Tuvalu remembers heroism and hopes on the anniversary of Funafuti bombing

Today, Tuvalu marks Te Aso o te Paula, the 82nd anniversary of the bombing of Funafuti in 1943—a day of remembrance, resilience, and renewed calls for peace.

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Tuvalu marks ‘momentous occasion’ with unveiling of its first ATMs

Tuvalu has launched its first-ever ATMs in Funafuti, marking a historic step toward financial modernisation for the remote island

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Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents. An expert explains

Australia has announced a new visa allowing Tuvaluan citizens to permanently migrate, as part of a 2023 treaty focused on shared security and climate

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Solomon Islands, Tuvalu discuss international shipping registry

Solomon Islands Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID), Manasseh Maelanga, held a dialogue last week at the margins of the Honiara Ocean Summit with Tuvalu’s Minister for Natural Resources Development, Sa’aga

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Tuvalu floats clean energy option

At the end of Funafuti International Airport’s runway 21, a small roadway juts into the lagoon, making a path towards a pontoon of floating solar panels. About 2% of the atoll’s annual power needs will be harnessed

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People and the sea: Tuvalu harnesses its resources

Since regaining independence in 1979, Tuvalu has placed an emphasis on its maritime training institute at Amatuku, to produce skilled workers for merchant fleets in the Pacific and around the

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Australia’s coalmine decision ‘a direct threat to our collective future’: Tuvalu MP

Tuvalu’s climate minister says Australia’s decision to approve three coalmine expansions calls into question its claim to be a "member of the Pacific

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Tuvalu PM moves into newly completed $2.7 million residence

Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo has moved into a newly renovated residence. The renovation, which also included the Governor General’s residence, was initially launched by former Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga in

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World Bank President Banga sees Climate crisis up close in Tuvalu

World Bank President, Ajay Banga made a historic visit to Tuvalu Friday, becoming the first head of the global financial institution to set foot in the climate-threatened Pacific nation. During his visit, Banga

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Kiribati, Niue and Tuvalu struggle to keep up with high cost of living

Purchasing basic commodities, such as food, has been a big challenge for residents of Kiribati, Niue and Tuvalu, which are most affected by global inflation, according to the Asian Development Bank’s latest economic

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Tuvalu calls for deep sea mining precautionary pause at ISA conference in Jamaica

Tuvalu and other nations have joined the call for a precautionary pause on deep sea mining at the 29th International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly meeting in Kingston, Jamaica.  Guatemala and Honduras also backed a

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Tuvalu Independence Day

Tuvalu Independence Day is remembered every year on October 1. In 1978, it finally became an independent sovereign state under the

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