Cop28 boss slams rich nations “dismal” $100bn finance failure
The president of the Cop28 climate talks has blamed rich nations’ “dismal” failure to provide US$100 billion a year in climate finance to developing...
China denies political strings in Fiji cooperation
The Chinese government does not attach any political strings to its cooperation with Fiji.
In response to question by FBC News, a Chinese Embassy spokesperson...
Journalists around region mark progress but warn of potential new barriers
World Press Freedom Day has been marked by journalists around the world including the Pacific.
Launched by the United Nations in 1998, it's a day...
NZ Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta puts Pacific in the spotlight, raises concerns over Taiwan Strait tension
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has stayed out of the ugly foreign policy questions hanging over the Indo-Pacific in her first significant foreign...
New Coronation poll finds lead for republic in Solomon Islands- PNG and Tuvalu would vote to stay with the crown
More voters in the Solomon Islands would choose a republic in a referendum tomorrow than would stay with the Crown, according to new research...
Fiji Government, media enjoy a ‘honeymoon’
Government is enjoying a “honeymoon” period with the media, says Dialogue Fiji executive director Nilesh Lal.
As one of the panelists during an event marking...
New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms
The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more and more likely, with dangerously high temperatures and...
World Press Freedom Day: Media under threat and MIDA
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
The move by some countries across the region to introduce laws and policies to limit media freedom is a direct breach of...
Fijian Media Association calls for journalists to be bold
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) is calling on journalists to fearlessly pursue the truth and demand transparency from those in positions of authority.
Emphasising the...
Cop28 head backs fossil phase-out with carbon capture caveat
The head of the Cop28 climate talks has called for “phasing out fossil fuel emissions”, teeing up a debate between governments over the role...
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UNODC-PINA launch regional initiative to strengthen anti-corruption journalism in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today signed an agreement to implement the Journalism for...
PNG Parliament must now deal with Bougainville referendum result with respect, responsibility and unity:...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on the National Parliament to deal with the 2019 Bougainville Referendum result with maturity,...
Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished decades after nuclear testing
Decades after nuclear testing ended across the Pacific, regional leaders and advocates say many of the issues that fueled anti-nuclear and independence movements remain...