Athletes from Nauru and Tahiti pay the price for “inadvertent doping” at the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands
The Pacific Games Council has confirmed that two athletes failed dope tests at the Honiara Games last year, and each has been disqualified and...
Tuna at the crossroads: Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency urges ICJ action on Climate Change
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) submitted a powerful oral statement at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, urging immediate...
Sea-level rise threatens our survival; International law must evolve: AOSIS chair Luteru
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has delivered a powerful plea to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, calling for...
Solomon Islands PM Manele to face no confidence vote next Monday
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is set to face a vote of no confidence in Parliament on Monday, 16 December 2024.
Clerk to the...
PNG PM ‘bets his life’ NRL players will be safe in PNG
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister is prepared to “bet his life” on NRL players remaining safe on relocating to Port Moresby to join the...
New loss and damage fund boss urged to keep costs down
With just US$69 million in the bank account of the fledgling loss and damage fund so far, its new executive director was urged to...
Papua New Guinea team to enter the NRL in 2028
A team from Papua New Guinea will enter the NRL from 2028 after officially being granted a licence by the league.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
PNG’s Bougainville leader sees Independence by 2027
Papua New Guinea's copper- and gold-rich Bougainville region is set to declare independence by 2027, eight years after a landslide vote to secede, its...
PNG reveals defence deal with U.S worth $864m
The United States will spend more than US$864 million (3.5 billion kina) on infrastructure and military training in Papua New Guinea over 10 years...
‘A human face on an abstract problem’: ICJ forced to listen to climate victims
The village of Veraibari in Papua New Guinea sits at the mouth of the Kikori River, just before it opens into the Pacific.
“Veraibari was...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
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