Timor Leste $50 billion gas deal Australia hopes will keep China quiet
Australia is offering Timor-Leste a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to fast-track the Greater Sunrise offshore gas project, which promises generational wealth for the fledgling nation while...
UN Conference on Small Island Developing States delivers new era of resilience amidst SIDS’ crippling debt crisis
The Fourth United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) wrapped up last week in Antigua and Barbuda with unanimous support for a...
At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to boost pandemic preparedness
Countries on Saturday agreed to a set of key actions to better guide and coordinate international efforts in preventing, detecting, and responding to public...
NZ PM Luxon heads to Niue and Fiji
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Niue and Fiji this week (04-07 June), as New Zealand continues to sharpen its focus and engagement...
FijiFirst no longer recognises 17 MPs
FijiFirst President Ratu Joji Satakala maintains that its 16 members of parliament who voted for the salaries and allowances raised for MPs, and Alvick...
Widespread meth addiction in Fiji cultivated by international drug syndicates – expert
By Barbara Dreaver
Mexican drug cartels are using Fiji as a storage hub of vast amounts of meth aimed at the New Zealand and Australian...
Fijiana XV secures direct qualification to Rugby World Cup 2025
Fiji became the ninth team to qualify for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 after winning the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship 2024 with a 27-13...
Fijian Drua book finals berth with bonus point win over Rebels
The Fijian Drua have defeated Melbourne Rebels 40-19 in their Round 15 Super Rugby Pacific clash in Lautoka to book Super Rugby Pacific finals...
Super Rugby Pacific 2024 finals fixtures confirmed
The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific Quarter Finals fixtures have been confirmed, with a Friday night showdown in Hamilton to set the stage for a...
SIDS go forward with ‘new sense of hope, solidarity and determination’
The roadmap towards achieving resilient prosperity for small island States adopted on Thursday in Antigua and Barbuda “marks the beginning of a new journey”...
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Tuvalu says fossil fuel holdings revealed by AFP ‘not a good look’
Tuvalu’s prime minister voiced disappointment Friday over the island nation's fossil fuel holdings, after AFP revealed a trust fund for the climate change-threatened state...
Australia, New Zealand back Pacific-led security and climate agenda
Australia and New Zealand have reaffirmed their commitment to Pacific-led regionalism, climate action and security cooperation, pledging stronger support for Pacific priorities ahead of...
Fiji must end ‘slow suicide’ of pollution and waste: Environment Minister Tabuya
Fiji’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Lynda Tabuya, has issued a blunt warning that the country cannot claim to be climate resilient while...