No other way
RALPH Regenvanu has consistently spoken out on the issue of climate change at home in Vanuatu, in the region and on the global stage.
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France will try
LAST month, France missed the chance to win the Rugby Six Nations Championship Grand Slam, but it continued strengthening its
Time for calm in Vanuatu
VANUATU has officially welcomed an economic mission to Port Vila from New Caledonia’s Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et
Tick a box
WHEN you pick up a bag of desiccated coconut at your local grocer in Suva, Port Vila or Honiara, you probably don't think
Taiwan, UNI team up
THE Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) and Fiji National University’s (FNU) Koronivia Campus have partnered to establish a student training farm to strengthen agricultural education and support long-term food security in
Why private sector is key
Veteran food technologist Dr Richard Beyer on why the private sector, niche products, and knowing what we're good at are the
You can do better
A SURVEY of just under 300 young people across four Pacific Island nations has produced interesting, and some would say, telling
Growth and work
PACIFIC leaders talk jobs. Young people hear promises, but an economist hears a different problem: the region is creating
Briefs
THE Port Administration of American Samoa (PAAS) has partnered with Bluesky Communications to launch free
Whispers
WHICH Pacific head of state was apparently more than a little cheesed off over the size of the aircraft
Keep our skies safe
FOR a small Pacific nation in 2026, the price of safe skies is high, and the cost of failure is
Demand for non-pilot careers
THE Pacific's aviation sector is at a critical crossroads. While global demand for skilled professionals reaches new
Eyes in the skies
IN recent months, several seizures of large amounts of narcotics across the Pacific have exposed the region’s massive blind
Dream takes off
TOMASI Kaunisela took a chance in 2015 and now does something he enjoys. While still at university, he spotted a cabin crew
Priority is reliability
SOLOMON Airlines says it is prioritising reliability, financial discipline and people development as it navigates rising global fuel
Grounded: Samoa moves jet plans back
SAMOA’S national carrier will remain firmly on the ground, seven years after it soared into Pacific skies. Plans to resume jet
Modernise now
A CRITICAL focus on the urgent need to modernise and enhance aviation systems across Asia and the Pacific has
Finding balance: Hormuz blockade forces innovation
THE crisis in the Middle East, currently manifested by an escalation between Iran and the United States, has led to an Iranian blockade
In reset mode for growth
A SWEEPING strategic reset is underway at Nauru Airlines, as the national carrier restructures its business,
Fuel crisis – Trump: Unwitting climate advocate?
THERE is a particular irony unfolding right now that I find myself unable to ignore. For years, even decades, climate advocates,
Iran war, fuel woe: Iran watches the Pacific and hits when the time is right
THE war in Iran has sent shockwaves to the other side of the globe, affecting Pacific aviation, tourism, energy prices and
Scrum time in Hapi Isles
THE Solomon Islands has been gripped by a protracted leadership crisis since March 2026. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has
