Australian Coalition to oppose Pacific visa ‘lottery’ to bring more workers to Australia
The Australian federal opposition has ruled out backing a new Pacific visa lottery scheme, labelling it as arbitrary and patronising to the Pacific community...
Beijing special envoy, on Pacific charm offensive, says China is the future
Beijing’s newly appointed special envoy to the Pacific has underlined China’s investment in infrastructure during his first official trip to the region, as Australia...
Estimated 125,500 Vanuatu Children Impacted by Back-to-Back Tropical Cyclones
Communities in Vanuatu are slowly beginning to pick up the pieces left behind after destructive winds and heavy rains, brought by two Category Four...
Women In Media Fiji launch pilot mentoring programme for women journalists
A pilot programme to provide mentoring for women journalists in the Pacific has been launched in Fiji, Tuesday.
The project is a result of collaboration...
European Investment Bank global opens office in Fiji
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union (EU), officially inaugurated its new representation office in Suva Tuesday, covering Fiji and...
Millions of people in the Pacific to be supported through new digital health systems
The Government of Japan and UNICEF have officially signed a new USD$9 million partnership to strengthen digital health systems in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New...
Happy International Women’s Day (IWD) from the United Nations teams across the Pacific!
A statement by the UN Resident Coordinators across the Pacific – Jaap van Hierden, Richard Howard, Sanaka Samarasinha, and Simona Marinescu, based in Micronesia,...
Crusaders will be ruthless: Fijian Drua Coach Byrne
The Fijian Drua side is expecting a ruthless Crusaders team when the two sides clash this weekend at Churchill Park in round 3 of...
SOS to Ben Ryan: Tuiloa keen on involving former Fiji 7s coach
The Fiji Rugby Union says it is keen on getting back Olympic Games sevens gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan into its setup.
Ryan, who...
AFP working alongside RSIPF to prepare for 2023 Pacific Games
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is working in partnership with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in the lead up to the 2023...
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El Niño’s $11 trillion price tag, ‘Exceptional’ extreme temperatures to continue into next year,...
The El Niño extreme weather pattern could cost the global economy up to US$11 trillion and seriously impact food security, said the UN agency...
COP31 Pacific home, the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion launched in Antalya
The Pacific has opened its home at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), with the official launch of the Moana Blue Pacific...
An Outer-Island Budget Promise Must Survive the Boat Journey
By Douglas Vandergraph
A government announcement made in South Tarawa may sound complete when the words leave a microphone. For a family on an outer...