PNG Chiefs in war over name as NZ Rugby threatens legal action
The NRL has been warned it will be dragged to court in an escalating dispute with New Zealand Rugby unless it changes the name...
Vanuatu PM cancels UN trip after MV Matui tragedy
Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has cancelled his planned trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York as search and rescue operations...
Turn Pacific knowledge into Pacific action: PM Wale
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale Tuesday opened the Fifth Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference in Honiara, calling on the region to...
Solo Mara appointed Fiji Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary
Solo Mara has been appointed Permanent Secretary for Fiji’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade following the completion of the Public Service recruitment...
Fiji launches first climate risk insurance for small businesses
Fiji has launched its first climate risk parametric insurance product for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), giving businesses faster access to financial support...
Pacific leaders set new ocean agenda, demand strong action on climate, fisheries and finance
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have adopted a new Ocean Statement calling for stronger political leadership, urgent climate action, tighter fisheries management and Pacific-led financing...
2000-plus delegates expected for Pre-COP31
Over 2000 delegates are expected to converge in Fiji for Pre-COP31 next month, as the country prepares to host a major climate gathering across...
Bougainville President Toroama assures investors after Panguna camp violence
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has assured companies, investors and development partners operating in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville that their personnel, operations and assets...
WIM Executive Committee on Loss and Damage meets in Pacific for first time
The first Pacific meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change impacts is...
CNMI eyes stronger role in Pacific Islands Forum
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is seeking to maintain its observer status in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), with the possibility...
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Pacific SIDS need stronger social Protection to build resilience: UN DESA
Pacific island countries need to expand social protection systems to reduce poverty, strengthen resilience to climate and economic shocks and improve social cohesion, according...
Government must not rush Fiji into new Constitution: Opposition leader Seruiratu
Fiji Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu has called on the Government to slow down its proposed constitutional reform process, warning that replacing the country's supreme...
Pasifika AI creator warns AI cannot speak for Pacific communities without a mandate
By Pita Ligaiula
The creator of Pasifika AI says the biggest risk in developing Pacific-focused artificial intelligence without formal community ownership is that the...