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Fiji will host the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2022, which also features Australia A, Samoa and Tonga,, from 02-16 July with matches taking place in Suva and Lautoka. The tournament will be played in a round-robin format with the Pacific Nations Cup winner determined by the highest number of competition points at the end of the three match-days, with...

One of the reasons that Fiji have been right at the top of the men’s sevens game for many, many years is because the players and coaching staff have always pushed to improve and not rest on their laurels. Even when they have won tournaments they are known to go through their performances later with a fine-tooth comb to make...

The PNG Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai has announced that candidates can now nominate for general elections as early as 8am today (Thursday). There is expected to be a “mad rush” to nominate today, “just to be on the safe side” pertaining to the legal issues surrounding the nomination period allegedly to be in accordance with the Organic Law so that...

The world is at “boiling point” and humanity needs to redefine its relationship with nature if it is to address a web of crises, from rising prices to extreme heat and floods, according to a report released ahead of a landmark UN conference. The research from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Council on Energy Environment and Water says...

The world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice sheets helped push sea levels to new heights, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Wednesday. Oceans saw the most striking extremes as the WMO detailed a range of turmoil wrought by climate change in its annual “State of the Global Climate”...

An Irish telco has demanded the Australian government directly intervene in a tax dispute it has with the Papua New Guinea government over a $130 million (US$90 million) payment in a last ditch effort to sell its Pacific assets to Telstra. Digicel, which was to sell its Pacific network to Telstra with the help of the Australian government in a...

Eleven factsheets designed to convey and communicate the key findings of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report are available for all members of the public so they can stay up to date with the latest developments and how climate change impacts them. The factsheets, developed by a partnership between The Australian National University (ANU) and the Pacific...

The European Union has resolved to step up its defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific region in light of fears about China’s growing presence and concerns for the international order sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Our motto is always to cooperate whenever possible, but to defend whenever necessary as well,” said Gabriele Visentin, the EU’s special envoy to the Indo-Pacific....

The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday voted four to three to acquit Republican Governor Ralph Torres of all the charges filed against him by the Democrat-Independent-led House of Representatives in six articles of impeachment. At least six of the nine senators must vote to convict the governor in order to remove him from office. House Resolution 22-14 accused the governor of corruption,...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has announced that the seven-month suspension of Robert Tapaitau who is facing fraud related and theft charges as a Minister of the Crown has been lifted ahead of the general election later in the year. “In light of Tapaitau’s court hearing not expected until next year 2023 and after taking advice from the Crown...