Pacific Games Council urges Tonga to accelerate planning for 2031 Games
Senior leaders from the Pacific Games Council have urged Tonga to accelerate preparations for the 2031 Pacific Games, following high-level meetings in Nuku’alofa earlier...
Pacific urged to strengthen financial systems against global risks
Pacific countries have been urged to strengthen risk-based financial supervision to protect access to global banking systems, improve financial inclusion and combat financial crime...
Pacific faces rise of “crime of greed” – Fiji Defence Minister Naivalurua
Pacific nations are confronting a dangerous shift from “crime of need to crime of greed” as transnational criminal syndicates expand sophisticated operations across the...
EFL warns Fiji facing power rationing
Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) has warned that Fiji could face controlled national power rationing from 01 June if urgent fuel cost recovery support is...
Pacific becoming a target for organised crime networks
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji must rely on the superior technology and intelligence capabilities of its regional partners to win the fight...
Pacific questions U.S commitment as tuna treaty pressure grows
Pacific leaders are raising fresh concerns about whether the United States will stay fully committed to the region’s key tuna agreement, as pressure builds...
UN General Assembly to take up Climate Change ‘Obligations’ resolution
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has...
Emerging Pacific leaders enhance skills in UNFCCC negotiations
Young Pacific leaders are instrumental in advancing climate justice, their capacity to reshape climate ambition and translate it into meaningful action is significant.
They are...
Fiji pushes climate finance and relocation talks ahead of COP31
Fiji is stepping up partnerships with the United Nations Development Programme, Canada and Vanuatu to strengthen climate resilience, improve access to climate finance and...
Fiji cautious on seabed mining, ISA chief urges Pacific nations to shape mining code
Fiji has minerals on its ocean floor, but not enough to make deep-sea mining commercially viable, and the Government will not proceed until international...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...