Fiji Parliament Passes Fisheries amendment bill to modernise 80-year-old law
Fiji’s Parliament has passed the Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2025, overhauling the 80-year-old Fisheries Act 1941 to strengthen compliance, enforcement, and accountability in managing coastal...
American Samoa faces triple threat to its fishing-based economy
By James Borton
In American Samoa, the ocean is life -- but that life is under siege.
The U.S territory, marooned in the heart of the...
Flying Fijians coach Byrne names side to hunt another English scalp
Flying Fijians coach Mick Byrne has named a powerful match-day squad to take on England in their much-anticipated clash at Twickenham on Sunday morning.
Byrne...
Fijian Drua unveil 2026 squad
The Fijian Drua have unveiled their 2026 Super Rugby Pacific squad, which features 29 capped Flying Fijians alongside four Drua Development players heading to...
14 HIV cases in Vanuatu
Vanuatu's Ministry of Health (MOH) has recorded a total of 14 people currently living with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), a virus that weakens the...
Pacific voices challenge militarisation, deep-sea mining and nuclear threats
Militarisation is the greatest environmental threat facing the Pacific region, according to regional peace advocates.
“We see how much of our ocean is being militarised...
Palau president eyes U.S deportees as a solution to labour shortage
Deportees from the United States could fill Palau’s labour gaps, President Surangel Whipps Jr said, seeking to justify his apparent inclination to accept the...
Taiwan says senior Fijian UN diplomat visited, despite Fiji’s formal ties with China
Taiwan said it welcomed a senior Fijian diplomat this week who met with Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim, a highly unusual trip given the Pacific island...
Rare earths, rough seas: FSM at the crossroads of U.S-China resource rivalry
By Joyce McClure
China’s new restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals are reverberating across the Pacific, raising concerns that the Federated States of...
Pacific Response Group strengthens regional preparedness and unity
The Pacific region continues to strengthen its collective capacity to respond to disasters through the Pacific Response Group (PRG) — a regional initiative that...
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Lord Fakafanua elected Tonga’s new Prime Minister after parliamentary vote
Tonga's Legislative Assembly has elected Lord Fakafanua as the kingdom’s new prime minister following a secret parliamentary ballot this afternoon.
Interim Speaker Lord Tangi...
Pacific health systems at breaking point as Australia, NZ labour schemes drain skilled workers:...
A major new study by the Australia Institute has warned that labour migration policies promoted by Australia and New Zealand are accelerating a health...
TD03F upgraded to tropical depression, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Fiji
Tropical Disturbance TD03F has been upgraded to a Tropical Depression and is expected to bring heavy rain and strong northerly winds to Fiji over...