Politics blocking U.S influence on ocean laws, warns military
American and Australian national security is at risk because U.S Congress has blocked the Biden administration from signing up to a convention on the...
World Environment Court proposed at meeting of Commonwealth civil society experts ahead of COP27
Climate negotiators, small island decision makers and Rwanda's Justice Minister came together Tuesday at the Commonwealth People's Forum to discuss how the coalition of...
$10 million extra funding for Commonwealth Small Island Developing States
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The Commonwealth Secretariat’s ground-breaking collaboration with Cambridge...
Plane inspections carried out remotely:Pacific Aviation Safety Office
-Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) is carrying out inspections and audits of aeroplanes remotely.
Pacific Aviation Safety Office legal adviser Sam Jennings said audit and...
EU blocks bespoke fund for climate victims as rich nations moot alternatives
By Joe Lo and Chloé Farand
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FRU names Fijian and Fijiana 7s squads for Oceania Rugby Super Sevens
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Seruvakula names 18 debutants in the Fijiana XV’s for Oceania Championship
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Fiji’s Tabakaucoro wins men’s 100 metres gold at Pacific Mini Games
Banuve Tabakaucoro won the men's 100 metres title as the Pacific Mini Games continued in the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Fiji runner, known as the...
Vaivai wins Team Fiji’s first gold
Weightlifter Apolonia Vaivai has marked her return to the sport with Team Fiji’s first gold medal at the Pacific Mini Games in Saipan, Northern...
‘Atamaama Tu’utafaiva wins gold at Pacific Mini Games
Tonga has won one gold medal and one bronze at the Pacific Mini Games 2022 currently being held in Saipan, Northern Marianas.
'Atamaama Tu’utafaiva (25)...
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By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Island governments are actively preparing contingency plans to prioritise fuel use for critical services as the...
ADB, partners move to safeguard Pacific access to global banking as correspondent banks withdraw
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ADB reforms to better response to member needs
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is undertaking sweeping internal reforms aimed at improving how it responds to...