Moana Pasifika signs new sponsorship deal with Digicel
Digicel Pacific has signed their inaugural Super Rugby Pacific sponsorship with Moana Pasifika and is the new sponsor for the jersey sleeve for the...
Scientists to set sail for Tonga to map sea floor following eruption
NIWA scientists are sailing to Tonga next week to survey the ocean around the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano after the devastating eruption in January.
Thousands of...
SPREP farewells Kosi Latu as Director General
Commemorating over a decade of achievements made, the staff of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) had a special virtual farewell...
digitalFIJI strategy aims to develop a $1bn digital economy in Fiji by 2030
The digitalFIJI strategy aims to develop a $1bn (US$500 million) digital economy in Fiji by 2030 - matching the size of the country's tourism...
UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global pandemic
“Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion people, they’re a deadly threat – which is...
Scientists decode why Tonga volcanic eruption was so explosive
A smaller eruption in Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) volcano may have primed it for the massive explosion that happened in January this year,...
China, Solomon Islands agree controversial security pact
The Solomon Islands on Thursday said it had inked a wide-ranging security pact with Beijing, an agreement Western allies fear will pave the way...
Australian general says Chinese military presence in Solomon Islands would force ADF rethink
One of the ADF's most senior officers has warned that if China manages to station warships in Solomon Islands it would “change the calculus”...
Indonesia, PNG discuss deepening trade ties
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape and Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo discussed ways to further deepen the bilateral trade ties during the...
UN chief hails net zero pledge plan for partners in climate change fight
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to do more to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Guterres’s comments...
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Sinlaku leaves one dead, one missing and trails of destruction in Chuuk
Chuuk is reeling from the aftermath of Typhoon Sinlaku, which caused one death, left one boater missing and resulted in widespread devastation after pounding...
Nauru strengthens global digital strategy and appoints first international trade commissioner
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Playing legislative catch-up: Drug law reform in the Pacific
By Virginia Comolli
Drug trafficking is expanding rapidly across the Pacific. Countries that were once primarily transit points have experienced a surge in domestic consumption,...