Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025 brings together regional leaders
The Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025 concluded in Brisbane after three days of discussions, presentations, and networking, attracting 652 delegates, 80 speakers, and more than 40 exhibitors from 20
Deal on albacore allocation
Officials have agreed on the long-standing SPA tuna allocation within FFA members' EEZs south of the
Pacific leaders call for unity and bold action
“The Pacific is not always calm,” warned Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka as he opened the second Pacific Regional and National Security Conference in
Pacific Leaders deliver emphatic ‘call to action’ at UNOC3
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Koror, Palau-It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean
Briefs
American Samoa The Trump administration is considering auctioning leases for seabed mining off American Samoa, following a request from California-based firm Impossible Metals. The company applied on April 15 to mine
Palau president wants Taiwan to get a fair go at PIF
Palau's president wants to see Taiwan given full access at this year's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders'
Briefs
US President Donald Trump has reopened parts of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to commercial fishing, drawing praise from American Samoa’s Delegate to Congress, Uifa’atali Amata Radewagen, who
Movers and Shakers
Solomon Islands People’s First Party leader, Frederick Kologeto, has officially been sworn in as the new Deputy Prime
Tariff implications concerning: BSP Bank
The newly announced United States tariffs on Papua New Guinea is limited, however, the broader regional implications are more concerning, according to the BSP Financial Group
ICT State of Play
The newly released Pacific edition of the Digital Economy Report provides an update on internet connectivity and costs in the region. Selected statistics and notes from the report
Movers and Shakers
The Fiji Trade Commission North America Trade Office has announced the appointment of Anare Bolanavanua in his new role as Investment and Community Engagement Officer. Bolanavanua previously served as the Finance and
