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Forum SG Puna calls for action on Correspondent Banking Relationships

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Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna opened the High-Level Event on Correspondent Banking Relationships(CBR) Wednesday with a call for collaboration and action. “We gather here as critical partners to share our experiences in our national and regional efforts to address the decline in correspondent banking relationships in our region,” Puna said at the event in Sydney. Highlighting the significance of correspondent banking...

Tonga Reserve Bank Governor Moeaki urges collaborative action to address correspondent banking challenges in Pacific Islands

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Tonga’s Governor of the National Reserve Bank, Tatafu Moeaki Wednesday, addressed the High Level Event on Correspondent Banking Relationships in Sydney with a clear focus on the challenges faced by Pacific Island Countries (PICs) regarding de-risking. Moeaki highlighted the significant decline in Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs) in the Pacific. “The decline in CBRs in PICs is severe, with the lowest access...

Joint statement between China and Nauru

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-At the invitation of President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, President David Adeang of Nauru paid a state visit to China from 24 – 29 March 2024. It is the first visit to China by the President of Nauru since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru on January 24, 2024. During the visit, President Xi...

Frank Lomani’s 50th, Nalaga to debut in crucial Western Force clash

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The Fijian Drua have named their squad for the crucial Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Western Force in Lautoka this Saturday. Head Coach Mick Byrne has made a few changes to matchday 23 this week, with talismanic halfback Frank Lomani making his 50th Super Rugby Pacific appearance and a potential debut by rookie Waqa Nalaga. In the starting 15, powerful...

Calls for international criminal court to end ‘impunity’ for environmental crimes

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been urged to start investigating and prosecuting individuals who harm the environment. Academics, lawyers and campaigners from around the world have sent expert opinions to the court outlining what they call its current regime of “impunity” for serious environmental crimes. The comments were made in response to an invitation by the ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim...

U.S Coast Guard expands its Pacific reach with Harriet Lane deployment

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U. S diplomacy in the South Pacific is getting a boost from the regional deployment of the Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane, which has started a years-long involvement in fisheries and anti-narcotics enforcement in conjunction with Pacific island countries. The home port of Harriet Lane, one of a class of 13 U.S Coast Guard vessels that can carry out so-called...

Dismay at decision to host loss and damage advice hub in Geneva

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Governments have ignored a recommendation by UN experts and decided to host a network advising on the loss and damage caused by climate change in the expensive Swiss city of Geneva rather than the Kenyan capital Nairobi. In January, the two United Nations agencies that will manage the Santiago Network on loss and damage recommended that its headquarters should be...

Philippines joins biggest case vs climate change, tells court ‘polluters must pay’

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The Philippine government stands with the Pacific island nations in their bid to get the world court’s opinion that would provide a legal framework to compel the biggest polluters to pay those suffering from the adverse effects of climate change. “Philippines proffers that prompt reliefs should be given and made available to affected States and peoples so as to immediately...

Two new PNG Ministers sworn in

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Papua New Guinea’s Member for Gumine Lucas Dawa Dekena and Bogia MP Robert Naguri were sworn in Tuesday as Ministers for Education and Energy respectively at Government House in Port Moresby. Prime Minister James Marape congratulated the two new Ministers who will now fill the vacancies left behind by Education Minister, late Jimmy Uguro and former Energy Minister Kerenga Kua...

Australia and Tuvalu deal back on track, as Falepili Union gets ratification green light

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The Pacific Minister Pat Conroy says Tuvalu’s new government has formally agreed to begin ratifying the landmark Falepili Union with Australia, delivering the federal government a significant foreign policy win. Last month Tuvalu's new Prime Minister Feleti Teo raised concerns about the lack of consultation on the pact in the Pacific island nation, and seemed to signal he'd seek changes...

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