‘Work in Progress’: Pacific Forum talks Fukushima wastewater monitoring
Foreign Ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum gathered in Suva, Fiji, Friday to address important regional issues in time for their scheduled Forum Leaders...
Fiji’s prime minister to visit China
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is set to visit China from Monday until 21 August the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, welcoming the...
Samoa rugby aims to secure needed funding
Lakapi Samoa is trying to secure much-needed funding to keep operations normal and has revised the national 15s tournament to sustain it.
The Chief Executive...
Weightlifter Cikamatana in tears after finishing fourth
Eileen Cikamatana was in tears and her coach Paul Coffa is reconsidering retirement after she fell short of their lofty Olympic weightlifting goals.
Coffa had...
Samoa’s Don Opeloge vows to come back stronger after Olympic setback
Don Opeloge, Samoa's 25-year-old weightlifting sensation, faced a tough challenge in his Olympic debut in the 102kg event.
Despite high hopes, Opeloge was unable to...
Humanitarian warehouses to be built in 14 Pacific Islands
New Zealand and Australia are partnering up to invest a combined NZ$47.5million (US$28.64 million) to establish humanitarian warehouses across the Pacific.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters...
Can Pacific’s Finance-Economy Ministers Declare a Code Red?
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
The Finance Ministers of G20 met earlier this week in Brazil. Collectively, these G20 countries account for over 80 percent of...
Forum Chair Brown calls for stronger Pacific solidarity amid rising challenges
Outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Chair Mark Brown Friday emphasised the need for unity and strategic action as the region faces increasing global interest, climate...
Regional Cooperation and 2050 Strategy headline Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers will meet in their annual convening today in Suva, Fiji to consider key regional issues that will be...
France to decide today on Pacific Leaders’ mission to New Caledonia
France will reveal today whether it will allow Pacific leaders to visit New Caledonia ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga later this...
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UNCTAD warns Oil shock could cost vulnerable nations US$20 billion as Hormuz tensions escalate
Rising tensions and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are driving up global oil prices and threatening to impose an additional US$20 billion annual...
Fiji Department of Environment rejects Vuda waste-to-energy project
Fiji's Department of Environment has rejected the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the proposed Energy-from-Waste Plant and Private Port Facility at Vuda Point,...
El Niño on the Way: Pacific communities urged to prepare as WMO confirms developing...
The Pacific Regional Climate Centre (Pacific RCC) is drawing attention to the latest El Niño/La Niña Update issued by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO),...