Pacific must be at centre of global climate decision-making: Fiji Climate Change Minister Tabuya
Fiji’s Minister for Information, Climate Change and Environment, Lynda Tabuya says the Pacific must be at the centre of global climate decision-making as the...
Limiting Overshoot Report reinvigorates Pacific negotiators to hold the line on 1.5°C
As negotiators from Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) strategise and finalise their plans in the lead up to COP31 in Türkiye, there is...
Kiribati pushes to ‘re-engineer’ climate finance ahead of COP31
Kiribati's cabinet has approved work on an ambitious proposal to fundamentally rethink how climate finance reaches small island developing states, with the country preparing...
JAWS demands answers over reported seizure of Samoa journalist’s camera
The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) is demanding answers over the reported removal of a Samoa Observer journalist’s camera and deletion of photographs taken...
U.S, Taiwan bring Pacific Disaster experts together in Auckland
The United States and Taiwan have brought Pacific disaster management experts together in Auckland to strengthen regional preparedness, coordination and response to natural disasters.
The...
Beyond Treaties: How investment disputes trap Pacific nations
By Tahia Uale
Across the vast expanse of the Blue Pacific, island states are managing approximately 30 percent of the world’s oceans and seas within...
2027 Rugby World Cup on track to set records as Australia marks one year to go before launch
Thursday, 1st October officially marks 365 days until rugby’s largest tournament kicks off on Australian shores, and all signs are pointing to the 2027...
Fiji Electoral Commission tightens campaign rules ahead of the General Election
The Fiji Electoral Commission has adopted new campaign limitation rules restricting the use of State resources and government premises for election campaigning ahead of...
Mothers and babies pay the price as Fiji’s HIV emergency worsens
By Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver
Each beep of the heart monitor machines in Fiji’s biggest hospital's paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) signifies life.
But there is...
CNMI government shuts down due to lack of 2027 budget
The Northern Mariana Islands government suspended operations today, with an undetermined number of employees furloughed, after Governor David Apatang declared a shutdown due to...
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Tuisova returns in exciting Fiji team to face Ireland
Flying Fijians coach Jake White has welcomed star centre Josua Tuisova back into his team for Saturday’s Nations Championship clash with Ireland.
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COP31 President of Negotiations Bowen warns only 0.2 percent of climate adaptation finance reaches...
Pacific Island countries are receiving just 0.2 percent of global climate finance for adaptation, a figure COP31 President of Negotiations Chris Bowen says must...
Pacific Ocean monitoring at risk as climate observation gaps threaten El Niño tracking
Gaps in ocean monitoring across the western Pacific are threatening the region’s ability to track and predict climate events such as El Niño, prompting...