bongran wins top Vanuatu Police role among eight candidates
Former Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) Commander and senior officer of the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) – Kalshem Bongran – from Southwest Bay, Malekula, has...
CJA deplores criminal libel charge against leading Samoan journalist, a “cruel vestige of colonialism”
The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) deeply deplores the criminal libel charge filed against a prominent Samoan journalist and urges the government of Samoa to...
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Pacific urged to strengthen financial systems against global risks
Pacific countries have been urged to strengthen risk-based financial supervision to protect access to global banking systems, improve financial inclusion and combat financial crime...
Pacific faces rise of “crime of greed” – Fiji Defence Minister Naivalurua
Pacific nations are confronting a dangerous shift from “crime of need to crime of greed” as transnational criminal syndicates expand sophisticated operations across the...
EFL warns Fiji facing power rationing
Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) has warned that Fiji could face controlled national power rationing from 01 June if urgent fuel cost recovery support is...