USP research powers Tuvalu’s first waste plastic-to-fuel project
TUVALU has launched its first plastic waste and used engine oil pyrolysis machine, converting environmental pollution into alternative fuel through research led by the University of the South Pacific.
UNODC consultant warns Pacific over crypto risk
THE region is moving into a digital-asset era faster than its laws can keep up.
UN warns Pacific digital boom opening door to cybercrime
THE region’s rapid digital expansion is creating new openings for cybercriminals, urging governments, regulators, law enforcement and private companies to join forces to protect young people online.
Social media has become a courtroom battleground, Fiji DPP says
FIJI’S Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Nancy Tikoisuva, has warned that the country’s laws are racing to catch up with a digital world where phones, smart devices, metadata, and artificial intelligence can become evidence or…
EU Film Festival expands with first outdoor screening in Fiji
THE fifth European Film Festival in Fiji will introduce its first-ever outdoor cinema screening this year, as organisers seek to bring European culture to more communities across the country.
Australia, PNG unveil first mutual defence treaty in more than 70 years
AUSTRALIA and Papua New Guinea have formalised a landmark mutual defence treaty, a move the two governments cast as a major upgrade in security ties and a new phase in the relationships between the Pacific…
Rarotonga hosts Pacific leaders to strengthen traditional governance for nature
RAROTONGA woke up earlier this month to a different kind of Pacific gathering.
ADB lowers growth forecast amid energy market disruptions
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its growth outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific for 2026 and lifted its inflation forecast.
