PIF Permanent representative to WTO/UN presents credentials
The PIF Geneva Office Permanent Representative Ambassador Mere Falemaka has this week completed the formalities of presenting her credentials as the Permanent Representative and...
Civil Society call for release of Indo-Pacific Trade Pact Text
Civil society groups from across the Pacific, including Fiji, have sent a letter to Trade Ministers calling for the release of agreements and key...
How Washington teamed up with PNG to pip Canberra for ‘control’ of region
COMMENTARY: A special correspondent in Port Moresby
As an officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Papua New Guinea government, I have...
Flying Fijians bonus won’t come from government: PM Rabuka
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has revealed to the Flying Fijians that they’ll have a bonus based on their performance at the Rugby World...
OFC Partnership to launch It’s a Penalty Campaign
Oceania Football Confederation has partnered with It's a Penalty to launch the #KeepKidsSafe campaign in the lead-up to the FIFA Women's World Cup.
The campaign...
I don’t want to do anything fancy: Fijian Drua player Masi
Olympic gold medalist and 7s World Cup winner Iosefo Masi says he does not want to do anything fancy in his pursuit to don...
50 Years On: Tonga’s gift to Australia in the famous upset of 1973
Fifty years on from Tongan rugby’s greatest day, Wallabies legend Mark Loane can wryly find one positive from being on the receiving end.
“I got...
Former PNG PM casts doubt on reports claiming Japan’s nuclear-contaminated wastewater safe for marine life
“We are disappointed that Japan still wants to go ahead and dump the nuclear polluted water into the Pacific, because we are not convinced...
Tonga at risk of sea level rise, seismic events, according to ADB report
Tonga faces permanent losses from sea level rises and is at risk from a seismic event, according to a new report by the Asian...
Indonesia President Widodo, PNG PM Marape in talks to strengthen economic relations
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says it is important to strengthen the economic relations between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, explaining that...
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OACPS must adapt to global challenges, Secretary General says
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) must strengthen its institutions, improve coordination and focus on implementation as it responds to growing...
Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...