Construction of UN House will bolster Fiji’s image as hub of the Pacific – Minister Vosarogo
The construction of a United Nations House or permanent office in Fiji will bolster our image as the hub of the South Pacific.
Minister for...
David Pocock blasts Albanese government as it reauthorises Nauru offshore immigration detention
The Albanese government has reauthorised offshore immigration detention on Nauru and sought to overturn a court decision that forced it to release about 100...
Air Kiribati to purchase Twin Otter in a US$6.5million deal
The Kiribati Government Tuesday signed a US$6.5million deal with AEVEX Aerospace – IKHANA Aircraft Services for the purchase of a Twin Otter (MSN 718).
Kiribati...
Japan plans to dump Fukushima wastewater into a Pacific with a toxic nuclear history
By Amy Gunia
Pacific Island nations have for decades been grappling with the environmental and health consequences of Cold War-era nuclear testing in the...
Fijian Drua winger Habosi’s contract terminated
The Fijian Drua have terminated the contract of superstar winger Vinaya Habosi, effective immediately.
Habosi was the breakout star of Super Rugby Pacific, with the...
World Rugby opens 2023 player welfare research funding application process
World Rugby haslaunched its 2023 call for applications to fund research projects with the aim of promoting evidence-based enhancements in player welfare priority areas,...
Villagers call on authorities in Solomon Islands to investigate and remove dangerous explosives
There are fears dangerous explosives stored carelessly and with no regard for the safety of villagers in Ruaniu, northeast Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands, could...
Forum meeting with Japan Foreign Minister takes first steps to meeting with PM on Fukushima concerns
The incoming Forum Chair and Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, is leading a Forum delegation to Tokyo this week to convey...
Climate Change remains the single greatest threat for Pacific—new Pacific Security Report
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has released the Pacific Security Outlook Report 2022 -2023, highlighting key regional security issues and trends.
By comparing the challenges...
Seabed 2030 announces new partnership with the Republic of Kiribati
The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport (MICT) for the...
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Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...