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Priceless fence There’s a fence being built around a Pacific institute of learning. Students and staff raised FJ$170,000 to build the fence two years ago. Only last month did work on this barrier actually begin. News
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American Samoa A runoff election is set for the American Samoa gubernatorial race after no candidate secured the required 50% majority. The team of Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae Jr led with 42.4% of votes (4284),
PNG set to host Climate Change 42nd GCF Board Meeting in 2025
Papua New Guinea is set to host a high-level climate change meeting mid next year, being the second in the Pacific to host such an event after Samoa 10 years ago. The Post Courier newspaper reports that the Green
Slavery ship masts reminder of horrors of slavery in the Pacific
The installation, Cry of the Stolen People, tells part of the little-known history of “blackbirding”, of how Peruvian slave ships kidnapped more than 250
COP29: Pacific climate finance needs top $2billion
Economic modelling released at the COP29 climate conference on Thursday revealed Pacific nations need at least US$1.5 billion (AUD$2.3 billion) per year in climate
Look not at the scores but the scores of girls we inspire: Albert
Orchids captain Elsie Albert is adamant the tale of her nation’s Pacific Championships campaign lies not in the results but in the enormous impact it will have on aspiring youngsters back
Tonga’s Pacific Championships success raises questions about International Rugby League’s tier system
For decades, there was an understood hierarchy in men's rugby league that went something like: Australia, New Zealand, England, a bit of daylight, then everyone
Trump, 1.5 C breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
Pacific delegates fear the implications of a Trump presidency and breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius warming target will overshadow negotiations on climate
Former Labor senator to be Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner
Former Labor minister Chris Evans will be Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner, with the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, announcing the longtime senator will take up a five-year term in
WTW and PCRIC renew disaster insurance for Pacific nations
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), in collaboration with global advisory firm WTW, has renewed its disaster risk insurance coverage for 2024 and
Siuhuu launches into Fiji market
Sydney-based company ‘Siuhuu’ is the largest online marketplace for Pacific Island owned
