We’re in demand: World demands quality cocoa

Consumers are willing to pay top dollar for quality product – especially decadent chocolates and coffee.

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Farmwork pays for Premila Devi

At the crossroads of life, Premila Devi was suddenly widowed at 36, becoming the sole breadwinner for her family of

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Stability in the field: Agriculture steadies the Pacific ship

Agriculture remains the root of stable economies across the Pacific.

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We Say: Saving the piggy bank

When African Swine Fever was found in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea just after COVID-19, authorities feared a run on the banks.

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People, not profit: Mining giant speaks to Pacific hearts

The Metals Company (TMC) says its presence in the Pacific is about more than profit — it’s about partnership.

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Ticket to riches: Clock ticks on sea mining

Will riches on the ocean floor change the Pacific region’s

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Do Better: Time to wait for science, says PANG

The Pacific must provide an international leadership role in ocean protection for the benefit of the

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Ghosts from the deep

There has been interest in deep-sea mining in the Pacific since as early as the 1970s, but it was not until 2016 that the first drill dropped beneath the waves with the intent to begin full mining operations.

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Movers and Shakers

Solomon Islands People’s First Party leader, Frederick Kologeto, has officially been sworn in as the new Deputy Prime

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ICT State of Play

The newly released Pacific edition of the Digital Economy Report provides an update on internet connectivity and costs in the region. Selected statistics and notes from the report

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A legacy of hope

Pope Francis has left a legacy of hope for millions of Roman Catholic faithful around the world and those who seek climate

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Subject to change: Options for Fiji Electoral reform

Many senior politicians in Fiji believe that the country’s electoral system cannot be changed without simultaneously amending the 2013 Constitution. If accurate, that would be a major dilemma because amending the 2013

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Time for alternatives: Energy – There must be a better way

The time has come for the authorities across the region to look seriously at alternative sources of

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We say: Save our reefs – Only we can save these treasures

Our reefs are treasured resources which must be protected at all costs. There is no substitute for these valuable assets which play an important role in the protection of the environment and the sustenance of human and

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Clock ticks for social media

A ruling from France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’État, has criticised former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s temporary ban on TikTok in New

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Digital era looms

“Not just a platform, but a movement. Not just a launch, but a promise.” That was the message at the Women in Tech Fiji

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Pacific digital entrepreneurship

“The digital economy is about ensuring that talented Pacific Islanders have a choice: the choice to build a future at home, to contribute to their communities, and to play an active role in their country’s economic

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Telco leaders to consider digital sovereignty and investment gaps

When leaders from the region’s telecommunications sector meet in Honiara this month, they will be considering some of the biggest issues to face not only the Pacific region but economies and societies globally: data

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Changing times: States showcase equality initiatives

For the first time in Pacific history, Fiji hosted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), marking a major milestone for the

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A better way: New university offers alternative to current system

The Pacific's newest university launches this week, building on decades of work by the Pacific Theological

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It’s a violation: France called out on nuclear tests

From 1966-1996, France conducted 193 nuclear explosions on Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls in the Tuamotu archipelago of Mā’ohi Nui, known in France as its overseas territory of French

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Briefs

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Twenty-nine resident species are now protected under the US Endangered Species Act. The species include bats, birds, turtles, reptiles, invertebrates, and rare plants across

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Death of a Hero: Vanuatu media freedom fighter falls

Once seen as a troublesome foreign media person, Marc Neil Jones has been laid to rest as a hero in his new home,

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