SEC filing raises new questions over US$1billion Cook Islands Deep-Sea mining deal
A proposed US$1 billion merger involving U.S-listed Odyssey Marine Exploration and American Ocean Minerals Corporation (AOMC) has entered a critical regulatory phase, with a...
MSG reaffirms commitment to Indigenous rights across Melanesia
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Indigenous rights, languages, cultures and traditional knowledge across Melanesia as the region...
Cook Islands election: Mark Brown still ‘preferred PM’
Cook Islands Party (CIP) leader and caretaker Prime Minister Mark Brown leads as the preferred Prime Minister in a poll conducted by Cook Islands...
PNA opens search for new CEO to lead Tuna Fisheries office
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) has opened applications for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead its office and strengthen the organisation’s...
Samoa hosts WCPFC Scientific Committee meeting
Samoa is hosting the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Scientific Committee meeting, bringing together delegates from 26 countries to consider key fisheries...
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The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) is seeking an experienced Business Development Consultant to help shape the organisation’s future commercial direction. The...
Two-way battle: No clear majority as Cook Islands prepares to head to the polls
An exclusive poll reveals a tight election with no clear winner, as the surging Cook Islands United Party (CIUP) challenges the governing Cook Islands...
Pacific stands together to strengthen global voice
Standing together to present the Pacific’s interests to the world was the key takeaway for Fiji’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Sakiasi...
Philippines proposes ministerial-level ASEAN-PIF dialogue
The Philippines is pushing for stronger co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), including a proposed...
Palau draws on Vanuatu’s experience to advance climate finance priorities
Palau is drawing on Vanuatu’s experience to improve how climate projects are selected, financed and managed as the country begins moving its national priorities...
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Samoa calls for climate finance reform as island states face mounting pressures
Samoa has called for a major overhaul of the international financial system, warning that small island states are being forced to finance both development...
Fiji to ‘hold the line’ on 1.5°C at Pre-COP31
Hold the line on science and 1.5, is the first position Fiji will take into Pre-COP31, as Ministry of environment and climate change permanent...
Why Fiji is urging the world to slow down on deep-sea mining
By Sera Tikotikovatu - Sefeti
It is a Friday afternoon, and the sun hangs high over the Yasawa Islands, pouring light across a vast expanse...