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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today joined with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) at COP27 to announce grants of US$16.5 million for the Blue Pacific Finance Hub, which aims to build ocean and coastal resilience in countries threatened by the impacts of climate change. The GEF-Least Developed Countries Fund is providing $10 million and...

In Fiji, the climate crisis means dozens of villages could soon be underwater. Relocating so many communities is an epic undertaking. But now there is a plan – and the rest of the world is watching By Kate Lyons For the past four years, a special government taskforce in Fiji has been trying to work out how to move the...

Fiji avenged their OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 final defeat to Papua New Guinea while the Solomon Islands came up just short against Australia’s U-20 side on the opening day of the Pacific Women’s Four Nations 2022. Goals from Cema Nasau and Luisa Tamanitoakula earned the Fijian Kulas a 2-0 victory over Oceania champions PNG while Jemima David’s effort for...

Samoa captain Junior Paulo has been cleared to play in the Pacific nation's historic World Cup semi-final against England after successfully challenging a one-match ban for striking. Paulo, who was placed on report for raising his forearm as he ran into Tongan forward David Fifita late in Sunday's 20-18 quarter-final win at Warrington, was charged with Grade A Striking but...

Former All Blacks flanker Sir Michael “Iceman” Jones believes the Fiji 7s team can still achieve a lot despite falling short at the Hong Kong 7s. Sir Jones met the Fiji 7s team at the Nadi International Airport Tuesday and gave the players some words of encouragement for the upcoming tournaments. “It’s not how you start its how you finish and...

The Pacific Islands Forum has welcomed the inclusion of loss and damages into discussions at the UN Climate talks in Egypt. Forum Secretary General Henry Puna said it marks progress in getting the issue before world leaders. “Let's get it on the table for discussions. Having that on the agenda is a marvellous first step,” he said. His comment comes as UN...

The Pacific Blue Line collective welcomes the call by France for a ban on deep sea mining, a call that Pacific civil society groups and movements have been pushing for since 2012. French President Emmanuel Macron announced today at COP27 that he supports a ban on deep sea mining (DSM), a firm stance against deep sea mining after he called...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 140 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Tuvalu. A WHO spokesperson, based in Suva, said Tuvalu's first community transmission was detected on 02 November, when routine surveillance led to two cases being picked up. The Ministry of Health, Social Welfare and Gender Affairs in Tuvalu has now reported 140 cases, six days later. This follows...

Humanity is on a “highway to climate hell”, the UN secretary general has warned, saying the fight for a liveable planet will be won or lost in this decade. António Guterres told world leaders at the opening of the Cop27 UN climate summit in Egypt on Monday: “We are in the fight of our lives and we are losing …...

The Fijian Elections Office(FEO) has published the Polling Venue List for the 2022 General Election in accordance to Section 41 (2) of the Electoral Act, 2014. The Polling Venue List contains the names and addresses of polling venues by divisions. Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem has urged members of the public, political parties, government agencies and all other stakeholders to access...