ICJ ruling restores faith in justice, truth and humanity: Fiji Acting AG Turaga
Fiji's Acting Attorney-General Siromi Turaga says a recent International Court of Justice(ICJ), advisory opinion has affirmed what Fiji and the Pacific have been saying...
First ‘climate citizens’ approved by Nauru in world-first programme
Nauru has welcomed its first new citizens under the government’s Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme, announced at COP29 late last year.
Nauru, ranked the...
Winston Peters delivers reminders to Cook Islands Government
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister says NZ “had a duty to act” if the Cook Islands Government passed laws or took actions that “were...
Tabuya appointed Fiji Information Minister, Tunabuna named Agriculture Minister
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has appointed two new ministers and an assistant minister, with a swearing-in ceremony scheduled for today.
“I have taken a...
Queensland Reds set to play Tonga in Nuku’alofa
The Queensland Reds will play against Tonga’s national side in Nuku’alofa on Friday, 15 August to build on Australia’s growing rugby bonds in the...
Plastics a ‘grave’ danger to health, scientists warn before UN talks
Plastic pollution is a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger to human health”, an international team of scientists and doctors warned ahead of a UN...
Cook Islands at a crossroads: Calls for honesty and renewed Pacific partnership
As the Cook Islands celebrates 60 years of self-governance, a diplomatic rift with New Zealand over deepening ties with China highlights a central tension...
Fiji welcomes breakthroughdeal on South Pacific Albacore management
Fiji’s Minister for Fisheries, Alitia Bainivalu, has welcomed a major regional breakthrough on the sustainable management of South Pacific Albacore, calling it a “historic...
FLNKS to meet, as independence forces debate New Caledonia agreement
By Nic Maclellan
The main independence coalition in New Caledonia, the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS), will hold an extraordinary Congress next...
Courage, not compromise – Pacific SIDS call for ambition ahead of final plastic treaty talks in Geneva
With plastic pollution at crisis levels, delegates from 14 Pacific Island countries have arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, with one clear message for the world:...
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U.S calls for end to UN decolonisation committee, criticises Pacific visits
The United States has called for the abolition of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, dismissing its annual work and visits to the...
Pacific leaders must turn climate promises into action at COP31: Former Fiji Ambassador to...
Pacific leaders must use the momentum from the Fiji-Tuvalu Pre-COP31 meeting to secure climate finance, strengthen regional resilience and ensure the voices of vulnerable...
U.S Ambassador vacancies threaten global influence, national security
Delays in confirming United States Ambassadors are weakening Washington’s global influence and creating opportunities for China and Russia to expand their diplomatic presence, the...