The biggest gold rush in history is about to start in the deep sea – leaving devastation in its wake
Applications to mine the seabed in our ocean commons can be made from 09 July, allowing a few corporations to profit from ecological disaster...
Fiji U20 claim first victory against Italy 41- 26
Fiji produced a performance of skill and flair to nullify Italy’s heavy pack in the opening ninth-place semi-final at Paarl Gymnasium and confirm their...
Samoan rugby league stars miss fees jackpot
An opportunity for Samoa's rugby league stars in Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) to get paid lucrative test match fees like their Australian and...
NRL faces fresh threat from clubs over expansion plans for 18th franchise
The NRL is facing backlash from clubs wanting a greater say in who should be awarded an 18th licence – and when expansion should...
Cook Islands PM ‘proceeds with caution’ on deep-sea mining as critics warn over risks
Days ahead of a deadline that highlights the pressure to develop rules on deep-sea mining, Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown said pursuing the...
IMO agrees to nonbinding target to achieve net zero “around 2050”
IMO member states have reached a tentative deal on the thorny question of bringing shipping into line with the Paris Agreement. The newly-agreed MEPC...
PNG PM urged to oppose nuke wastewater release into the Pacific Ocean: Opposition leader
Papua New Guinea Opposition leader Joseph Lelang has urged Prime Minister James Marape to reject a report by the international atomic energy agency (IAEA)...
Pacific nations keep shipping fossil-free goal alive in London
Pacific nations' push for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to align the sea transportation sector to the Paris Agreement goal and keep 1.5 degrees...
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea pledge to boost trade despite perennial border woes
Indonesia pledged new aid for Papua New Guinea during a visit by President Joko Widodo to the Pacific island nation and promised to boost...
Visit by Solomon Islands leader to Beijing underscores rising China-U.S rivalry in South Pacific
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will visit China next week, highlighting the accelerating contest between Beijing and Washington for influence in the South...
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Dr Aqorau questions whether military expansion fits Pacific’s Ocean of Peace vision
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has questioned whether the Pacific can maintain its vision of becoming an Ocean of...
The ocean wealth that keeps leaving Micronesia
By Joyce McClure
More than 50 percent of the world’s tuna supply comes from the western and central Pacific Ocean, making it the most...
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs says China missile test was ‘destabilising’ as...
Australia says China's recent ballistic missile test over the Pacific was “destabilising”, citing strong condemnation from Pacific leaders alongside Australia's response.
Speaking in an interview...