Two Pacific Mini Games athletes test positive for Covid-19
With around 2,000 people entering the CNMI — many for the very first time — the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp reported that two athletes have...
USP partners with ANZ Group to provide financial literacy programme in the Pacific-ACP region
The University of the South Pacific Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) Programme signed an agreement today to partner with the Australia and New Zealand...
Ocean literacy and unlocking a revolution in ocean science solutions
The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the premise behind the UN Ocean Decade and...
PNG Parties investing heavily on campaigning and candidates
Three major parties have emerged as frontrunners to form the next Papua New Guinea government with their party leader’s eager to be next Prime...
Stunning electoral victory for independence party in French Polynesia
By Nic Maclellan
In an unprecedented electoral victory, the independence party Tavini Huira’atira has won all three seats allocated to French Polynesia in the...
Australia should rejoin UN climate fund to prove commitment to Pacific neighbours, thinktank argues
Australia must move on from a “crisis mentality” as it seeks to reset its relationship with Pacific island countries, including by rejoining a key...
Nauru records first community Covid-19 cases
Nauru is now battling its first Covid-19 outbreak in the community.
337 people have tested positive for Covid-19 so far on Nauru.
Government information office director...
12 milion PNG ballot papers for distribution
Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai says 12 million ballot papers will be distributed in the provinces before polling begins on 04 July.
“The...
Hundreds of workers flown home to Pacific despite NZ fishing firms’ pleas
Tongan, Samoan and ni-Vanuatu horticulture workers have been redeployed or flown home, to the disappointment of the country's biggest fishing companies who had asked...
Pacific labour mobility and the existential threat of climate change
Australia needs to walk the walk on emissions, migration targets and resettlements to make itself a good neighbour.
By Peter Hooton
The consolidation of Australia’s...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...