Forum faces packed agenda and partner pressure in Palau
OVER the weekend, Pacific leaders started to arrive in Koror, Republic of Palau, for the 55th Pacific Islands
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Water summit targets sustainable solutions
FRENCH Polynesia will host the 10th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting alongside the 17th Pacific Water & Wastewater Association (PWWA) Conference & Expo from August 31 to September 4 in
Tonga tackles labour force challenges with first National Apprenticeship Policy
TONGA'S Crown Prince Tupoutu’a ‘Ulukalala has launched the kingdom’s first National Apprenticeship
Fiji farmers gain new pacific market through Naoero shipment
FIJI has sent a second pilot consignment of export-quality agricultural produce to the Republic of Naoero, as demand grows for fresh food in the Northern
Fiji seeks investment, not dependency, Kamikamica pitches Australia partnership
FIJIS Deputy Prime Minister urges shift from aid and tourism ties to jobs, infrastructure and two-way
Fiji targets deeper Pacific trade ties as Kava, digital reforms gain focus
FIJI is seeking to expand trade and investment across the Pacific, with Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica highlighting carbon, digital transformation and stronger regional business links as key opportunities for
Fiji’s 70-year-old Hibiscus festival returns to Albert Park
ESTABLISHED in 1956 in Suva, Fiji, the Hibiscus Festival returned to Albert Park after eleven years away as the country’s oldest and largest festival marked its seventieth
PNG parliament passes Pacific Adventist University bill in unanimous vote
PAPUA New Guinea’s National Parliament has passed legislation modernising the legal framework of Pacific Adventist University, with 62 lawmakers voting in favour and none
Bougainville vote tests PNG’s constitutional peace process
PAPUA New Guinea’s parliament has started to formally consider the result of Bougainville’s 2019
PNG Power faces crisis as government weighs provincial partnerships, privatisation
PAPUA New Guinea’s mani power company faces a “terminal” financial and operational condition after decades of underinvestment, ageing infrastructure and poor revenue
Forum struggles with missile dilemma
AS they gather in Palau this week for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum, regional leaders want development partners to focus on their Blue Pacific agenda on climate, oceans and human
PNG landowners urged to keep customary land for tourism, small businesses
THE upgraded Gurney Airport in Papua New Guinea is set to serve as the gateway to a new era of tourism growth in Milne Bay, creating opportunities for customary landowners to generate sustainable income while preserving
Japan shipping proposal raises Pacific concerns over emissions targets
JAPAN'S revised proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from international shipping is raising concerns in the Pacific over weaker emissions targets and a shift
Wale visits fisheries surveillance centre ahead of regional talks
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale visited the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre on Wednesday ahead of the 55th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting, touring the
Vanuatu’s food security under pressure as heat, drought and floods damage key growing areas
EXTREME heat, drought, cyclones, flooding, sea-level rise and coastal inundation are damaging crops and arable land in Eratap and Teouma, the main suppliers of fresh market produce to Vanuatu’s capital, threatening
Fiji’s tourism tax policy sparks controversy
THE Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association has rejected the government’s characterisation of the industry’s opposition to the Tourism Services Tax, saying the response failed to address the impact on
Fiji exports pilot consignment of fresh produce to Naoero
FIJI exported its first pilot consignment of fresh agricultural produce to the Republic of Naoero last night, sending 54 boxes of fruits, vegetables and root crops grown and harvested by farmers across Viti Levu under a
Japan’s Taiso programme introduced in Fiji as NCD crisis grows
JAPAN has introduced its Taiso exercise programme in Fiji, presenting the simple, accessible routine as a potential public health strategy to help fight non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which have become a major
Behind Every Statistic Is a Human Being, Fiji Counsellor calls for compassion
A FIJI Ministry of Health counsellor living with HIV for nearly 20 years has called for greater access to harm-reduction services, HIV prevention and treatment, and support for people who inject
Who controls Pacific communications?
THE Pacific has a communications problem that extends well beyond social
When silence is a Pacific response
NUCLEAR capable Chinese ballistic missile, launched from a nuclear-powered submarine in July, arced over several Pacific nations and landed without warning in waters close to Tuvalu’s exclusive economic
Auckland City overpower Central Coast in Champion’s League final
AFTER a scoreless first half, Auckland City continued to work their magic to win 2 - 0 against Central Coast in the grand finale of the OFC Men's Champions League at the Four R Stadium in
Oceania Netball World Cup qualifiers set for next month in Tonga
FIVE Pacific Island countries will compete in the Oceania Netball World Cup qualifiers, to be held in Tonga for the first time from September
