Samoan Ambassador demands urgent Climate finance after devastating Category 5 Hurricane in Caribbean
The people of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean are in mourning after witnessing the devastation caused by Category 5 Hurricane Beryl.
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United States congratulates Tuvalu for acceding to the biological weapons convention
The United States has congratulated Tuvalu, which deposited its instrument of accession to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) with the United States on 28...
New Caledonia activist says he is ‘political prisoner’ in France
An indigenous Kanak pro-independence activist from the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia said Monday that he considered himself a “political prisoner” as authorities...
Pacific Islands Forum boss Baron Waqa labels criticism to his appointment ‘irrelevant’
Pacific Islands Forum secretary general Baron Waqa has fired shots at critics who have raised concerns about his suitability to lead the region's main...
Youth activists win ‘unprecedented’ climate settlement in Hawaii
Hawaii officials have announced a “groundbreaking” legal settlement with a group of young climate activists, which they said will force the state’s department of...
NRL clubs eye Tongan talent as schools tour inspires participation explosion
South Sydney have recruited two members of the touring Tongan Schoolboys team and others may also be offered life changing opportunities with NRL clubs.
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Samoa citizenship bill: ‘Hell’ easier to reach than NZ, says ex-Samoan PM at public hearing
Samoa's former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi says it is easier for his people to get to hell than to come to New Zealand.
Tuilaepa,...
Emmy winner, award-winning academics to highlight 2024 Pacific Media Conference in Fiji
Five high-profile, award-winning journalists and journalism academics will join their regional media counterparts to address the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference in Suva, Fiji,...
‘Talanoa’ key to Forum’s seabed mining approach
A talanoa session expected to be held later this year would see Pacific Island Forum leaders coming together in a collective position on seabed...
New Pacific Islands Forum SG Baron Waqa wants U.S-China contest out of region’s ‘backyard’
The new Pacific Islands Forum secretary general has expressed concerns about the U.S-China rivalry in his first open press conference since starting the role.
Baron...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...