Trump, 1.5 C breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Pacific delegates fear the implications of a Trump presidency and breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius warming target will overshadow negotiations on climate
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Former Labor senator to be Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner
Former Labor minister Chris Evans will be Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner, with the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, announcing the longtime senator will take up a five-year term in
Kangaroos hold off Tonga to claim Pacific Cup title
The Kangaroos have won the Pacific Cup for the first time after surviving a late scare from a fast-finishing Tongan side to claim a 20-14
Caleb Muntz shines as Flying Fijians defeat Wales
Caleb Muntz scored 19 points as hard-hitting Fiji extended Wales' losing streak to a record-equalling 10 matches with a historic 24-19 victory in Cardiff on
The businesses behind the glossy face of Fiji’s tourism industry
Businesses supporting Fiji’s tourism and hospitality businesses converged in Nadi last month for the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association’s
Bringing quality playgrounds to Fiji Islands
GoPlay Crew is on a mission to deliver high-quality, safe, and sustainable playgrounds to commercial and recreational spaces across
“We’re a family that gives back”: How one Fiji business balances profit with purpose
DeckedOut Fiji has emerged as a significant player in the country's tourism sector by providing everything from cocktail ingredients to
‘US$1 in every $10 globally will be from tourism’ – Gavoka says at HOTEC 2024
Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Honorable Viliame Gavoka told delegates at the recent HOTEC Tradeshow that Fiji could be inching close to one million visitors by year
WTW and PCRIC renew disaster insurance for Pacific nations
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), in collaboration with global advisory firm WTW, has renewed its disaster risk insurance coverage for 2024 and
U.S fires Minuteman III missile in nuclear drills after adversaries
The United States military test-launched an unarmed, but nuclear-capable, intercontinental ballistic missile from California over the Pacific Ocean
Opinion: Donald Trump can’t stop global climate action. If we stick together, it’s the U.S that will lose out
Donald Trump’s re-election to the White House is a major setback for climate action but ultimately, it’s the US that could end up losing out, writes Bill
CNMI Delegate-elect’s priority: Economy
“It’s the economy,” Kimberlyn King-Hinds said when asked what her top priority will be once she is sworn in as the CNMI’s new delegate to the U.S Congress in January
Tonga ready for historic Pacific Championships final after ‘sacrifice’
Tonga assistant coach Dean Young believes the side is primed to carry out a historic victory in the Pacific Championships final on
FABC elect new Executive Committee
The Fiji Australia Business Council (FABC) has elected a new Executive Committee to continue its legacy of enabling key investments and strengthening bilateral partnerships between Fiji and
Pacific leaders congratulate President-elect Trump, pledge to strengthen U.S.-Pacific ties
Pacific leaders have extended congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump on his electoral victory, signaling their commitment to enhancing ties with the
Urgent action needed to reduce Kiribati’s mortality rates: Nunn
A development specialist says there is an urgent need for action to reduce mortality rates for children under five in
Experts ask if COP meetings are delivering for the Pacific
Pacific Polytech organised a panel discussion on the effectiveness of Conference of Parties meetings, where experts and officials discussed the ongoing challenges and opportunities presented by these global climate
Papuans worry about new plan to revive transmigration
Transmigration is the process of moving people from densely populated regions to less densely populated ones in
Opinion: How Azerbaijan put a climate advocate in prison ahead of COP29
The abundance of natural resources has enabled reprisals against those who speak out about the grim future to come. My husband, Farid Mehralizada, is one of those who faced such a consequence, writes Nargiz
Deep ocean groundings
Solomon Kahoʻohalahala opened Thursday’s Deep Ocean Symposium, an academic conference at the University of the South Pacific Cook Islands campus, with a
2022 Tonga eruption: unstudied data from seismic wave points to early signals
Fifteen minutes before the massive January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, a seismic wave was recorded by two distant seismic
‘Amelia Tu’ipulotu receives HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein award
Amelia Latu Afuha’amango Tu’ipulotu, PhD, RN, Chief Nursing Officer of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has received the HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein
Improving access to solar power and satellite internet on Rabi Island
Students and teachers of Buakonikai Primary School on Rabi are now enjoying improved access to renewable electricity and internet thanks to Australia’s Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership
