Pacific leaders urged to protect oceans amid climate and biodiversity crises
PACIFIC governments are being urged to strengthen ocean protection and stewardship amid growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and marine pollution.
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Pacific leaders prove education has no expiry date
AGE is no barrier to learning, and the Pacific has long shown that education can be a lifelong pursuit.
New boats to cut isolation for Bougainville atolls
THE Autonomous Bougainville Government has launched four new passenger vessels to improve transport, emergency access and trade links for remote atoll communities.
Marape tells Pangu to think beyond 2027
PAPUA New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape used Pangu Pati’s 59th anniversary convention on Thursday to tell members of the governing party that the next election should not be their only concern.
Nauru reclaims original name
The Central Pacific republic of Nauru stands ready to return to its original name - Naoero.
Actually, the UN is broken – and that’s exactly why reform matters
ABHINDARAN Kumar recently argued in The Interpreter that the United Nations was not designed to abolish power competition, but to contain it. He concluded that the organisation is therefore not broken, and only
Sogavare wants A-G to step down over bauxite probe
SOLOMON Islands Opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare has urged Attorney General Gabriel Suri to stand as investigations begin into questionable bauxite
Drua tame force at home
THE Fijian Drua claimed their first win of the season a at home against the Western Force in front of a small crowd today.
Pacific leaders call for global peace
PACIFIC leaders have renewed a call for global peace as wars continue in Ukraine and Iran.
Tuvalu’s new parametric insurance plan pays out to 409 households
TUVALU has made its first payout under the High Tide Parametric Insurance Product, disbursing $AUD30,675 to 409 households after three March high-tide events triggered the policy’s lowest threshold.
PNG’s democracy problem starts with its party law
AS my father would tell me growing up – “Political parties in PNG are like empty bottles with different labels” – a reflection on the absence of doctrine or a foundational belief.
NZDF and Customs search for illegal activity in Fiji waters
NEW Zealand air force and Customs units have stepped up operations in Fiji waters in efforts to reduce drug trafficking and illegal
Why Tungaru matters: identity, decolonisation and our nation’s future
I HAVE been talking about this since around 2015, long before recent news about Nauru considering a return to its original name, Naoero, and long before the re-emergence of conversations in Fiji about reclaiming its
Fiji Navy, NZ air force rescue Kiribati fishers
EIGHT i-Kiribati reported missing on two fishing boats have been rescued after joint operations between the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Republic of Fiji Navy.
New Caledonia to let Congress decide on social security spend
NEW CALEDONIA’S government has approved a draft deliberation to create a fund that would give Congress authority over social security and disability budget allocations — a power the institution currently lacks.
Hybrid Power Station brings Vanuatu closer to renewable energy goal
VANUATU’s Green Transformation Project is making steady progress as engineers begin construction on a new hybrid solar and pico-hydro power station in the remote village of Nambwarangiut, bringing reliable electricity
Pacific fuel crisis exposes gap between renewable targets and delivery
THE surge in global oil prices following the US-Iran conflict has exposed the extent of Pacific economies' vulnerability to fuel supply shocks. At its peak, prices climbed to over $USD118 per barrel, placing immediate
Pacific immigration leaders mark 30 years of regional cooperation
PACIFIC governments are tightening cooperation on border security and labour mobility as regional migration, crime and security pressures intensify, with immigration leaders meeting in Suva this week to mark 30 years of
Wale, Marape to discuss Bougainville independence
BOUGAINVILLE’S independence could be on the agenda when Pacific leaders meet in Palau later this year.
Vanuatu says France stalling over disputed islands
A RESOLUTION to the long-standing sovereignty dispute over the uninhabited Matthew and Hunter islands appears distant, as Vanuatu accuses France of stalling negotiations just one year before critical French elections.
New Caledonia split over freedom fighters’ case
A FRENCH court's decision to drop all charges against pro-independence leader Christian Téin and 13 others has produced mixed reactions across New Caledonia, with the public prosecution now appealing the ruling.
Pacific leaders win historic UN seats
IN a landmark achievement for the Pacific, Faatino Utumapu of Samoa and Villarney Remengesau of Palau have been elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Candidates prepare for New Caledonia elections
VOTERS in New Caledonia go to the polls on June 28 to elect representatives for the islands’ three provincial assemblies – in the South, North and Loyalty Islands – and the national Congress of New Caledonia.
