WCPFC narrows options for bigeye Tuna management
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has narrowed options for managing bigeye tuna, setting the stage for further negotiations at its annual...
Pacific Met Services and media build skills to get climate information to communities as El Niño intensifies
National Meteorological Services and media representatives from Fiji, Cook Islands, Tuvalu and Tonga, together with regional and national media, are in Rarotonga this week...
Commonwealth leaders warn Pacific El Nino threat, demand accessible climate finance
Commonwealth leaders have warned that Pacific countries face growing climate threats from an emerging El Niño, calling for accessible climate finance and greater investment...
Germany pledges €5 million to Tonga-hosted Pacific Resilience Facility
Germany has earmarked €5 million (US$5.8 million) for the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) as it strengthens cooperation with Tonga on climate resilience, sea-level rise...
Vanuatu and FAO open 2026 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum to scale and finance Pacific agrifood solutions
Agriculture, fisheries, and food production are critical to the economies of many Pacific Island Countries, yet each country faces unique challenges to ensure their...
Vanuatu launches National Adaptation Plan to Strengthen Climate Resilience Nationwide
Vanuatu launched its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2026–2035 at a ceremony in Port Vila on 2 November, outlining a national strategy to protect communities,...
Republican Ada-Calvo team wins Guam’s gubernatorial race
The Republican Party's gubernatorial team of Tony Ada and Edward Calvo won Tuesday’s close race, beating the Democratic team of Therese Terlaje and her...
Fiji calls for debt -free climate finance for Small Island States
Fiji has called on Commonwealth countries to move beyond climate finance commitments and deliver affordable funding for vulnerable small states, warning that reliance on...
King Charles III speaks to world leaders in Antigua, expresses ‘sorrow’ over slave trade
King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech Tuesday at the official opening of the Commonwealth...
Fiji PM Rabuka warns SODELPA, NFP over Cabinet positions if they oppose Constitution Bill
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has warned coalition partners the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) and the National Federation Party (NFP)that their representatives could...
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COP31, explained: What’s at stake at the climate talks
In just a few days, the United Nations climate summit, known as COP31, will take place in Türkiye. Nearly 200 countries are expected to...
Former England international Nathan Hughes makes Fiji return against France
Former England international Nathan Hughes will make his return to international rugby in Fiji's Nations Championship clash against France in Lyon on Saturday after...
Commonwealth leaders commit to climate finance, trade and Pacific resilience
Commonwealth leaders have committed to strengthening climate finance, protecting Pacific maritime boundaries and expanding trade and investment, as they called for urgent action to...