Meraia Taufa Vakatale: anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer

Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted the lives of tens of

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Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Tonga include four former capped All Blacks

Tonga’s squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 includes some big names and also some notable exclusions with the inclusion of four former capped All Blacks and a Wallaby. Captain Sonatane Takulua and hooker Paula Ngauamo

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Japan pledges long-term support for fisheries during Fukushima plant water release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday promised his government’s full support for fishing communities during the decades-long process to release treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima

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Japan aims to release treated water from Fukushima this week

The Japanese government has entered the final stage of implementing a plan to release treated and diluted water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. The government is aiming to start

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Samoa settles for 5 medals in IVF World Distance Championship

Team Samoa claimed 5 medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 bronze to be placed 8th overall at the close of the 3rd International Va’a Federation (IVF) World Distance Championships in Apia last Friday evening. New Zealand

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Opinion: ‘Strategic Manipulation’

Was it a faux pas? Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna has referred to the United States’ return to the region after 10 years of neglect with “the proliferation of regional strategies and

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Marshall Islands reacts to U.S. expansion of nuclear compensation

Within days of United States congressional leaders and executive branch officials telling Marshall Islands leaders there was no more money for nuclear test compensation, the U.S. Senate passed legislation expanding

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Reduce voting age to 18: Samoa Election inquiry

A Commission of Inquiry (COI) has recommended Samoa lower its voting age from 21 to 18 so teens can cast their votes like their peers in the region.  The recommendation calling for Samoa’s voting age to be

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PNGDF Commander Goina suspended

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has announced the suspension of the Defence Commander, Major General Mark Goina, from duties for three months. This is so that the General Board of Inquiry established by the

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Special envoy urges Pacific nations to ‘ratify and implement’ oceans agreements

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean says while great strides have been made towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG14) on sustainable ocean management and conservation,

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2023 Pacific Games Stadium project handover, a testimony of genuine partnership

Solomon Islands Prime Minister and Minister responsible for the Pacific Games 2023, Manasseh Sogavare has termed as “totally appropriate” the 2023 Pacific Games investment. Sogavare made the statement while

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Sopoaga helps Manu Samoa to win, Flying Fijians beaten by France

Lima Sopoaga made a strong debut for Manu Samoa, helping the side to a 28-14 win over the Barbarians in Brive, France at the weekend. The match were among pre-Rugby World Cup warm up matches across Europe at the

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