Cuba praises ties with South Pacific Island States
Cuba stressed the importance of having multilateral ties with South Pacific Island States and reasserted its commitment to friendship and cooperation at the 52nd...
Tonga wins 2023 Pacific Invasive Species Battler of the Year Award
National Invasive Species Coordinator of the Tonga Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC), Viliami Hakaumotu and has...
New Caledonia lead medal tally, but female lifters steal limelight
The 2019 Pacific Games Champion New Caledonia leads the 2023 Pacific Games medal tally at the end of the fourth day of competition in...
Weightlifter Wini wins three medals for Team Solomons
Solomon Islands' Golden Girl Jenly Tegu Wini claimed the first gold medals at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara on Monday, claiming three gold...
Papua New Guinea’s Golden Girl Dika Toua wins three Gold medal in weighlifting
The Toua sisters put up a brilliant performance in weightlifting Monday for Papua New Guinea.
Thelma and Dika competed in the 49kg category while Konio...
The Samoa Agreement is now a reality – OACPS
The partnership between the European Union (EU) and its 27 Member States, and the 79 Member States of the Organisation of African Caribbean and...
“The Spirit of Do Kamo”: church youth delegates meet in New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan, in Waa wi Lûû, New Caledonia
As the bus traverses the Col des rousettes – a pass through New Caledonia’s central mountain...
Small island nations most at risk from climate change events
Small island nations, mainly in the Caribbean and Pacific, are most at risk from catastrophic damage caused by greenhouse gases, new research by Victoria...
SPREP calls for more robust regime to address the full life cycle of ghost gear
Abandoned, Lost, Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), also known as Ghost Gear, is one of the most harmful forms of marine debris devastating our Ocean.
Studies...
Low-key election campaign in Marshalls belies vote importance
Marshall Islanders go to the polls Monday 20 November following what may have been the quietest election campaign in the 44-years of constitutional government.
But...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...