FEMM 2023: Labour mobility a hot topic for Pacific economists
Pacific Labour mobility has been a strong force for helping Pacific post-COVID economic recovery, but social impacts are an equally strong concern for our...
Social protection policy to deal with inflation: World Bank
Pacific island economies are dealing with a high inflation rate and high national debt on the back of a post-COVID-19 recovery rate.
World Bank economists...
Metals bosses enjoy front row seat at UN deep-sea mining negotiations
By Matteo Civillini
Dozens of mining industry representatives joined government negotiating teams at high-stakes United Nations talks charting the future of controversial deep-sea mining last...
Flying Fijians 33-member squad named for 2023 Rugby World Cup in France
Flying Fijians Coach Simon Raiwalui has named his 33-member squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France next month.
Waisea Nayacalevu will captain the...
Players who didn’t make it are still available: Raiwalui
The Flying Fijian players who didn’t make the cut for the Rugby World Cup are still available for selection.
This has been confirmed by coach...
Fiji PM ‘has jumped the gun’, CSOs up in arms over PM’s move on Fukushima nuclear wastewater
Unity Fiji party leader Savenaca Narube believes that Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka “has jumped the gun” in showing his support to the Japanese Government’s...
‘Terrible’ rules starve climate-hit islands of finance, inquiry told
Development assistance rules are denying “vulnerable” small island developing states, or SIDS, of the help they need to combat the climate emergency and must...
Fiji PM welcomes his Cook Islands counterpart
Fiji and the Cook Islands are in the process of finalising a new Development Cooperation Agreement to advance economic cooperation, air transportation connectivity, trade,...
Ahead of 26th FEMM, Forum Chair Brown honours legacy of Pacific leaders at ceremonial welcome
The Pacific Islands Forum Chair, Cook Islands PM Mark Brown, has thanked the Government of Fiji and staff of the Forum for an 'unforgettable'...
One people, one ocean – Vanuatu urges Blue Pacific unity
“It is our desire that we as a country, and we as a Blue Pacific Continent, continue to seek opportunities to influence the global...
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China expands Policing footprint in Pacific as influence grows
China is expanding its policing footprint across the Pacific, moving from basic training support to more operational involvement in several island countries, raising the...
Tuvalu boosts Maritime Security with new Patrol vessel from Japan, UNODC
Tuvalu has strengthened its ability to police its waters and protect its resources following the handover of a new inshore patrol vessel at Funafuti...
Cyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ
Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.
Both are category...