UN tries anew to finish treaty protecting the high seas
UN member states on Monday launched two weeks of negotiations aimed at finally reaching a treaty meant to protect and preserve vast areas of...
Fiji Finance Ministry to State: Avoid taking any more debts
Fiji's Finance Ministry has warned Government against taking on any more debt in the next two years in light of the debt level expected...
Decision time for world’s governments on new global treaty for the ocean
Governments resume negotiations Monday at the United Nations in New York to finalise a new High Seas Treaty to ensure the conservation and sustainable...
PNG PM Marape on an official visit to Fiji this week
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape arrived in Fiji last night for his official visit in the country this week.
His visit signifies Fiji...
Penny Wong visit to Kiribati, Fiji and attend Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders’ retreat
-Australian foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to Kiribati this week on her first visit as Foreign Minister, and Fiji, where she will represent...
EU commends PM Rabuka for his leadership – support for Fiji reaffirmed
The European Union (EU) has commended our Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka for his exemplary leadership towards Fiji's national development...
PNG Government seeks solutions to PNG’s fuel crisis
-Papua New Guinea acting Prime Minister John Rosso has assured Papua New Guineans, residents and businesses that a short term arrangement has been reached...
PIF SG statement on the resumed fifth session Intergovernmental Conference on the BBNJ process
By Henry Puna, Forum Secretary General & Pacific Ocean Commissioner
As our Pacific Forum Leaders gather this week for their Special Retreat in Nadi,...
Why has a Canadian company partnered with the tiny island of Nauru to fast-track deep-sea mining?
By Joanna Chiu
Brown-black discharge gushed out of a pipe from a hulking ship, dispersing murky clouds of sediment into the international waters of...
Why the world needs a deal to protect its oceans
By Jack Graham
Delegates from up to 193 UN member states resume talks in New York on Monday in an effort to wrap up...
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Deep-Sea Mining could begin in Pacific without agreed global rules
Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework,...
Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police
Naoero has strengthened its laws on domestic violence and offences against police officers, with new measures aimed at protecting victims, preventing intimidation and giving...
Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
U.S President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than US$100,000 on new H-1B visas...