UN adopts groundbreaking Multidimensional Vulnerability Index, AOSIS calls for immediate action to support SIDS
In a historic decision during the 103rd plenary session of the General Assembly, the United Nations adopted the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) by consensus,...
Free(r) movement at the Forum
By Sadhana Sen and Stephen Howes
The annual Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) always has a wide-ranging agenda. This year the FEMM,...
Women election candidates seek ‘power to change’ Kiribati male-dominated politics
Former journalist Kairao Bauea makes her political debut as a candidate in Wednewsday’s Kiribati national elections, advocating for a greater role for women in...
Cook Islands and NZ leaders commit to joint declaration to mark 60th anniversary
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Auckland where the two discussed a range of bilateral,...
Cook Islands PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is looking forward to handing over the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders chairmanship to Tongan PM as he focuses on...
Friday deadline for completion of prefab accommodation for PFL meeting
The rapid construction of 140 prefabricated container houses in and around Nuku'alofa, should be completed by Friday, 16 August 2024, the CEO of Tonga...
Fiji Cabinet removes duties on EU goods under iEPA
Fiji’s cabinet has approved the implementation of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) with the European Union (EU) and decided to remove duties on...
Fiji reinstated to World Rugby Council after governance overhaul
World Rugby has reinstated Fiji to the World Rugby Council, effective immediately.
This decision comes after the Executive Board approved the recommendation from the Fiji...
Qualification process confirmed for expanded Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia
World Rugby has announced a reimagination of the qualification process for the men’s Rugby World Cup Australia 2027, the first event to feature 24...
Amendment to World Rugby Regulation 8 (national team eligibility) from 1 August 2024
Following the World Rugby Council decision in October 2023, an adjustment to World Rugby Regulation 8.1 (c) governing national eligibility has been adopted across...
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Solomon Islands prime minister raises Pacific security pact proposal during Australia visit
The new prime minister of Solomon Islands has floated the idea of a Pacific-wide security pact during a visit to Canberra, in a move...
The unexploded bombs still threatening a Pacific nation 80 years on
More than 80 years after World War II, unexploded bombs are still being found near homes, schools and gardens in Solomon Islands.
Cleo Fraser, producer...
Samoa PM dismisses ADB airline warning: ‘They don’t know what we are facing’
Samoa Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt has defiantly brushed aside warnings from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that a government-backed airline could prove financially...