Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai surveys Cyclone Lola damage from the air
Vanuatu, one of the nations most at threat from natural disasters in the world, is walking the path of resilience once again after experiencing...
Thirteenth Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum focusses on food security as Pacific braces for El Niño
105 participants representing seventeen Pacific Islands convened the thirteenth Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF-13), which was centred on the theme of ‘Improving food...
Why Blue Pacific’s leaders should be discussing Seabed Mining in Rarotonga?
By Dr Satyendra Prasad, Senior Fellow – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Seabed mining needs to be discussed at the Pacific Islands Forum Meeting in...
How a doctor from a Tonga village landed one of WHO’s most important jobs
By Jenny Lei Ravelo
After 72 years, the World Health Organisation’s regional office in the Western Pacific will for the first time be led by...
Flying Fijians coach among nominees revealed for World Rugby Awards 2023
World Rugby has revealed the first shortlists for the prestigious World Rugby Awards 2023, which will be presented at the Opéra Garnier in Paris...
Pacific Island players slam new World Rugby competition
Pacific Island rugby players have slammed world rugby’s new competition and claim the format will keep nations like Samoa and Tonga at the bottom...
Forum SG Puna applauds youth climate activists’ vital role in climate battle ahead of COP28
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General has reiterated the crucial role young Pacific climate activists have in the battle against climate change.
Speaking at the...
Historic day as revived Fiji Media Council launched
After 16 years of working under oppressive media law in Fiji, its an historic day for the local media fraternity in the Pacific nation...
Committee supports removing 10 percent quota for Samoa women parliamentarians
The Samoa Parliamentary Committee that reviewed the Commission of Inquiry’s Report set up after the 2021 general elections, has accepted the recommendation to remove...
Pacific climate warriors call for a future of renewables ahead of Pacific Islands Forum meeting
Over 60 Pacific youth activists presented their climate demands Wednesday to Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna ahead of the global Power Up...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...