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Pacific atoll nations launch global plan to preserve heritage

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Pacific atoll nations on Wednesday launched a new global partnership to preserve their sovereignty and heritage as their countries disappear under rising seas triggered by climate change. The Rising Nations Initiative was announced at an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly by Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano and President David Kabua of the Marshall Islands, with countries...

Former Opposition MP Salote Radrodro to serve 24 months in prison; remaining six months suspended

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Former Fiji Opposition MP Salote Radrodro has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment by the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court in Suva. Radrodro was charged by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) with one count of giving false information to a public servant and one count of obtaining a financial advantage. High Court judge Justice Dr Thushara Kumarage found...

Youths amplifying Pacific voices at UN meeting

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By Sanjeshni Kumar Pacific youths have amplified their efforts to save their island homes and are calling on the world’s biggest emitters to commit to meaningful climate actions. This as greenhouse gas emissions increase annually while those responsible for burning most fossil fuels do not experience the most direct consequences of climate change. Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) Campaigner,...

1.5 degree climate pledge ‘on life support’, Guterres tells leaders during frank exchanges

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During a private meeting of Heads of State and Government, held on Wednesday at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for more action and leadership to tackle the climate crisis, warning that efforts to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels is “on life support”. Speaking to journalists after the meeting,...

Samoa Government scraps COVID-19 travel requirement

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It's official. All health restrictions for travelers including mandatory COVID-19 testing have been scrapped, allowing anyone to enter Samoa freely effective today, Thursday 22 September. The announcement was made by Acting Prime Minister, Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio following Cabinet deliberation and approval in its weekly meeting. Tuala said Cabinet’s meeting on on Wednesday decided to remove all restrictions and related conditions from...

U.S, India engaging on Pacific Islands: Biden’s deputy assistant Kurt Campbell

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As geopolitical competition intensifies in the Pacific Islands, Kurt Campbell, the White House Indo-Pacific coordinator and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden, has said the U.S and India are engaging with each other on the issue, and that they look forward to working “more closely” with New Delhi in the region. He added that he was “gratified” by the close...

U.S, UK join Pacific allies in Fijian military exercise

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A military exercise in Fiji involving the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand ends this week as the traditional allies counter China’s growing influence in the region. The 11-day Exercise Cartwheel in Fiji began Sept. 12 and ends Friday, the U.S Embassy in the Fijian capital, Suva, said Wednesday in an email. U.S Navy Commander Victor Lange said the name...

NZDF joins largest Pacific military exercise in decades

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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is taking part in a large-scale military exercise in Fiji, bringing together the same allies which once fought side by side in the Solomon Islands during WWII. NZDF land component commander, Brigadier Hugh McAslan, says Exercise Cartwheel provides a platform for Fijian, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces to work together, building readiness for...

PM Hu’akavameiliku highlights Tonga’s case at ‘Ocean Nations’ meeting”

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Tongan Prime Minister, Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, highlighted Tonga case on Day Two of the "Ocean Nations: An Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue" at the United Nations in New York. Hu'akavameiliku delivered the keynote address at the meeting, hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Speaking on the topic “Priorities, Challenges, and Interests of Tonga within the Pacific...

Effective communication of disaster warnings saving lives in Fiji

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Communication is key – especially when you are in the business of saving lives. During their Ignite session on the second day of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Brisbane, Australia, the FMS presented on disaster risk communication and effective information sharing, in order to give people a better understanding of the importance of effective communication of...

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