Pacific islands to push for enhanced resource mobilisation at resumed biodiversity conference
Pacific Islands will be sitting at the global negotiations table this week, calling for increased funding and support to conserve and protect our Pacific...
Breast cancer cases projected to rise by nearly 40 per cent by 2050, WHO warns
Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 percent globally by 2050, with annual deathsfrom the disease projected to rise by 68 percent,...
Operation secures radium-226 in Fiji
Help was sent in September 2024 after two drums full of radium-226 were found abandoned at a Fiji's Ministry of Health facility.
Radium-226 has a...
Sir Arnold Amet appointed new PNG Ambassador to U.S
Former Papua New Guinea Chief Justice and Madang Governor Sir Arnold Amet has been appointed as the new PNG Ambassador to United States of...
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The decline of media freedom undermines resilience to organised crime in Asia and Oceania
In September 2024, Cambodian journalist Mech Dara was arrested on charges...
Wary Waratahs to stick to game plan against the Fijian Drua
Defence is the buzz word as the NSW Waratahs look to avoid being seduced into a game of razzle dazzle rugby against the flamboyant...
Pools drawn at BC Place for the fifth round of HSBC SVNS Hong
HSBC SVNS Hong Kong pool draw took place at BC Place on Sunday straight after the Vancouver finals and ahead of the fifth round...
Pacific civil society organisations unite against Deep Sea Mining: A call for a permanent ban
Civil society organisations in the Pacific have come together to urge Pacific leaders to take decisive action against deep-sea mining (DSM), calling for a...
Solomon Islands considers fraud charges against Samoan beauty pageant judge
The Solomon Islands Minister of Home Affairs is considering fraud charges against the Samoan beauty pageant judge who is at the centre of controversy...
Palau cyberattack disrupts service at Ministry of Health
A cyberattack on Palau’s Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) has disrupted services.
It is the latest in a series of escalating digital threats...
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France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...