WCPFC enters 2026 facing deep-sea mining risks, new global ocean treaty, and rising pressure from major conferences
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is heading into a critical year as deep-sea mining pressures intensify, a...
Fiji Military vows transparency and civilian supremacy in national reconciliation push
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) has declared it will “not remain prisoners of its past,” unveiling its strongest commitment yet to transparency, accountability,...
WHO steps up support in Micronesia as Dr Piukala warns of rising health pressures and climate-driven emergencies
World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, says the Pacific’s mounting health pressures demand sustained support...
WCPFC warns Climate change and Pollution now direct threats to Pacific Tuna
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is warning that climate change and marine pollution are emerging as direct...
Human rights ‘non-negotiable’ as Pacific Tuna body enters era of tougher rules: WCPFC
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has declared that “human rights are non-negotiable” as it enters 2026 with...
WCPFC mourns FSM Foreign Secretary Lorin Robert, a driving force behind Pacific fisheries cooperation
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has paid tribute to the late Foreign Secretary Lorin Robert, describing the...
High-seas transshipment resistance risks WCPFC accountability, Sharks Pacific warns
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
Sharks Pacific Policy Director Bubba Cook says the biggest obstacle facing the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)...
Fijian Media Association demands better police protection after FBC journalist violently attacked at courthouse
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has again called for police to be more vigilant in managing security and threats outside the courthouse after...
Minister of Policing orders urgent police protection for Fiji Journalists after courthouse attack
Fiji’s Minister for Policing and Communications, Ioane Naivalurua, has ordered immediate security upgrades at all court premises after a journalist was violently attacked outside acourthouse...
Fiji’s violence crisis is a national emergency, not a private matter: PM Rabuka
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has issued one of his strongest statements yet on the country’s gender-based violence crisis, warning that nearly two-thirds of women...
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Pacific must defeat corruption to prosper
A regional academic has warned that the Pacific cannot achieve peace or prosperity unless it confronts corruption head-on, calling it a “tapeworm” quietly draining...
World Bank warns of rising costs as Middle East conflict hits global markets
The World Bank Group says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already driving up global costs and disrupting supply chains, with developing...
Foreign crew charged after Australian police say ‘smuggling hides’ used in cocaine plot
Australian Police have charged six crew members of the high-profile MV Raider vessel with drug smuggling, saying they attempted to bring one tonne of...