U.S-China competition: Blinken heading to New Zealand, Tonga, Australia
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit the Pacific this week – his third foray to the region – to discuss security...
‘Multination military exercise in Australia shows unity to China’
United States Navy Secretary Carlos del Toro said the major multination military training exercise launched in Australia sent a message to China that America's...
Congress prodded to finalise Compact package for freely associated states
Defence officials and territorial delegates have pressed both houses of Congress to tie up the proposed new economic packages under the Compacts of Free...
‘Our country is sinking – we’re in a race against time to save it’
The tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu is in danger of disappearing into the ocean, but its people have a plan – a new digital...
We did good in the midfield: Flying Fijians coach Raiwalui
Flying Fijians have many options in the midfield and one was tested over the weekend against Tonga in the Punjas Pacific Battle.
Josua Tuisova and...
Manu Samoa return to top 10 in world rankings as they climb above both Georgia and Japan
Manu Samoa have returned to the top 10 of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings for the first time in nearly eight years after their...
Pacific Games Organizing Committee , VBTC announce Broadcast Rights for SOL2023
The 2023 Pacific Games Organising Committee (GOC) has announced that the Vanuatu Broadcasting & Television Corporation (VBTC) has acquired the television broadcast rights for...
“We must not shy away from demanding climate justice for all” – Fiji AG Turaga
“We must not shy away from demanding climate justice for all."
This was the statement by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga while...
Nations aim to ink deep sea mining rules by 2025
The International Seabed Authority's member nations on Friday agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists' calls...
Pacific Seabed mining delayed as International Agency finalises Rules
The start of industrial-scale seabed mining to extract car battery metals from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has been delayed after the international...
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COP31 President of Negotiations Bowen warns only 0.2 percent of climate adaptation finance reaches...
Pacific Island countries are receiving just 0.2 percent of global climate finance for adaptation, a figure COP31 President of Negotiations Chris Bowen says must...
Pacific Ocean monitoring at risk as climate observation gaps threaten El Niño tracking
Gaps in ocean monitoring across the western Pacific are threatening the region’s ability to track and predict climate events such as El Niño, prompting...
GCF urges world to follow Solomon Islands’ lead on climate finance
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda Duarte has challenged countries to follow Solomon Islands' lead in supporting global climate finance, describing its US$400,000...