U.S executive order opens up deep Sea to mining, flouting International law, endangering ocean health
Trump administration order issued in response to trade war with China built on flawed business case; threatens to unleash piracy of ocean floor minerals,...
Team Fiji needs $3.5M for Mini Games
Team Fiji requires $3.5 million(US$1.75 million) to send its athletes to the Pacific Mini Games in Palau.
Team Fiji will compete in 12 of the...
Fijian Drua no longer in the hunt
The Fijian Drua is out of the top six Super Rugby Pacific race even with four rounds remaining.
Drua side is at the bottom of...
U.S State Department eliminates office that oversees climate talks
The U.S State Department is eliminating the Office of Global Change, which oversees international climate change negotiations for the United States.
Staff were told about...
Prabowo outlines food sufficiency goal, invites young Fijians to pursue education in Indonesia
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto shared the Indonesian government's vision for realising food self-sufficiency and boosting food crop production during a meeting with Fiji Prime...
U.S President Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry
U.S President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, the latest attempt to boost U.S production...
President Prabowo highlights Indonesia-Fiji close ties
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stated that Fiji is an important partner and "good friend" of Indonesia, adding that the two countries share several similarities.
Prabowo...
PIF Chair pushes U.S and World Bank for Pacific Resilience funding
The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Prime Minister of Tonga, Dr ‘Aisake Eke, is ramping up high-level advocacy in Washington this...
Indonesia invites Fiji to conduct joint military exercise
President Prabowo Subianto has invited Fiji to conduct a joint military exercise in Indonesia as part of the bilateral defence cooperation.
“We are also open...
Kiribati’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
The human rights record of Kiribati will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the...
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Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...
PM Wale heads to Fiji for key Pacific Troika talks
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale leaves today for Fiji on his fourth overseas trip since taking office, where he will attend the Pacific...