Forum backs Australia COP bid
PACIFIC Islands Forum Foreign Ministers have thrown their weight behind Australia’s bid to host the UNFCCC COP31 in 2026, declaring it a “Pacific COP” to push global action on climate
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Oceania crew sails for Honiara
THE Uto Ni Yalo sailed for Honiara this evening with a multinational crew bound for the Pacific Islands Leaders
Uto carries Pacific hopes
WHILE the Pacific’s powerful convene in air-conditioned rooms at their annual forum, a different kind of delegation prepares to make its voice
Japan targets money laundering
JAPAN will strengthen the capabilities of Pacific countries to target money laundering activities in the
West Papuan journalists call for Pacific solidarity
IN exile but unbroken, three West Papuan journalists are in Fiji calling on the Pacific to stand with them against Indonesia’s ongoing media blackout and human rights
Infrastructure gap requires $USD3.1 billion
THE Pacific infrastructure gap required $USD 3.1 billion in investment every
Tuvalu seeks urgent action
TUVALU has convened a high-level donor roundtable meeting with the Asian Development Bank and UN Development Programme to call for urgent action to safeguard its future and fight against climate
Australia targets local workers
THE use of local labour and material will be one of Australia’s priorities in its approach to infrastructure development in the Pacific.
We’re committed to Pacific: Conroy
AUSTRALIA is committed to listening to the Pacific on their priorities, including ensuring projects, support local jobs and
US military boosts readiness
PORT development in Palau will boost the United States military capabilities in the
Commonwealth takes Nauru bank service
AUSTRALIA’S CommBank has opened its doors in Nauru, replacing Bendigo which provided services on the
Lawyers debate Fiji Constitution
FIJI’S constitution must reflect the will of the people; Australian barrister Bret Walker told the Supreme Court of Fiji in a landmark constitutional reference
$USD60m for fisheries agency
A $USD60 million payment to the Forum Fisheries Agency will be allocated to member
Fiji’s data ban undermines fairness
RESEARCH reveals a deeper complexity in Fiji's Social Fabric, challenging the myth of a simple racial
Fiji announces tourism forum
TOURISM Fiji has announced that its Tourism Exchange (FTE) will return on March 27-28, 2026, uniting the global travel trade, media, and Fiji’s tour
Tuvalu’s Forum threat
TUVALU has joined the list of countries which have threatened not to attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands after the hosts blocked all external partners over a rift with
Pacific discusses infrastructure
MINISTERS and senior Pacific government officials meet in Brisbane, Australia, today (Monday) to discuss national and regional infrastructure
Pacific movie tide turns
FOR too long the Pacific has watched others create stories about the region’s
Project targets poverty
MOVING towards sustainable development and economic transformation, the Fiji Government with the Project Developers, has unveiled the Koro Development
No bail variation for former Fiji A-G
FIJI’S Chief Justice has rejected an application by the country’s former Attorney-General to travel overseas for medical treatment.
Marshalls fight to save atolls
ATOLLS in the Marshall Islands will be raised 45-60 centimetres in an attempt to combat sea level
No Indon flag – Wenda
WEST Papuan pro-independence advocate Benny Wenda has called for a boycott on Indonesia’s Independence Day