Pacific youth taking steps toward a cleaner future
Across the Pacific, young people are stepping up to learn more about how to manage waste and improve energy access in their
JOSEPH HING, SPC GEM
USP Graduates Admitted to the Bar
Forty-five students from The University of the South Pacific (USP) were officially admitted to the bar during a prestigious admission ceremony held at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, Fiji. Family and friends gathered
First cohort of Fijian volunteers completes pioneering exchange in France
THE first group of Fijian volunteers to complete a groundbreaking seven-month civic service exchange in France under the Fonds Équipe France Rapid (FEF-R) program have returned home, marking an important milestone in
Leaders hail ICJ opinion, look for action
IN Honiara, participants at this week’s Pacific Islands Forum have hailed last July’s International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change. For President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau, “the ICJ advisory
Pacific declares itself an ‘Ocean of Peace’ in historic regional pact
“THE world knows that we, the Pasifika people, mean business and it starts here, with us,” said Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. Pacific Island leaders have signed the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration,
Leaders back Australia’s COP31 bid as a “Pacific COP”
PACIFIC Islands Forum Leaders back Australia’s COP31 bid, declaring it a “Pacific COP” to elevate voices of vulnerable
High-level officials to brief Forum leaders on partnerships
AS Pacific Islands Forum presidents and prime ministers hold their annual leaders retreat this Thursday, they’ll be briefed on regional engagement with donors and partners by a group of regional veterans – the
Samoa’s next chapter begins
SAMOA is set to begin a new chapter following the official election count and the issuance of the writ to the Head of
€300 million to rewrite Pacific futures
A GAME-CHANGING commitment has been announced in the Pacific, as EU Commissioner Jozef Síkela declares a new era of