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From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said in a new report, released on Wednesday, with one person under 70 dying every two seconds from an NCD. The report and new data portal, was launched on the sidelines of the 77th session of the...

Fijiana 15’s Head Coach Senirusi Seruvakula has selected his 32-member squad for the Rugby World Cup which begins in New Zealand next month. The squad was announced during the farewell function by Fiji Rugby Chairman Commodore Humphrey Tawake at Holiday Inn last night. The traveling party consists of 23 local provincial players of which 15 played for the Fijiana Drau and...

Women's Rugby Players from Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga are currently on the Gold Coast, Australia taking part in a world first women's rugby Combine programme. The 2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Combine will accelerate rugby development for women in the Pacific and pave the way for the region's brightest rugby talent to join the 2023 Australian Buildcorp Super W...

A scheme to appoint 24 sports development officers in Solomon Islands has been launched to improve preparations for the 2023 Pacific Games. Organisers say it will provide "stronger opportunities for all stakeholders," and could lead to more international events in the islands. It will also try to "support and develop competitive Solomon Islands teams to ensure that the host does well...

It was 31 years ago when the Marshall Islands’ first president, Amata Kabua, appeared before the UN General Assembly to sound the alarm over global warming. Today, his son — current president David Kabua — is still sounding the alarm, which has only gotten more dire. Speaking to world leaders gathered at the high-level leaders’ meeting Tuesday, the younger Kabua...

-The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) will press ahead with the agenda of the acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting the 2050 Strategy, and projecting the Pacific’s priority on climate change at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. PIF Secretary-General, Henry Puna, Tuesday met with the Permanent Secretary for the Office of...

The FijiFirst has described the upcoming General Election as a ‘watershed.’ Party General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said this election will be a turning point as the old way of thinking is fighting with the new way of thinking. He said the thinking that FijiFirst represents includes, economic empowerment for everybody, protecting the iTaukei land yet having economic empowerment, and empowering those...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says it is “very important” to maintain the current relationship with the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, as many expect the “republic” debate to re-emerge after Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. “This might seem outdated to some who say it is of history but in this modern world, belonging to a family of nations...

The president of the Marshall Islands on Tuesday welcomed what he called progress towards a new association agreement with the United States, but said it is vital to better address the legacy of U.S nuclear testing and climate change. David Kabua made the remarks at the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he also appealed more broadly...

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed the relations between China and Solomon Islands during a meeting on Tuesday with Jeremiah Manele, foreign minister of the Pacific island country. The meeting was arranged on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Wang told Manele that under the guidance of the heads of state...