Fiji youth leader takes peace message to global forum
A FIJIAN youth leader is calling for young people to take a leading role in building peace after joining youth representatives from 43...
Solomon Islands ferry passengers rescued after engine failure
THREE days after losing power and drifting at sea, the Solomon Islands ferry MV Awka with 73 passengers and crew arrived under tow at...
Indonesian hospital ship treats 504 patients during Fiji visit
THE Indonesian Navy hospital ship KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo-991 has wrapped up its Fiji visit after two days of medical services that...
Fiji remains on U.S. trafficking watch list as convictions stall
FIJI failed for a second consecutive year to show overall progress against human trafficking and secured no convictions, despite....
Electricity access must be built into the Pacific’s energy transition
THE World Bank Group report, toward a Secure, Affordable, and Resilient Energy Future: Roadmaps for the Pacific Islands, ranks electricity...
Pacific must layer disaster funding, plan cash delivery and align aid systems, ADB official says
PACIFIC governments should combine domestic reserves, contingent credit, and insurance to finance disasters, while preparing in advance to...
Pacific energy security cannot wait for the next fuel shock
THE World Bank Group report, Toward a Secure, Affordable, and Resilient Energy Future: Roadmaps for the Pacific Islands, makes clear that...
Tuvalu urges more support for regional disaster financing, warns insurance triggers miss losses
TUVALU Prime Minister Feleti Teo called for more investment in Pacific regional disaster-financing institutions and changes to insurance...
