From HMS Endeavour to the RV Anuanua Moana: The unbroken thread of exploration
On August 25, 1768, a converted coal ship slipped quietly out of Plymouth Harbour. At just under 30 metres long, HMS Endeavour hardly looked like a vessel destined to change the world.
Solomon Islands tightens control over natural resources
SOLOMON Islands Finance Minister, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has moved to cancel all previous MOUs relating to the tax exempt status of companies...
Coups cannot be justified: Nata
FORMER journalist Josefa Nata has told Fiji’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission that coups cannot be justified.Nata, who served 24 years...
PIFS leans on ASEAN model as it retools for a changing region
PACIFIC Islands Forum (PIFS) leaders are trying to redesign the region’s political and security machinery to better protect unity, manage...
Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
THE Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional...
Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
TONGA’S criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing...
Regional response needed as Pacific drug threat grows
COOK Islands Secretary of Health Bob Williams has called for a tougher, more coordinated Pacific response to drug trafficking.Williams...
Traditional leaders urge village-level fight against Fiji’s drug crisis
FIJI’S Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) says the country’s worsening drug problem and the rise in HIV infections are now pressing community...
