Pacific communities urged to stay alert as we enter second half of cyclone season
The Pacific Meteorological Desk at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in Samoa continues to remind Pacific communities to stay vigilant,...
USAID Propels Expansion of Digital Coverage across the Blue Pacific
The U.S government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting Pacific Island Countries to build an equipped workforce to improve...
Taekwondo to take part in Oceania Camp
In a bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Fiji Taekwondo Association will be sending athletes to a World Taekwondo, in cooperation...
Leawere and Bai to help coach Fijiana Drua
The Fiji Rugby Union and Fijian Drua have named former Flying Fijians players Kele Leawere and Seremai Bai as coaches for the Rooster Chicken...
PALM worker deaths increase fourfold amid expanding scheme and increasing reliance on participants
Twenty-nine people in the Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme (PALM) have died in the last financial year, making it the deadliest period in the history...
France welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the resolution concerning the Ocean Conference
France welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption on 18 December of the resolution it introduced with Costa Rica establishing the terms of the third...
West Papuan Christmas marred by ongoing humanitarian crisis
The President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)Benny Wenda has highlighted the ongoing struggles faced by tens of thousands of West...
ICJ authorises Pacific Islands Forum and AOSIS to participate in the Climate Change proceedings
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has authorised the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), at their request,...
Pacific faces new battle: plastic addiction
It’s a familiar story.
While Pacific negotiators recently emerged disappointed but resolute over the result of the climate change negotiations in Dubai, they are also...
Australia urged to back Pacific neighbour’s independence to ward off China
A South Pacific island central to Australia’s regional stability has urged the Albanese government to support its quest for independence as China ramps up...
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IMF flags ‘very concerned’ outlook for Pacific as fuel prices rise
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised alarm over the impact of Middle East tensions on Pacific Island economies, warning that rising fuel costs...
Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm amid fuel crisis
Most government offices in the Marshall Islands began enforcing a new policy this week of closing by 3pm daily as a way to conserve...
IMF warns energy shock to hit Asia- Pacific
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says rising oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict are set to weaken growth, raise inflation...