Tonga to host new Climate Resilience Facility for Pacific region
Tonga has been selected to host the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at enhancing climate and disaster preparedness across the Pacific...
New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality
Promises of “accountability and transparency” in deep-sea mining saw nations vote on Friday for a Brazilian scientist as head of an obscure UN organisation...
Fiji AG Leung calls for review of 2013 Constitution
Numerous references to Fiji Attorney-General in the 2013 Constitution are aspects which need to be reviewed.
Attorney-General Graham Leung said the person in that position...
Chinese influence: Albanese government looks to CBA to block Beijing in Nauru
The Albanese government is in negotiations with Commonwealth Bank to set up shop in Nauru to help counter China’s growing influence in the South...
Migration with dignity? Kiribati swaps escape to purchased Fiji plot for sea walls to save their land
As sea levels rise, the tiny Pacific nation has tussled between leaving for an undeveloped estate in Fiji or scrapping for climate finance to...
Lyles wins Olympic 100m gold in closest finish in modern history
World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday.
Lyles won...
‘So, so proud’: St. Lucia celebrates Alfred’s historic 100m Olympic gold
Saint Lucia celebrated Sunday after sprinter Julien Alfred stormed to victory in the women's 100m in Paris for the tiny Caribbean nation's historic first...
PNGFA announces new men’s coach
Former Solomon Islands men’s national football team coach Filipe Vega Aranga has taken over the role of head coach for PNG men’s team after...
Kiribati endorses Michael Lodge for ISA Secretary General, emphasises sustainable Ocean resource management
The government of Kiribati has announced its support for incumbent Michael Lodge in the upcoming International Seabed Authority (ISA) Secretary General election, highlighting his...
UNGA President calls for urgent global action on sea-level rise
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has officially adopted the modalities for an upcoming high-level meeting focused on the urgent issue of sea-level rise.
In...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...