K10m to Solomon Islands for 2023 Pacific Games: PNG Sports Minister
Papua New Guinea Sports Minister Don Polye confirmed Tuesday that K10 million (US$2.8 million) was paid to Solomon Islands two years ago to help...
PNG Hunters face Silktails in Fiji
The SP PNG Hunters will face Fiji’s Kaiviti Silktails from the New South Wales Rugby League’s Ron Mercy Cup in the Melanesian Bowl challenge...
Cyclone Judy lashes Vanuatu as residents hunker down
Residents of Vanuatu are hunkering down as a cyclone barrels through the Pacific island nation.
Authorities said there were power outages in some areas and...
UN sets date for loss and damage talks, risking Asian -Pacific no-show
The United Nations has set a date for crunch talks over funding for climate victims despite Asia-Pacific developing countries’ failure to nominate their two...
Acting Forum SG Dr Manoni statement at the RMI Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day
Bula Vinaka and a special Iakwe and greetings to you all. I thank you for the invitation to join you today to mark this...
Global summit in Panama aims to secure pledges for safeguarding the world’s oceans
Experts, ministers and philanthropists from around the world are meeting in Panama this Thursday and Friday in search of funding and new commitments to...
Fiji PM Rabuka speaks on his sweeping changes
Fiji’s new Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has taken swift action against figures from the previous regime, comparing them to “cancer”.
He made the comment in...
New report on digital economy in the Pacific launched
The Digital Economy Report: Pacific Edition of 2022 was launched on 16 February at a regional event hosted by the Pacific Islands Forum.
The report...
Climate Resilience for Business Sustainability Training for the Private Sector
Over one hundred participants from across the Pacific region will be part of a tailor-made climate resilience for sustainability training programme.
The participants represent the...
Opinion: Pacific leaders’ choice for top Forum job an insult
By Barbara Dreaver, 1News Pacific Correspondent
The appointment of Baron Waqa, former President of Nauru, to head the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) next year was...
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Climate talks address Pacific’s growing security risks
Funding for fighting climate change across the Pacific is not keeping up pace with the urgency of the crisis amid complex systems, slow approvals...
Pacific must defeat corruption to prosper
A regional academic has warned that the Pacific cannot achieve peace or prosperity unless it confronts corruption head-on, calling it a “tapeworm” quietly draining...
World Bank warns of rising costs as Middle East conflict hits global markets
The World Bank Group says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already driving up global costs and disrupting supply chains, with developing...