Pacific’s Leaders Preparing for a Post 1.5 Celsius World
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
Tonga – the 6th most climate vulnerable nation in the World hosts Pacific leaders this week. Tonga grabbed international attention last...
UN SG Guterres urges world powers to back off the Pacific
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres issued a stern warning Thursday during his visit to Samoa, declaring that the Pacific must not be a battleground...
New Zealand heads to Tonga to talk Pacific
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Tonga next week to meet with Pacific leaders on priority...
Diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China ‘a positive outcome’, first-time Kiribati MPs says
A newly elected MP in Kiribati says the incumbent government's decision to re-establish bilateral relations with China in 2019 at Taiwan's expense has so...
Arkansas lawmakers approve emergency rule to grant SNAP benefits to Marshallese migrants
A legislative subcommittee on Thursday approved an emergency rule to comply with a new U.S federal law that extends certain public assistance programme benefits...
Tonga’s meth crisis: Impact on children, families becoming evident
As Tonga grapples with its meth crisis the true impact on children and families is becoming evident.
It comes as police continue to investigate drug...
Rugby league: NZ to host Australia, Tonga as Pacific Championships return for 2024
The Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns will return to action at the end of the year, as New Zealand Rugby League and the NRL have...
UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital...
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders arriving in Nuku’alofa
The Pacific Islands Forum’s new Secretary General, Baron Waqa, arrived in Tonga Thursday, ahead of the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, which opens...
The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting: Why does it matter?
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM53) kicks off next week in Nuku’alofa, and it has some Tongans asking what is...
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Forum Foreign Ministers activate regional crisis mechanism as Middle East conflict threatens Pacific fuel...
Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers have endorsed a new Regional Response Mechanism to help the region manage the growing economic and security risks arising...
Guam Governor signs ban on deep-sea mining, violators face $50K fines
Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed a bill into law banning deep-sea mining from Guam and its nearshore waters under threat of fines of...
Pacific Trade officials meet to shape region’s Trade agenda ahead of Ministerial talks
Senior trade officials from Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) member countries convened today at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to discuss key trade and economic...