Worry, frustration as UN tries to finally agree high seas treaty
UN member states have much work to do to finally agree a treaty to protect the high seas before scheduled negotiations close in five...
No leader from outside for the Fiji Police Force : Home Affairs Minister
Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs Pio Tikoduadua has revealed his plans for the Fiji Police, and one of them is for it to be...
PACER Plus an opportunity for regenerative development, trade, and investment in Vanuatu
Vanuatu has taken a major step to boost its economy and improve the livelihood of its people by ratifying the Pacific Agreement on Closer...
Japan’s ‘transparency’ eases concerns over nuclear wastewater release into the Pacific Ocean
Japan’s “transparency” over its plan to release treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean this year has helped ease the region’s concerns over the...
WHO: Nations step closer to global guidelines on pandemics, disease outbreaks
Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft new global guidelines for tackling pandemics, the World...
The Pacific: An ocean of opportunity
By Sarah Stubbings, ANZ Regional Executive, Pacific
ANZ has been in the Pacific for more than 142 years. The region is an important part of...
Seremaia Bai and Seruvakula to assist Flying Fijians coach Raiwalui
Three former Flying Fijians players will assist new Head Coach Simon Raiwalui for the Rugby World Cup in France this year.
Raiwalui announced his assistant...
Filipo Tarakinikini to be Fiji’s next PRUN in New York
By Pita Ligaiula
Former military spokesman retired Colonel Filipo Tarakinikini will be Fiji's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations (PRUN) in New York.
He will...
Pacific Islands Forum special leaders retreat – Forum Communiqué
The Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders Retreat was held in Nadi, Fiji, on 24 February 2023, and was attended by Heads of State, Government,...
Pacific solidarity restored, declares Fiji PM
By Pita Ligaiula in Denarau Nadi
Fiji's Prime Minister and outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Chair Sitiveni Rabuka says the Pacific solidarity has been restored after...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...