Pacific push for ocean protection as BBNJ PrepCom 3 opens in New York
The third and final session of the Preparatory Commission for the BBNJ Agreement under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)...
“Climate chaos is rewriting the rules of weather”: UN SG Guterres
"Climate chaos is rewriting the rules of weather,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on World Meteorological Day, as new data confirmed accelerating global warming...
China’s grip grows on fragile Solomon Islands’ media
Since the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with China in 2019, the Pacific archipelago has become a strategic arena for Beijing’s influence.
By capitalising on...
UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates
All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to drive heat records on land and sea, with long-lasting consequences for humanity, the World...
Fiji, Tuvalu advance pre-COP 31 preparations
As Fiji prepares to host Pre-COP 31 this year, Minister for Environment and Climate Change Lynda Tabuya Monday met with her Tuvalu counterpart, Maina...
Bougainville launches ‘Return Home’ drive, calls professionals back
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has launched a nationwide campaign urging its people living abroad to return and help build the island as it...
Fiji launches SAUTU to counter disinformation
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has told government communications officers that clear and coordinated messaging is critical to maintaining public trust and protecting democracy.
Speaking...
Samoan PM: Government will set up new rugby union
Samoan Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa (La'auli) Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt says his government will work on setting up a new national rugby union to govern the...
Samoa MPs to be drug tested before they can run for Parliament
Samoa’s war against drugs will extend to ensuring Parliamentarians are drug free before entering an election.
That is the stance of Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao...
“Accountable to Parliament, not the PM”: Solomon Islands PM Manele invokes separation of powers amid committee walkouts
Solomon Isands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has moved to de-escalate tensions surrounding the recent mass resignation of Parliamentary Standing Committee chairs, asserting that these...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...