PNG Opposition to take government to court over U.S defence agreement
Papua New Guinea opposition Leader and Kandrian Gloucester MP, Joseph Lelang has informed the nation that he intends to seek legal interpretation at the...
Explainer: Water to be released into the ocean from Fukushima nuclear power station
Within a few months, Japan is expected to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
So what...
Japan’s Fukushima wastewater plan is safe, says expert on Pacific islands panel
Fish that swim in treated wastewater from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant would be safe to eat, according to an expert who is part...
South Korea ruling party demands DP stop scaremongering Pacific island nations over Fukushima release plan
South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday strongly denounced the main opposition Democratic Party's (DP) plan to send letters urging Pacific island...
Paris climate summit opens with call for ‘finance shock’
The leaders of France and Barbados joined forces on Thursday to push for an overhaul of the international financial system at a summit aimed...
The climate crisis is this century’s biggest threat. We need a global finance pact that reflects the task ahead
By Chris Bowen, Steven Guilbeault and James Shaw
The science is clear. The climate crisis is the biggest single threat we face as a...
The Fierce Urgency of Now
By the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland
In 1967, American civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King said in a speech, "we are now faced...
New executives for ONOC’s Athletes’ Commission elected
The ONOC Athletes’ Commission (ONOC AC) conducted elections for their new executives Thursday.
Convened virtually and facilitated through an electronic voting system (Lumi Global), a...
Strong second-half gets New Zealand’s OFC U-19 Women’s Championship defence off to a winning
Seven times defending champions New Zealand have overcome a stern challenge from hosts Fiji to get their OFC U-19 Women’s Championship campaign off to...
Solomon Islands stun Tahiti in Group C opener in Suva
The Solomon Islands have struck first in Group C of the OFC Women’s U-19 Championship 2023 following a 1-0 victory over Tahiti at HFC...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...