Fiji’s role at COP26 was necessary: PM Bainimarama
Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says he is dumbfounded that Fiji’s role at COP26 has been a source of criticism.
Speaking in parliament Monday Bainimarama...
Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year
The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector US$2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN's tourism body said Monday, calling...
Solomon Islands PM says he’s prepared to face motion, tells Wale to think first before moving
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has told Parliament Monday that he’s ready to face the motion of no confidence against him and calls...
‘Too early’ to comment on Australia’s longer term support for Solomon Islands: Minister for the Pacific
The streets of Solomon Islands are calm again but there are warnings of worse troubles ahead if the underlying issues that provoked the recent...
PCRIC seals partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) signed an MOU with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) regarding institutional cooperation to promote capacity building...
Tonga’s drug crisis: Why a tiny Pacific island is struggling with a meth epidemic
Spike in drug use has caused problems across Tongan society, with arrests doubling in two years and children severely affected
By Joshua Mcdonald
After more than...
50 Fijian soldiers to head to Solomon Islands
50 Fijian soldiers will be dispatch to the Solomon Islands Tuesday as part of a reinforcing platoon.
The team will be commanded by Major Asaeli...
Some fear China could win from U.S spat with Marshall Islands
For decades, the tiny Marshall Islands has been a stalwart American ally. Its location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has made it...
‘Declaration of war’: Pacific islands blast COP26 pledges
Nations most vulnerable to climate change say rich world must step up, meet goal to limit temperature rise to 1.5C.
By Catherine Wilson
The United Nations...
Still ‘not clear’ whether Omicron COVID variant is more transmissible or more severe than Delta: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO)published on Sunday an update on the science regarding the new coronavirus variant Omicron which is causing global concern and...
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Forum SG Waqa urges stronger Pacific legal capacity at treaty law workshop
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, has called for stronger legal capacity across the region as Pacific countries engage more...
Asia- Pacific accounts for three-quarters of global disaster- affected people: OCHA
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the Asia-Pacific region remains the most disaster-affected area in the world, with...
Experts of the Committee on enforced disappearances praise lack of cases of enforced disappearance...
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances Tuesday concluded its consideration of the initial report of Samoa on its implementation of the provisions of the International...