Facility to boost Maritime surveillance and search training
The opening of the Pacific Regional Vessel Boarding and Searching Training facility will boost and strengthen the Maritime surveillance and Protections of the Blue...
Japan Ambassador to Fiji warns of meth epidemic
The new Ambassador of Japan to Fiji Rokuichiro Michii says over four tons of methamphetamine seized in Nadi are enough to make every Fijian...
Project which ‘eliminates’ dengue extended to Pacific
An Australian project which “all but eliminated dengue fever” in Far North Queensland has been successfully extended to Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu.
The programme uses...
Bougainville changes law on gold
Bougainville is making changes to its mining law with the aim of introducing a tax on gold that leaves the region.
President Ishmael Toroama said...
How hidden WW2 bombs across the Pacific are found and destroyed, decades after war
By Jon Letman
The Marshall Islands is a nation of atolls – hundreds of small islands carpeted in coconut palms and pandanus trees. While...
ASCA accreditation a first for ONOC
Strength and conditioning coaches from the region have gathered in Fiji this week with an aim to work towards accreditation under the Australian Strength...
U.S Coast Guard gets enhanced powers in Samoa’s waters
The United States will have an expanded right to board vessels in Samoa’s waters under an amended maritime law enforcement agreement that could boost...
Deportations raise alarm in Marshall Islands
Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack is raising the alarm about criminal behavior involving Marshallese deported from the United States, saying the “impact of these deportees...
Aukus weighs expanding security pact to deter China in South Pacific
The U.S, UK and Australia are to begin talks on bringing new members into Aukus as Washington pushes for Japan to be involved in...
King tides cause new levels of devastation in Tuvalu, as nation weighs up Falepili Union treaty
Angela Telupe watched her backyard flood as a king tide tightened its grip on the main island of Tuvalu.
Outside her home in northern Funafuti,...
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Global warming will breach 1.5°C – but deep, fast cuts can still bring it...
With global temperature rise set to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, countries “must pull out all the stops” and urgently cut emissions to minimize...
UN agencies appeal for help to protect weakest from unprecedented El Niño
Two UN agencies issued a powerful appeal on Wednesday for immediate assistance to help communities already being impacted by the strongest El Niño weather...
Australia supports establishment of Renewable Energy Commissioner for the Pacific
A Pacific-led initiative to establish a Renewable Energy Commissioner (REC) for the Pacific has received support from Australia.
The initiative is designed to strengthen energy...