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President Joe Biden is hosting Pacific Island leaders for a two-day summit as the U.S looks to counter China’s military and economic influence in the region. Pacific Island leaders, meanwhile, see an even more pressing concern: climate change. Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off the summit on Wednesday with a luncheon for the Pacific Island leaders and other senior officials...

-New Zealand has cautiously welcomed a new US-led Pacific agreement, while reminding American diplomats of the primacy of the key issue in the region - climate change - and the Pacific Islands Forum. Pacific nations are heading to the White House this week for a summit with President Joe Biden as the .US looks to regain trust with a region...

After two-years and six-months, Tonga has lifted most of its COVID-19 health restrictions, including that for international travel and the national curfew, effective from 27 September. The border has now fully re-opened, with a requirement for foreign adults to provide proof of vaccination before arrival. The Acting Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu, with the CEO of Health, Dr. Siale ‘Akau’ola and...

Registrations are now open for the ‘Pacific Climate Justice Summit,’ which will be held from the 4th - 5th October 2022. With the theme ‘Securing Climate Justice: From Grassroots Action to Global Traction’, the Summit will bring together a wide range of key actors from grassroots communities, national governments, civil society, faith communities, and development partners to elevate the voices...

Preliminary Representatives of the Sports Journalists Associations in the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea with the exception of Fiji, gathered in Honiara, Solomon Islands on the 26th of September 2022 to participate in the PINA and ONOC organised Sports Media Dialogue as part of the 6th Pacific Media Summit hosted by the Media Association of the Solomon...

Russ Kun is the newly elected president of Nauru, nominated unopposed in the inaugural sitting of the 24th Parliament, Wednesday. Marcus Stephen was re-elected as the Speaker of Parliament and former president Lionel Aingimea as Deputy Speaker. This is the fourth parliamentary elections Kun has contested having first entered politics in the 2013 general elections and was duly elected placing third...

U.S attempts to bolster ties with Pacific islands have suffered a major blow on the eve of its landmark summit, with Solomon Islands rejecting a draft U.S agreement, and Micronesian leaders raising serious concerns about “insufficient” financial assistance to the region, leaked documents obtained by the Guardian reveal. Joe Biden is hosting a number of Pacific leaders in Washington for...

High Level Panel “The Media and Political Leadership in a Digital Age” To the PINA President Kora Nou of Papua New Guinea and your Secretariat, your board members across the region, and national member associations. To the Media Association blo Solomon Islands President Georgina Kekea and your host country delegation– and of course, all your volunteers and friends of media in...

-New Zealand has offered in-principle support to an ambitious climate change treaty championed by Vanuatu which aims to phase out fossil fuels. Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu issued an emotional rallying call at the United Nations last Saturday, asking fellow nations to develop and commit to a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. “No one is immune to the extreme weather events no ravaging...

Climate Change is expected to be the main issue of discussion at the first U.S-Pacific Islands summit in Washington DC this week. During the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Pacific leaders called on developed nations to urgently lower fossil fuel emissions and also to consider climate finance. “More action is needed from developed nations,” according...