Shift in tuna populations could cost small Pacific islands $90 million a year
In Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and other small Pacific island nations, the tuna fishing industry is a linchpin of the economy.
“It is very...
Laura Lochman encourages Pacific women to be part of Energy sector
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) launched the Women in Energy Strategy with the United States Department through the Bureau of Energy Resources...
Fiji Coalition parties formalise partnership
The coalition of the People’s Alliance (PA), the National Federation Party (NFP), and Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) has been formalised to form a...
Do not bully us: SODELPA Member Kepa
The Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA)has sounded a warning to its Fiji coalition partners not to bully them.
Former party leader, Ro Teimumu Kepa says...
Tokelau border protects community from first case of COVID-19 since pandemic began
The Ongoing Government of Tokelau has announced its first case of COVID-19 have been detected at the border of its northernmost atoll of Atafu.
The...
Climate goal of 1.5C is ‘gasping for breath’, says UN head
The goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C is “gasping for breath”, the UN secretary general has said as he announced a “climate ambition...
If the Marshall Islands can support green shipping, so should everyone
Our economy depends on it but, as rising ocean levels threaten our home, tightening regulation is key
By David Kabua, Marshall Islands President
For my...
Sitiveni Rabuka back as Prime Minister of Fiji in a three-party coalition
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor
After 16 years of the FijiFirst Government rule in Fiji, the country will have a new Prime Minister who will...
Guterres announces ‘no nonsense’ climate action summit; calls for practical solutions
The UN chief said on Monday he was determined to make 2023 “a year for peace” and a “year for action”, highlighting the need...
Cuban FM praises relations with Pacific Islands
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Monday highlighted bilateral relations with small island States of the Pacific Ocean.
On Twitter, Rodriguez celebrated the 20th anniversary...
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Marshall Islands warns against 1.5°C overshoot, says relocation is not an option
The Marshall Islands has warned that exceeding the 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit, even temporarily, would put vulnerable communities at greater risk and increase...
World must quadruple electrification pace to keep 1.5°C alive – Bowen
The world must increase the pace of electrification more than four-fold to have any chance of keeping global warming within the 1.5-degree Celsius limit,...
COP31 must deliver results, keep 1.5°C goal alive – Kurum
COP31 President Murat Kurum has called on countries to keep the 1.5-degree Celsius temperature limit within reach and deliver concrete climate action, warning that...