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The movement against deep sea mining is growing with the New Zealand government’s decision Thursday to back a global moratorium on deep sea mining. The Greenpeace network is calling on governments entering the latest round of negotiations on deep sea mining rules to follow New Zealand’s lead and boldly and decisively call on the regulatory body, the International Seabed Authority...

A lawyer representing a man accused of plotting to kill a Samoan prime minister has been blasted by a Queensland magistrate for suggesting the court was favouring the Commonwealth and the island country. Talalelei Pauga, accused of conspiracy to murder former prime minister Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has been in custody since August 2020, when Samoa made an extradition request to...

An infrastructure map ‘All that Blue, That is my Dream” released by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) Thursday has provided a visual representation of the geopolitical rivalry in the region and the race to secure its resources. Through the lens of infrastructure financing and in particular deep-water ports, the map shows their importance not only to protect sea lanes...

The stage is set for day three of the FIBA Melanesian Cup 2022 with all teams heading in with one win each under their belt after Papua New Guinea, and Fiji returned to the winners circle on day two. In a tight tussle, Papua New Guinea triumphed over New Caledonia in the gold medal rematch from the FIBA Melanesian Cup...

Day two of the FIBA Melanesian Cup women’s competition did not disappoint with defending champions, Papua New Guinea, holding on by one point against an inspired New Caledonian outfit. Enola Ah Ah Tchung was in superb touch for New Caledonia with 20 points followed by Roselyne Forest with 19, but it wasn’t enough, the New Caledonians falling agonisingly short, 66-67...

Twelve countries including Germany and New Zealand stepping up to champion the campaign for an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the human rights impacts of climate change on the eve of COP27 puts them on the right side of history ahead of a momentous UNGA vote in the coming months, Pacific activists and a civil society...

By David Robie A Fiji-based academic challenged the Pacific region’s media and policymakers Wednesday over climate crisis coverage, asking whether the discriminatory style of reporting was a case of climate injustice. Associate Professor Shailendra Singh, head of the journalism programme at the University of the South Pacific(USP), said climate press conferences and meetings were too focused on providing coverage of...

The U.S and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have begun exploring future plans to establish military facilities in the Pacific nation, which is now part of the U.S homeland defense strategy. During the recent Joint Committee Meeting held on Guam, U.S and FSM delegations created a Defense Sites Working Group to identify the “appropriate processes for establishing defense sites...

The Australian government is committed to improving the standard of the Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme to ensure those under the program are not exploited. Australia’s Minister for the Pacific, Pat Conroy said the improvement of the PALM Scheme also encompasses better support and protection for Fijians and other Pacific islanders working in various industries in Australia and New Zealand. Conroy said...

Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). The agency’s yearly Greenhouse Gas Bulletin warns of the biggest year-on-year jump in methane concentrations in 2021 since systematic measurements began nearly 40...