Climate action ‘reckoning’
As the right to development goes together with the right to a clean, healthy, sustainable environment, “we must end the merciless, relentless, senseless war...
USP Cook Islands director welcomes Fiji funding and Vice Chancellor’s return
University of the South Pacific (USP) Cook Islands Director Dr Debi Futter-Puati is pleased to hear the newly elected Fiji Government will release funds...
Dr Pio Manoa appointed Forum Fisheries Deputy Director-General
Fijian national, Dr Pio Manoa is the new Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Deputy Director-General.
Dr Manoa was the FFA legal counsel before his appointment as...
COFA talks and peace in the Pacific
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan
China’s persistent threats to take over Taiwan underscore the risk of escalating geopolitical conflicts besetting the Pacific island region. While Guam...
Looking at Palau’s approach to the compact negotiation
By Ongerung Kambes Kesolei
In September 2021, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr told world leaders at the 76th Session of the United Nations General...
Bristol Bears sign Fijian Drua centre Kalaveti Ravouvou ahead of 2023/24 season
Bristol Bears have signed Fijian international centre Kalaveti Ravouvou ahead of the 2023/24 season Bristol Live understand.
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam has secured...
Affiliation request from Kaiviti Silktails to FNRL
The Fiji National Rugby League and Kaiviti Silktails management will meet soon to try and iron out their differences.
The Silktails aren’t affiliated to FNRL...
Micronesia president says ‘transparency’ has eased Fukushima water concerns
Micronesian President David Panuelo said Friday that Japan’s “transparency” over its intention to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into...
People to vote for PNG PM
Papua New Guinea could be voting for a Prime Minister in 2027 if a Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) review on the form...
Australia assists Lulutai in servicing Tonga domestic air travel
The Australian Government is assisting Tonga in its domestic air connectivity until at least 30 June 2023 in a partnership with Fiji Airways, the...
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Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organised crime’, President José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organised crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.
His comments come as Australian federal police (AFP) confirmed...
Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
This was the strong reminder from Fiji's Minister...