U.S Deputy Secretary Campbell’s meeting with Forum Secretary General Puna
U. S deputy secretary of State Kurt Campbell last week met with a high-level delegation from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) including Secretary General...
FFA launches new Electronic Vessel Register and Port State Measures Systems
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has launched a major upgrade and development to their monitoring and surveillance efforts, with two new systems...
Communities worry anew as PNG revives seabed mining plans
By Rebecca Kessler
Chris Malgan sits in his outrigger canoe, singing and shaking a ring of coconut shells in the water next to the...
Small Islands: COP29 Presidency must commit to urgent delivery of Climate commitments
The most significant political global gathering on climate change since COP28 is just a day away, with countries coming together at the Copenhagen Climate...
Japan vows to build peaceful future for Pacific islands
Defence Minister Minoru Kihara pledged Wednesday that Japan will work with Pacific island nations to build a future of peace, stability, and prosperity for...
Former Kiribati leader rejects Chinese police on island
Pacific nations can't afford to snub Chinese money as they struggle with the impacts of climate change but foreign police being shipped in should...
Micronesian official sees benefits from economic partnership with China
An official from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) says his nation values its relationship with China in terms of its economic partnership, which...
Shipping sector pushes to keep emissions-tax cash for itself
Shipping negotiators for governments at UN talks this week want a proposed tax on the sector’s emissions to be spent mostly on cleaning up...
Fiji Cabinet approves bid for NRL license
Fiji's Cabinet has agreed that Rugby League Bid (Fiji) Limited facilitate the bid to secure a licence to enter the Australian National Rugby League...
Fijian Drua make five changes for Waratahs clash
Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne has made five changes to his run-on side to face the New South Wales Waratahs in round five of...
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U.S to link Pacific drug investigations with South Asia crime networks
The United States is looking to connect its law enforcement operations in the Pacific with expertise and investigations in South Asia as criminal networks...
Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...