No more excuses: real climate action now
By Ralph Regenvanu, Minister for Climate Change, Energy and Environment, Republic of Vanuatu
Vanuatu stands with the 6PAC+ alliance at the IMO that includes the...
‘Fatal Watch’: Interview with documentary makers on fisheries observer deaths
By Edward Carver
Fisheries observers hold a job little known by the general public but essential to the health of the oceans: monitoring the work...
Tokelau is ‘my heart and soul’ – New Ulu-o-Tokelau Tuisano
Fakaofo's Esera Fofō Tuisano arrived at his first parliamentary session for the year as Ulu-o-Tokelau, or Head of State, with his daughter by boat...
Aviation a lifeline for the Pacific, says Forum SG Waqa
Forum Secretary General Baron Divavesi Waqa, Thursday emphasised the vital role aviation plays in the region’s future, calling it not just a mode of...
Guardian-class Patrol Boat RVS Takuare returned to Vanuatu, Australia welcomes Nakamal agreement
Australian deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles met with Minister for Internal Affairs, Andrew Napuat in Cairns Thursday to mark the...
‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated
Growing up in the Pacific nation of Kiribati, Oemwa Johnson heard her grandfather’s stories about nuclear explosions he witnessed in the 1950s.
The blasts gave...
Kirsty Coventry elected first female IOC president as Lord Coe beaten in vote
Kirsty Coventry hopes her election as the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee - beating six male candidates including Britain's...
Time for the Missing Piece in Ocean Management
Op-Ed by Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau, President of Palau
The ocean is in our blood. Nearly 99 percent of my country's territory is made...
Vanuatu Capital Investment Immigration Plan Programme suspended
The Vanuatu Government, through the Citizenship Commission, has suspended all new applications under the Capital Investment Immigration Plan (CIIP) until further notice.
This has been...
Nuclear legacy ahead of PIF’s annual meeting
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has commended the Marshall Islands for signing the Treaty of Rarotonga and reaffirms its nuclear-free intentions ahead of the...
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U.S to link Pacific drug investigations with South Asia crime networks
The United States is looking to connect its law enforcement operations in the Pacific with expertise and investigations in South Asia as criminal networks...
Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...