Study finds Pacific accounts for nine of the 10 most obese countries in the world
New analysis published in the Lancet has found that Pacific island countries account for nine out of 10 of the top countries in the...
Cook Islands grapples with highest childhood obesity rates in the world
Cook Islands has the highest childhood obesity rate, with over 30 percent of children having obesity, a recent study on worldwide trends in underweight...
Bill to fund U.S Government includes money to counter China in Pacific
U.S congressional negotiators released a bill Sunday that would fund key parts of the government through the rest of the fiscal year, which began...
WTO fish talks collapse, Avoid a bad deal: PANG
Global fish talks to curb harmful subsidies have failed to reach agreement at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial this morning, an outcome the...
Fiji Government says it can help FRU as sevens downfall continues : Sports Minister Saukuru
Fiji's Sports Minister Jese Saukuru has reaffirmed the government’s hands-off approach in the affairs of the Fiji Rugby Union.
Despite Fijian taxpayers contributing to sevens...
Fiji 7s coaches to meet FRU trustees Thursday
Just hours after Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said the government would call a meeting if Fiji Rugby Union doesn’t, the FRU released a...
Will Marshall Islands sign the TPNW nuclear ban treaty?
By Nic Maclellan in Majuro, Marshall Islands
The two teams lined up face to face. Students from the College of Marshall Islands (CMI) and the...
RMI President questions U.S commitment on COFA funding
By Nic Maclellan in Majuro, Marshall Islands
Republic of Marshall Islands President, Hilda Heine, has questioned whether the Marshalls have reached a crossroads in...
Fiji’s President Katonivere sets progressive agenda in opening address to Parliament
Fiji’s President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere opened the 2024 Sessions of Parliament Monday with a call for unity and progress, emphasising the importance of representing...
“When are we going back?” – nuclear displacement in the Marshall Islands
By Nic Maclellan in Majuro, Marshall Islands
Gina Langinbelik Anuntak is a student at the College of the Marshall Islands (CMI). She’s President of the...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...