Fiji and Panama lead global initiative to protect the Ocean’s “Twilight Zone”
New Mesopelagic Zone Conservation Challenge Calls for Better Stewardship of the Ocean's Food Warehouse and Carbon Pumpce
At the Our Ocean Conference today, Fiji...
Verified news must survive the AI age, say PNG media chief
Papua New Guinea’s media sector is pushing back against a new era in which social media, misinformation and artificial intelligence are reshaping the country’s...
Yokohama to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in 2027
The next session of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting will be held in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, around summer next year, Japanese Chief Cabinet...
China says the Pacific should not be an arena for geopolitical rivalry
China has no interest in competing for influence in the Pacific and wants the region to remain a platform for international cooperation rather than...
PNG tariff policy alone cannot drive competitiveness, UNCTAD review finds
A review by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found that tariff reductions alone are not enough to make Papua...
Walking to the polling booth in Noumea
By Nic Maclellan
“If I have to walk to the polling booth on election day, I’ll do it,” said Josiane. “But my mother is elderly...
Vanuatu celebrates historic appointment of Anna Naupa as MSG Director General
Vanuatu has hailed the appointment of Dr Anna Naupa as the new Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), making her the first...
Solomon Islands Governor General suspends Police Commissioner Vaevaso
Solomon Islands Governor-General Sir David Tiva Kapu has suspended Police Commissioner Ian Vaevaso from his duties with immediate effect following advice from the Prime...
Palau prepares for Pacific summit as climate and security pressures build
Palau is gearing up to welcome leaders from across the Pacific for this year’s 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting in Koror from...
Solomon Islands minister says security and development must move together
The Solomon Islands’ new government sees security and development as closely linked, while pushing for stronger national ownership of security policy and continued regional...
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PIFS leans on ASEAN model as it retools for a changing region
Pacific Islands Forum (PIFS) leaders are trying to redesign the region’s political and security machinery to better protect unity, manage outside pressure and give...
Solomon Islands Police Chief suspended over meth evidence scandal, just weeks after appointment
Recently appointed Solomon Islands police chief Ian Vaevaso has been suspended after less than two months on the job over his past handling of...
Regional response needed as Pacific drug threat grows
Cook Islands Islands Secretary of Health Bob Williams has called for a tougher, more coordinated Pacific response to drug trafficking.
Williams warned that the crisis...