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Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama  visited the President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere today to advise that the general election date will be 14 December 2022. He has also advised on the dissolution of Parliament with effect from today Sunday 30 October 2022. The writ of election will be issued on Monday 31 October Meanwhile, the  Electoral Commission has assured that the Fijian Elections...

Vanuatu’s special climate envoy and Permanent representative to the United Nations, Odo Tevi says together with a core group of states he will take a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change. Humanity must “leave no stone unturned in its effort to address the climate...

One of the largest fisheries surveillance operations in the world, Operation Kurukuru, came to a successful close today, marking a return to full operational strength post-covid. Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director Fisheries Operations Allan Rahari said the team had utilised the difficult operating conditions during covid to test emerging technologies, increase training and enhance focus on boarding and...

National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for a radical transformation of the energy sector, before it’s too late. There’s “no credible pathway to 1.5C in place” today, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) insisted in a new report, despite legally binding promises made at...

The New Zealand Government says it will support a movement to ban deep sea mining in international waters until the international community can develop appropriate rules “backed up by robust science”. A small but growing global movement is concerned about the practice, which involves extracting metals and minerals from the seafloor. Campaigners and scientists have long raised concerns about the...

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...