Jobs at the heart of the new playbook for Pacific small states
WHEN a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu in 2024, nearly 80,000 people — roughly one quarter of the population — were affected
PNG Chief Justice referred to Ombudsman
PAPUA New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, has convened an urgent meeting of senior officials after Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika was referred to the Ombudsman Commission.
Six dead in US drug strike in Eastern Pacific
SIX people were killed in a US attack on a drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific on Sunday.
Vanuatu volcano threat increases
THE ground shakes constantly, and for the 11,000 people living on Vanuatu's Ambae Island, the threat from the rumbling giant above them is growing louder by the hour.
Pacific diaspora under missile threat
PACIFIC people living across the Gulf say missile threats and air-raid sirens have created anxiety and uncertainty as tensions escalate in the Middle East, with many now looking for ways to return home.
Beyond flowers: FWRM calls for real change for women
“IF women stop, the world stops.”
PNG offers cash for gun amnesty
PAPUA New Guinea has asked residents to surrender illegal firearms in a bid to remove tens of thousands of weapons from the country, as it grapples with escalating violence and tribal fighting in the Highlands…
Vanuatu takes fight to Trump
THE Trump Administration’s attempt to sink a UN resolution demanding countries act on the climate crisis has caused cuts to the proposal.
