‘It’s just how life is here’: Vanuatu’s children devastated as cyclone season returns
Tropical Cyclone Lola has claimed at least two lives – one of them a pregnant woman – and caused widespread damage to hundreds of...
UNICEF concerned for children of the Pacific in the coming cyclone season
UNICEF is increasingly concerned for children’s wellbeing in the upcoming cyclone season.
Following the recent out of season Tropical Cyclone Lola, many children have already...
Fiji Military Chief concerned with non-consultative approach taken by the Government to reject the UN resolution on Gaza
The Commander of the Republic of Military Forces, Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai says the RFMF is deeply concerned with the non-consultative approach taken...
Fiji Government Minister Singh referred to FICAC
The Fijian Elections Office has referred the Minister for Sugar and Multi Ethnic Affairs, Charan Jeath Singh to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption...
‘Support us’: Tikopians call on neighbouring countries for help post ex-Tropical Cyclone Lola
Tropical Cyclone Lola has destroyed or damaged 148 houses out of 198 on the remote Solomon Island of Tikopia, community group says.
Solomon Islands medical...
Resignation by new MP could become illegal in Samoa
A Samoa Parliamentary Committee is seeking to make it illegal for an election-winning candidate to resign after an opponent filed a court petition questioning...
Adhere to weather warnings, cyclone season begins: Fiji’s Disaster Management Minister Ditoka
Fiji's Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management is urging all Fijians to consistently heed weather warnings provided by relevant authorities.
With the...
U.S and SPC sign $1.5 million grant to promote Pacific Women and Girls’ Climate and Clean Energy leadership
The Acting Assistant Secretary for the U.S Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) ennifer Littlejohn Tuesday joined...
UN calls for global action to turn cities into engines of sustainable development
Marking World Cities Day on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General emphasised the vital role cities play in sustainable development as catalysts for economic growth and...
Pacific Partnership 2023 Returns to Fiji
Pacific Partnership has returned to Fiji to conduct the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific, 31...
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Pacific group urges public submissions on U.S-backed deep-sea exploration proposal
A proposal to explore for deep-sea minerals in international waters between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment until...
Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa passes resolution opposing deep-sea mining
The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa, the largest church denomination in the territory, has formally declared its strong opposition to deep-sea mining within...
U.S rejects sovereignty fears over Solomons Shiprider deal
The United States has insisted its newly signed Shiprider Agreement with Solomon Islands is designed to strengthen, not undermine, the country’s sovereignty.
And it says...