Digital Response for connecting Citizens – “Supporting the Pacific close the digital divides in response to COVID-19”
The European Union (EU) and the Pacific Community (SPC) today launched a FJD$1.6 million project, Supporting the Pacific Close the Digital Divides in Response...
Two Samoa 7s players to debut in the next two legs of the HSBC Sevens
Two Samoa players will debut in the upcoming legs of the HSBC Sevens in Toulouse and London at the end of this month.
The players...
Fijian Drua works on breakdown
One of the areas the Fijian Drua will work on is the breakdown.
Going up against a team that’s very effective at the breakdown like...
A coup is a coup, says Unity Fiji Party leader Narube
Unity Fiji Party leader Savenaca Narube says a coup is a coup.
Narube said Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in Parliament last week tried to explain...
COVID-19 in the Pacific
By Sheenal Sharma
A little over two years ago, countries were announcing border closures and lockdowns as COVID-19 cases started surging around the globe.
In...
Mourners gather to welcome Basil, Maino caskets, Call for thorough probe into Basil’s death
“My son, my son, who is going to take care of me now, where will I get help, who is going to take care...
Chief Tarilama wants Vanuatu Head of State
Lobbying for Vanuatu’s top constitutional post has started, months before the term of the current Head of State, Pastor Obed Moses Tallis ends.
A high-ranking...
Climate Summit event in French Polynesia plans to pay back its carbon footprint
Global leaders on oceans including the Pacific Oceans Commissioner, Pacific Islands Forum SG, Henry Puna and the Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, are...
Tonga may be forced to dissolve parliament – Moala
The loss of a fourth MP in Tonga to election petitions could lead to the dissolution of the parliament.
The latest MP to lose his...
Beijing to visit Solomon Islands raising Pacific naval base fears
China’s foreign minister is expected to visit the Solomon Islands by the end of the month, in a move that has heightened fears that...
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Aust PM to host series of Pacific leaders’ meetings in Queensland
After returning from Fiji and the Solomon Islands and signing historic agreements with Fiji and Vanuatu, Prime Minister Albanese will host Pacific leaders from...
CROP heads discuss 2050 strategy, energy crisis and COP31 preparations
The 66th Heads of Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) Meeting convened at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on Tuesday, focusing on...
Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months
The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous for coastal communities, the...