‘Don’t dissolve Parliament’: Vanuatu Opposition
The 27 Members of Parliament (MPs) who are signatories to both a request for Parliament to meet in extraordinary session and a motion of...
“We will be there” Loughman to face no confidence vote on Friday: Vanuatu PM
The Vanuatu prime minister Bob Loughman has confirmed he will attend the next sitting of an extra-ordinary parliament session on Friday to face a...
European Union working to increase economic, security ties in Pacific
The European Union is working to boost its presence in the Pacific through economic ties and new security commitments as geostrategic competition in the...
Kiribati Government withdraws appeal against David Lambourne
The Kiribati Government has withdrawn its appeal case against the judicial biased judgement of then Chief Justice Hastings in relation to the life-term appointment...
Understanding tools for Protected Area Management Effectiveness in the Pacific
The goal to effectively manage protected and conserved areas in the Pacific has taken an important step forward with the soft launch of the...
Fiji and SPREP commit to integrated approaches to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and waste management
Fiji’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) has signed two Letters of Agreement (LoA) with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to implement...
Oceania Rise Rugby “levelling the playing field” for women in the Pacific Islands
Oceania Rise Rugby has been described as a “game-changer” that can help with “levelling the playing field for women” in the Pacific Islands.
Last month,...
OFC Champions League 2022 final: AS Vénus chase history as Auckland City seek landmark title
The OFC Champions League 2022 final takes place today Wednesday, 17 August with Tahiti’s AS Vénus looking to become their nation’s first ever champions...
Vanuatu Opposition ready to elect a new PM amidst Loughman boycott
Vanuatu Parliament was not able to topple Prime Minister, Bob Loughman today due to lack of the two third of the 52 members of...
Shocking figures reveal severity of the ocean crisis
New Greenpeace analysis shows that since governments began discussing a new Global Ocean Treaty two decades ago, nearly 120 marine species have become critically...
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El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
El Niño, the climate phenomenon that supercharges weather around the world, has officially arrived and could intensify to historic levels in the fall, U.S...
Trump reopens Pacific marine monument waters to commercial fishing
U.S President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation reopening nearly half a million square miles of protected waters in the Pacific to commercial fishing,...
UNFPA reports major health and Population gains despite funding cuts
By Pita Ligaiula
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it delivered major gains in maternal health, reproductive health services and population data collection during...