WCPFC urged to adopt stricter oversight and conservation measures
Tuna industry body International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is urging delegates at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s(WCPFC) annual meeting in Fiji to...
Top Australian criminal target Zhao thrived in Fiji despite high-level warnings
Fiji’s former prime minister and police chief appeared in public with a businessman tied to China’s Communist Party even after being briefed that he...
PNG Opposition’s motion of vote-of-no-confidence rejected
The motion of vote of no confidence in Prime Minister James Marape filed Wednesday by the Papua New Guinea Opposition was rejected by the...
Pacific countries demand more finance and ambition to fight climate change
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku Azerbaijan ended with a new finance goal...
40 by 40: Pacific Islands target for reduction of plastic production
Pacific Islands have called for a global target to reduce plastic polymers by 40 per cent by 2040 compared to 2025 levels. Now at...
Plastics treaty negotiations update – Institutional arrangement, preamble, scope and principles
Delegates from Pacific countries have travelled far and wide this week to attend the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding...
INC-5 negotiations update: We don’t need a weak treaty
What will it take for negotiators and delegates at the fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to come up with an international legally binding instrument on...
Olympic stars and fresh faces ready to kick-off HSBC SVNS in Dubai
Following the sensational, record-breaking Olympic Games competitions, the wait is over for rugby sevens fans as HSBC SVNS 2025 kicks off with the Emirates...
Fiji Sevens team to play ‘Fiji style’ as coach Kolinisau aims for victory in Dubai
Fiji Men's Sevens coach Osea Kolinisau says the goal for his team is to win this weekend's Dubai Sevens tournament, which kicks off the...
ICJ seeks Climate expertise: Top IPCC scientists brief judges in The Hague
Upon the invitation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a group of past and present scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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Deep-Sea Mining could begin in Pacific without agreed global rules
Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework,...
Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police
Naoero has strengthened its laws on domestic violence and offences against police officers, with new measures aimed at protecting victims, preventing intimidation and giving...
Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
U.S President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than US$100,000 on new H-1B visas...