Fiji says climate finance is development finance
By: Samisoni Pareti in New York Fiji this week reported to the United Nations on the progress of its work in pursuing the 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) with a strong call for international donors to see climate
Australian scientist new SPC head
By Samisoni Pareti The new Director General (designate) of the Pacific Community is Australian scientist Dr Stuart Minchin. Dr Minchin’s appointment was approved at the Pacific Community’s Conference of Ministers
Australian scientist new SPC head
The new Director General (designate) of the Pacific Community is Australian scientist Dr Stuart Minchin. Dr Minchin’s appointment was approved at the Pacific Community’s Conference of Ministers meeting in Noumea,
Is PNG part of Pasifika?
IS our region’s largest country, Papua New Guinea, part of Pasifika? It’s a debate that has recently played out on the pages of an influential PNG blog. Two of the country’s most
Australian study to scope more trade with Fiji
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will be at this year’s Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Tuvalu, and Foreign Minister Marise Payne says she is keen to get to Papua New Guinea soon “to visit our
We demand doers, not preachers!
A cycle of fear is how Reporters Without Borders (RSF) headlined the release of its 2019 World Press Freedom Index. This tool RSF says, “shows how hatred of journalists has degenerated into
28 Election Petitions Filed
By: Peni Komaisavai A history-making 28 election petition cases were filed at the Solomon Islands High Court earlier this week. This will see the election victories of 28 members of parliament challenged. A 29th
What will stop the violence?
TWO huge programmes focused on the empowerment and protection of Pacific women and children costing more than USD70 million have been launched over the past couple of months, prompting calls from long-term advocates
Electing the Prime Minister
ON April 24 Manasseh Sogavare was elected as Prime Minister of Solomon Islands. However the elections sparked not only a legal challenge, but also rioting in the streets of Honiara. In this
Aligning to Blue Pacific
THE alignment of Step Up, Australia’s foreign policy direction in the Pacific and its New Zealand equivalent, Pacific Reset, was acknowledged by both Prime Ministers Jacinda Ardern and Scott
