Pacific Council of Churches demand action on Kanaky New Caledonia’s independence at UN Session
In a decisive address to the Special Committee on Decolonisation at the United Nations headquarters, Reverend James Bhagwan, General Secretary of the Pacific Conference...
Benny Wenda calls for global attention to genocide and ecocide in West Papua
The President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Benny Wenda, has made a blunt assessment of the dire situation in West...
National Executive Council appoints Commodore Philip Polewara as new Commander of PNGDF
The National Executive Council (NEC)has promoted Commodore Philip Polewara to the rank of Rear Admiral and appointed him as the new Commander and Chief...
Blue Pacific unity the focus as SG Waqa leads first mission to Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has met with Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele in Honiara.
The opportunities and challenges faced by...
Growing interest in the Pacific to fund renewable energy project through PPPs
Palau's new solar power plant, commissioned in June last year serves as a benchmark for other Pacific Island Countries to seek clean energy funding...
Upholding Our Ocean Legacy as we celebrate World Environment Day and World Oceans Day
By Dirk Wagener, UN Resident Coordinator to Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
Last week, we marked two key international days that are particularly...
Former Fiji AG explains reasons for resignation from FijiFirst Party, not happy with Parliamentary procedures
Former Fijian Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum says the top executives of the FijiFirst Party have resigned.
Former Prime Minister and FijiFirst Leader Voreqe Bainimarama...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum among others resign from FijiFirst
Former Fijian Prime Minister and FijiFirst leader Voreqe Bainimarama has resigned from the party leader’s position, reports FBC News.
FijiFirst founding member Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum confirmed...
AOSIS proposes new climate finance goal to drive 1.5°c ambition
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has published a substantial proposal aimed at setting a new climate finance goal, the New Collective Quantified...
Marine species disappear amid dredging works
By Ilaitia Turagabeci
As dredging works moved downstream in the Sigatoka River, Kulukukulu Village headman Christopher Herbert Work watched as the machines heading towards them...
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Wong backs Pacific-led regional security talks, says Forum will shape region’s future
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has backed discussions on a Pacific-wide security framework, saying regional security should be driven by Pacific nations as Forum...
Pacific ministers to debate China missile statemen as diplomats meet in Fiji
Pacific Island foreign ministers are expected to debate on Friday whether to issue a joint statement on China’s July missile launch, with New Zealand...
Nuclear justice, climate resilience top Marshall Islands president’s parliamentary agenda
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine called for stronger national security, climate adaptation and public-sector reform as parliament resumed, warning that geopolitical tensions, extreme weather...