Poll position: What Australia’s election holds for the Pacific
Australia’s policies toward the Pacific will continue to be primarily driven by China’s resurgence, no matter who is elected. Commentary by Tess Newton Cain When Solomon Islands and China signed a
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American Samoa The American Senate has unanimously passed a bill removing the 10% cap on local investments by the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF). Supporters argue it will strengthen the
Decades after the U.S. buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw
Pacific Education Ministers continue to work together for the betterment of Pacific People
Background To support the Forum Leaders’ Pacific vision, the ”Pacific Regional Education Framework, Moving Towards Education 2030” (PacREF) prioritises action on quality and relevance, free learning pathways, and
Rongelap evacuation changed course of history
The late Member of Parliament Jeton Anjain and the people of the nuclear test-affected Rongelap Atoll changed the course of the history of the Marshall Islands by using Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior ship to
Paper victories not enough to change lives, RMI tells CSW69
Gender development laws, targets, and policies have helped the world recognise the barriers posed by inequality, but these ‘paper victories’ won’t be enough to change lives of all women and girls, the
No sign of missing sea ambulance as six-day search ends in the Pacific
Authorities on Monday suspended the search for a Marshall Islands Sea ambulance and its crew of four, missing since 03 March, according to the US Coast Guard. “We stand with the families and the Republic of the
Trump’s foreign aid freeze: Who will step in for the Pacific
Programs addressing domestic violence, renewable energy, literacy, hospital infrastructure, fisheries management, media capacity building, transport and infrastructure, and health procurement are amongst the many
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American SamoaThe Department of Human and Social Services (DHSS) in American Samoa is investigating Samoans who have returned to Samoa but continue to receive food stamp benefits. DHSS Director Panisia Neueli told a
Pacific Island leaders unite at Honiara Summit to strengthen regional tuna fisheries
Papua New Guinea Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Jelta Wong, has addressed the gathering of Pacific Island leaders to describe the East New Britain Initiative (ENBi) during a weeklong Honiara Fisheries
Aid on ice: How Trump’s freeze hurts the Pacific and Southeast Asia
The outlook is anything but reassuring. The US aid freeze won’t break the Pacific, but it will create unnecessary disruptions. For Southeast Asia, the consequences are mixed, likely to hit Myanmar and Cambodia
