Australia treaties to return to Parliament for ratification: Fiji PM Rabuka
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed the Vuvale Union and Ocean of Peace Alliance (Veitacini Treaty), signed with Australia on 06 July, will...
Cook Islands general election: final list of candidates confirmed
Agnes Helen Armstrong has secured the Ivirua seat uncontested, leaving 62 candidates to compete for the remaining Cook Islands parliamentary seats in the August...
Uneven progress, significant gaps: New immunisation estimates must accelerate urgent action in the Western Pacific
New WHO and UNICEF estimates reveal that while overall immunisation coverage in the Western Pacific region has stabilised following the COVID-19 pandemic, progress remains...
Pacific pushes for faster access to Climate finance
Pacific Islands Forum Deputy Secretary General Desna Solofa says the region must improve access to climate finance, warning that global commitments have not translated...
Pacific Climate Finance agenda progresses ahead of Inaugural Investment Forum
Senior officials from Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Member countries, regional organisations, and development partners are meeting in Nadi, Fiji this week from 15 to...
Leaders want Pacific voices heard on climate change
Australia needs to lead by example on climate change as it takes the driving seat at a global climate conference, Pacific and Indigenous community...
Pacific youth urged to understand their role in global climate decision-making
If young people are not at the table, how can they be part of the decisions that will shape their future?
Fiji Permanent Secretary for...
Defending champion Argentina reaches World Cup final by beating England 2-1
Defending champion Argentina rallied to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the World Cup final.
Trailing 1-0 going into the last five minutes of...
‘Imagine the stardom’: Potter urges Nawaqanitawase to play for Bati
Mark Nawaqanitawase would do more for rugby league and the World Cup if he played for Fiji instead of Australia, according to new Bati...
Pacific Trade Ministers back new five-year Aid-for-Trade strategy
Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers have endorsed a new five-year Pacific Aid-for-Trade Strategy, reaffirming the region’s commitment to using trade to drive economic development...
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U.S to link Pacific drug investigations with South Asia crime networks
The United States is looking to connect its law enforcement operations in the Pacific with expertise and investigations in South Asia as criminal networks...
Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...