Oceania nations chase Women’s RWC 2025 qualification in Brisbane
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 and WXV 3 2024 qualification will be up for grabs when the Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship gets underway in...
French President Macron says priority is return to calm amid unrest in New Caledonia, calls for France to drop voting changes
President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the Pacific...
Fiji’s three-speed economy
By Kishti Sen & Tom Kenny, International Economist & Senior International Economist, ANZ
Fiji’s swift rebound from the pandemic-induced downturn has been impressive.
The economy...
Law of the sea ruling is an ‘important milestone’ for climate and ocean action: WWF
The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) strongly supports the new advisory opinion published by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which...
Micronesian Centre for Sustainable Transport calls for just and equitable revenue disbursement from IMO emission reduction measures
The Micronesian Centre for Sustainable Transport (MCST) has released a critical analysis of the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) 2023 Revised Strategy for the reduction...
PNG Government unshaken by vote-of-no-confidence motion: PM Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has affirmed that the Government remains steadfast and undeterred by the Opposition’s vote-of-no-confidence motion.
“We had a full...
Preserving Fiji’s Iguana heritage: A conservation effort
In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Fiji is known for its intense tropical beauty, vibrant culture and astonishing biodiversity.
Among its unique inhabitants, five...
Pacific science body welcomes global maritime ruling as a win for science and the Blue Pacific
The Pacific Community (SPC) welcomes the advisory opinion and the role that evidence-based Pacific science has played in the ruling by the International Tribunal...
France’s Macron makes high-stakes visit to riot-struck New Caledonia
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday flew to France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on a politically risky visit aiming to defuse a crisis after...
$800m plan to give Australia major police oversight in Pacific
Australia is set to launch a plan worth more than $800 million (US$528 million) which will give it major oversight of policing in the...
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Pacific Economic Ministers remain cautious on Iran-U.S deal as fuel price uncertainty persists
Pacific countries are not placing significant confidence in the emerging Iran-United States agreement and will continue preparing for fuel market volatility as uncertainty in...
Forum expands effort to tackle Correspondent Banking challenges across Pacific
Forum Secretary General, Baron Divavesi Waqa says the Pacific’s Correspondent Banking Relationship (CBR) office is now fully established and working to address banking challenges...
Pacific Private sector warns Ministers of rising costs as fuel crisis dominates talks
Rising energy costs and the impact of the Middle East fuel crisis dominated discussions between Pacific finance ministers and private sector leaders during a...