Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...
Australia may be forced to loosen attendance requirements at UN climate event in Pacific, foreign officials say
Australia may be forced to drop its insistence that only prime ministers and presidents attend a high-profile climate meeting in Tuvalu as it struggles...
Pacific nations secure millions to prepare for climate disasters before they strike
Pacific countries are stepping up efforts to protect communities from climate disasters before they happen.
Four island nations have secured millions of dollars to strengthen...
Fiji has the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic – and it is struggling
A graph showing the progression of HIV infections in Fiji resembles a cobra poised to strike.
For years, the 330+ islands that make up Fiji...
The Pacific nation caught between two superpowers
By Tys Occhiuzzi
Amid escalating rivalry between the United States and China, a pristine paradise in the western Pacific is confronting what it means...
Pacific priorities amplified as findings of global midterm review of the Global Biodiversity Framework placed under microscope
Pacific priorities are being amplified on the global stage in Nairobi, Kenya, as the world looks to the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties to...
Opposition rejects coalition, Cook Islands Party counts on independents ahead of 2026 elections
The leading opposition parties are not entering into any pre-election coalition agreements as they seek clear mandates on their own in the 2026 general...
Naoero withdraws recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
The Government of the Republic of Naoero has withdrawn its recognition of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Republic of Abkhazia as independent...
Pacific AI principles endorsed
Pacific ICT ministers have endorsed regional artificial intelligence technology principles that will be presented to leaders for approval later this year.
Speaking at the Pacific...
Samoa could face rugby ban after government withdraws support
Samoa’s rugby union was thrown into disarray on July 30 after the government pulled support for the sport’s governing body, Lakapi Samoa, citing “internal...
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SEC filing raises new questions over US$1billion Cook Islands Deep-Sea mining deal
A proposed US$1 billion merger involving U.S-listed Odyssey Marine Exploration and American Ocean Minerals Corporation (AOMC) has entered a critical regulatory phase, with a...
MSG reaffirms commitment to Indigenous rights across Melanesia
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Indigenous rights, languages, cultures and traditional knowledge across Melanesia as the region...
Cook Islands election: Mark Brown still ‘preferred PM’
Cook Islands Party (CIP) leader and caretaker Prime Minister Mark Brown leads as the preferred Prime Minister in a poll conducted by Cook Islands...