PNG’s IMF-led reform era draws to a close
HE International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan program with Papua New Guinea will end in 2026. PNG had turned to the IMF for financial support four times prior—all during the 1990s and early 2000s—for under two…
Japan grants $12.5M boost to Fiji’s waste management
Fiji’s waste management is set for a major upgrade through a $FJD12.5 million grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
US visa bond targets Pacific
FOUR Pacific nations are among those most affected by a significant expansion of the United States’ controversial visa bond scheme designed to curb overstayers.
US withdraws support for Pacific environment program
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has announced it will withdraw support for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
Fiji cabinet approves five-year gender equality plan
THE Fijian government has approved a five-year plan to advance gender equality and women’s rights.
USP student champions culture and conservation
LAISANI Ratukula, a second-year Bachelor of Marine Science student at the University of the South Pacific (USP), embodies the intersection of Pacific culture and environmental science.
Grace Road in Fiji: Investment engine or human rights headache?
FIJI faces an uncomfortable reckoning as the United States threatens to cut millions of dollars in development aid over allegations of human trafficking tied to a South Korean sect.
Tongan PM announces Cabinet
TONGA has a new Cabinet, three weeks after the election of Lord Fakafanua as Prime Minister.
We Say: See, judge, act. Bougainville – Elephant in the Pacific room
Pacific champion: From village garden to world stage
Right royal mess: Is Tonga’s democracy being rolled back?
COP30 – Chaos, Courage, calling: The Pacific’s unbroken call to keep 1.5 alive
Labour mobility: Double-edged sword
Japan confronts investment hurdles
Off the hook: Billion-dollar industry escapes oversight
Moruroa e Tatou: A new generation steps up
A new cultural alliance for the Pacific
Utility weds art: Culture blends with technology
Let us prey: How technology and faith intersect in the digital age
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