PACIFIC governments and development partners must invest in a modern regional fisheries surveillance centre to counter changing illegal fishing practices and wider maritime security threats, Solomon Islands Foreign Affairs Minister Rick Houenipwela said.

MARSHALL Islands President Hilda C. Heine met Japan State Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii on the margins of the Pacific Islands Forum, highlighting climate-resilient infrastructure, renewable energy, maritime cooperation and other priorities for strengthening…

SINGAPORE’S Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has floated the idea of a Pacific power grid linked to Australia, saying it could strengthen energy security, lower electricity costs and give small island states greater control over…

THOUSANDS of children across the Pacific are set to benefit from a new €EUR17 million European Union-UNICEF programme to strengthen education systems and make schools better prepared for climate-related disasters.

THE United States and Papua New Guinea launched their first joint digital forensics training course for the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) on Aug. 31, a step aimed at building the Pacific nation's capacity…

VANUATU has lodged an application to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, seeking recognition of its sovereignty over Umaenupne (Matthew) and Umaeneag (Hunter), two uninhabited volcanic islands located east of New Caledonia…

AS Pacific Islands Forum leaders prepare for their annual retreat at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, civil society groups have called for a pause on moves to transform the region’s security structures.

FIJI is stepping up preparations for the Pacific-led Pre-COP, with global leaders from the Caribbean and Europe among those expected to attend.