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Moana Minerals Limited, a Cook Islands registered company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of parent company Ocean Minerals LLC ("OML"), has announced the award of an Exploration licence by the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority. Moana Minerals Ltd is one of the first companies to hold an Exploration License in the Cook Islands. “The growing demand for ethically sourced cobalt, nickel, and...

The commentary below takes its cue from remarks led by Forum Secretary General Henry Puna, at the Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo Pacific in Paris, France, on 22 February, 2022. SG Puna spoke to a ministerial roundtable on Health, Climate, Biodiversity and Oceans Taking our Pacific challenges- and solutions to the world has always required coherent, clear messaging...

Three months since the Glasgow Climate Pact came into being at COP26 in Glasgow last year, the Pacific have outlined how the UK COP26 Presidency can support our island region on their journey towards COP27. The Twenty-Sixth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP26) was held in Glasgow, Scotland from 01 – 13 November...

After having their first taste of Super Rugby last weekend, the Fijian Drua are aiming to show they’re quick learners when they meet the formidable ACT Brumbies on Saturday in the second round of Super Rugby Pacific. The Drua lost 40-10 to the New South Wales Waratahs in their debut match, handing the Waratahs their first win in Super Rugby...

Brumbies centre Chris Feauai-Sautia is overjoyed at the prospect of returning to Super Rugby Pacific. Feauai-Sautia makes his return from the bench as the Brumbies prepare to take on Fijian Drua at GIO Stadium on Saturday. The 28-year-old last featured on home soil in September 2020, ironically missing the AU final against the Brumbies due to a groin injury. A stint with...

The high level political champion flying the flag for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and its outcomes from COP26 says there is still a long way to go for information, capacity and resourcing for work in this area. Palau’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, Steven Victor was an active part of the Pacific high level champions to the...

The Pacific Political Champion for Climate Ambition Bruce Bilimon, has told the UK-Pacific Climate Dialogue this week the COP26 Glasgow Outcomes, especially in the final hours, were frustrating and tough. The Marshall Islands Minister for Health was one of five Pacific High Level Champions announced last year. He was amongst the four who were able to travel to Glasgow. On Wednesday...

The commitment, leadership and the amplified voice of the Pacific has been acknowledged as having played a key role in the “success” of the Twenty-Sixth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow Scotland. But while the Pacific and the world unpacks the outcomes of COP26, as they prepare for COP27 in Egypt,...

The availability of vaccines and ongoing evidence-based research to mitigate COVID-19 is allowing Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to explore a variety of safe and efficient means of re-opening borders in efforts to revive economies. One idea quickly gaining ground is a digital travel certificate. The proposal to adopt digital certificates to facilitate cross border travel was raised at the...

Only 467 people eligible to be vaccinated are left to get their first dose as the government continues to roll out vaccination for COVID-19. Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni confirmed that 78 people have been discharged, 57 recovering with the remaining 133 active cases being monitored. The government also confirmed that one case had also passed away due to underlying medical...