Forum pushes for trade and tourism growth at regional seminar: Solofa
Acting Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Desna Solofa this week urged Forum Island Countries (FICs) to embrace investment opportunities from Japan as...
Japan commits to Pacific growth with US$1billion investment, says Trade Official Komiyama
Japan's Director-General for Trade Policy and Economic Cooperation, Yasuji Komiyama has laid out an ambitious vision for the Pacific, promising that Japan is ready...
“We are all Pacific islanders, even if New Caledonia is French
By Nic McLellan in Noumea, New Caledonia
On the final day of the Pacific Islands Forum mission to New Caledonia, the delegation of Forum...
At COP16, Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward tipping...
Anti-Doping headlines sports ministers meeting
Pacific nations need anti-doping programmes to be able to support their athletes and get on level terms with top nations.
This was discussed at the...
New Caledonia’s President meets with fellow Forum leaders
By Nic Maclellan in Noumea, New Caledonia
President Louis Mapou and the Government of New Caledonia has met with a visiting mission of Pacific...
Fiji AG Leung calls for law reform, Climate action at PILON meeting
Fiji’s Attorney-General Graham Leung has urged Pacific law officers to address the region's pressing legal challenges, highlighting climate change, digital transformation, and rising authoritarianism...
Calls for Pacific-led data and knowledge hub in face of rising disasters
In a decisive push for a stronger, more integrated Pacific, the Pacific Community’s deputy director for Disaster and Community Resilience Programme (DCRP), Exsley Taloiburi,...
Vanuatu and Fiji showcase leadership in use of traditional knowledge
Many of the world’s most biodiverse areas are found within the ancestral lands of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLC) and comprise of diverse...
Diaspora power: U.S territories push for political influence in the 2024 elections
In the lead-up to the 2024 U.S elections, diaspora leaders from U.S territories began discussions on how their communities can participate in the political...
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Pacific cannot ‘arrest’ its way out of organised crime, says NZ Customs Minister
Economic development and stronger borders must all be part of the region’s response to transnational crime, according to New Zealand’s Customs Minister.
Casey Costello, who...
Fiji Police seize nearly $10m in drug-linked assets and unexplained wealth
The Fiji Police Force seized almost $10 million(US$5 million) worth of proceeds of crime and unexplained wealth in 2025 as authorities target assets linked...
Pacific Media Summit set for Savusavu in 2026
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Fijian Media Association (FMA) have announced that the 8th Pacific Media Summit will be held in...