Calls on Pacific leaders to stand in solidarity against deep sea mining
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
Chair of the Pacific Parliamentarians Alliance on Deep Sea Mining (PPADSM)has called on Pacific nations of Nauru, Cook Islands,...
Tonga recognises the importance of science, and transfer of marine technology to SIDS
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
The Tongan government has joined other countries in the call for the adoption of the “Declaration for the enhancement...
Alliance launched against deep sea mining
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
The Pacific nations of Palau and Fiji announced Monday their strong opposition to deep-sea mining and the launch of...
UN chief: national selfishness delaying global oceans deal
Some countries has been holding up a global agreement on protecting the world’s oceans because of their “egoism,” U.S Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday.
Some...
Threat Of Plastic Outweighing Fish By 2050 Heavy on Pacific Leaders’ Minds at Ocean Conference
Marine plastic pollution is a threat to Pacific Islands people. At the United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 in Lisbon Portugal, Pacific leaders have taken...
Calls for urgent action to tackle ocean emergency: UN SG
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
The United Nations Secretary-General has declared an “ocean emergency” at the 2022 UN Oceans Conference co-hosted by Portugal and...
Fiji making big commitments at UN Ocean Conference
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
Fiji’s Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum has announced big commitments at the UN Oceans conference...
Pacific Small Islands Developing States make a strong mark at UN Ocean Conference
The Pacific Islands have taken to the global stage to call for more investment for Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water.
The ocean is...
Draw date confirmed for OFC Champions League 2022 group stage
The final eight teams vying for Oceania club football supremacy will soon learn their OFC Champions League 2022 group stage opposition through a draw...
PNG tops Mini Pacific Games
Team Papua New Guinea ended the Mini Pacific Games with flying colours, topping the medals tally with a total of 80 medals in Saipan,...
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Neville Choi takes PINA presidency as Moala steps down
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea Media Council President Neville Choi has been elected President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA),...
PNG secures bid to host 2028 Pacific Media Summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea has secured the bid to host the Pacific Media Summit in 2028, with the decision taken...
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already...