High-seas transshipment resistance risks WCPFC accountability, Sharks Pacific warns
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
Sharks Pacific Policy Director Bubba Cook says the biggest obstacle facing the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)...
Fijian Media Association demands better police protection after FBC journalist violently attacked at courthouse
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has again called for police to be more vigilant in managing security and threats outside the courthouse after...
Minister of Policing orders urgent police protection for Fiji Journalists after courthouse attack
Fiji’s Minister for Policing and Communications, Ioane Naivalurua, has ordered immediate security upgrades at all court premises after a journalist was violently attacked outside acourthouse...
Fiji’s violence crisis is a national emergency, not a private matter: PM Rabuka
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has issued one of his strongest statements yet on the country’s gender-based violence crisis, warning that nearly two-thirds of women...
Markets turn up heat on WCPFC as Manila meeting nears
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
As Pacific fisheries officials gather in Manila for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting next...
Guam, CNMI leaders tell U.S: Impact of deep-sea mining requires scientific study
It requires more than 30 days to analyse the potential impact of the federal government’s plan to unleash the high seas near the Marianas...
Manila will be a defining test for the WCPFC as albacore decision looms: Cook
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
Sharks Pacific Policy Director Bubba Cook says the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) faces a defining...
Global Tuna Alliance urges WCPFC to “anchor albacore’s future” with Pacific-led plan
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is urging governments heading into the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22)...
Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and a pledge to plan fossil fuel transition
In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate implementation of...
COP30 ends with steps towards a Just Transition but falters on fossil fuels and finance
At COP30, the world received a Just Transition mechanism to address renewable energy and worker protection, but still no plan to phase out fossil...
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Australia and Türkiye are facing pressure to set clear coal phase-out dates after a new report linked their bilateral coal trade to more than...
Fiji to hold constitutional referendum on 09 December: PM Rabuka
Fiji will hold a national referendum on Wednesday, 09 December 2026, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has announced, setting the date for a vote that...
Pacific pre-COP opens with call for action on 1.5 to stay alive
A powerful performance from the award-winning Primanavia Choir, welcoming thousands of delegates to Fiji, and calling for the protection of their home, set the...