Forum Secretary General Puna takes 2050 message to leaders in Niue
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna is wrapping up a week of stakeholder sessions in Niue with a visit to the national college,...
Donald Trump indicted; First U.S ex-president charged with crime
Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S president to...
NZ stands with Vanuatu on Climate at UN
New Zealand is welcoming a decision by the United Nations General Assembly to ask the International Court of Justice to consider countries’ international legal...
UN approves resolution on climate justice – ‘The work has only just begun’
By Sanjesni Kumar
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has agreed to seek the International Court of Justice’s opinion on the obligations of states regarding...
Beginning of a new era’: Pacific islanders hail UN vote on climate justice
A group of Pacific Island students who were instrumental in pushing a UN resolution that should make it easier to hold polluting countries legally...
FLNKS wil tell French PM of Kanaks’ ‘humiliation’ over referendum
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS say they will tell the French Prime Minister of the Kanak pepole's "sense of humiliation" over the last independence referendum.
The...
New World Bank regional hub signals growing commitment to the North Pacific
The World Bank has officially opened a permanent office in Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, following several years of an expanding presence...
New Queensland Trade Commissioner role strengthens Pacific relationship
Queensland’s economic presence in the Pacific will be strengthened by the appointment of Leata Alaimoana as Trade Commissioner for the region.
Alaimoana was Impact Investment...
PINA Statement on the Fiji Government’s decision to totally repeal the MIDA Act 2010
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) joins the Fijian Media Association (FMA) in welcoming the decision of the Coalition Govt in Fiji to repeal...
Samoa to host World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2023
The World Rugby Pacific Challenge will take place in Samoa as it returns for the first time since 2020. The tournament, contested by the...
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Pacific Economic Ministers remain cautious on Iran-U.S deal as fuel price uncertainty persists
Pacific countries are not placing significant confidence in the emerging Iran-United States agreement and will continue preparing for fuel market volatility as uncertainty in...
Forum expands effort to tackle Correspondent Banking challenges across Pacific
Forum Secretary General, Baron Divavesi Waqa says the Pacific’s Correspondent Banking Relationship (CBR) office is now fully established and working to address banking challenges...
Pacific Private sector warns Ministers of rising costs as fuel crisis dominates talks
Rising energy costs and the impact of the Middle East fuel crisis dominated discussions between Pacific finance ministers and private sector leaders during a...