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WHEN you pick up a bag of desiccated coconut at your local grocer in Suva, Port Vila or Honiara, you probably don't think
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Why private sector is key
Veteran food technologist Dr Richard Beyer on why the private sector, niche products, and knowing what we're good at are the
You can do better
A SURVEY of just under 300 young people across four Pacific Island nations has produced interesting, and some would say, telling
New Chief Executive Officer appointed to lead Australia-Pacific business councils
THE Australia Pacific Islands Business Council, Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council and Australia Fiji Business Council
Growth and work
PACIFIC leaders talk jobs. Young people hear promises, but an economist hears a different problem: the region is creating
USP Council meeting reaffirms commitment to Pacific leadership and institutional renewal
The 101st meeting of the Council of The University of the South Pacific (USP) was convened in Nukuʻalofa in the Kingdom of
Pacific nations tighten regional net on illegal fishing
PACIFIC governments have stepped up their joint maritime surveillance campaign, completing a three-week operation that officials say shows how fisheries enforcement in the region is becoming more intelligence-driven and
Pacific leaders praise UN climate resolution as a legal breakthrough
PACIFIC leaders have portrayed last week’s United Nations General Assembly vote on climate change as a legal and diplomatic breakthrough.
US removes negative travel advisory for New Caledonia
THE United States’ State Department has officially lowered its travel advisory for New Caledonia. As of 21 May the
Pacific urged to act on housing crisis
NEARLY half of Fiji’s housing stock is in average to poor condition, with thousands of families left vulnerable to climate-related disasters, Fiji’s Minister for Housing and Local Government, Maciu Nalumisa, has
Tonga warns Pacific becoming crime hub
TONGA’S Prime Minister and Minister for Police, Lord Fakafanua, has warned that Pacific Island nations are increasingly becoming destination countries for illicit drugs and transnational crime.
Australia, New Zealand back Pacific Response Mechanism plan
PACIFIC Ministers have taken the first concrete step toward creating a regional mechanism to help member
PIFS continues in-person meetings despite costs and fuel worries
THE Pacific Islands Forum (PIFS) is pushing ahead with in-person regional meetings despite mounting financial and
ASPA Chairman: Small scale remains biggest hurdle
THE small scale of Pacific aviation operations remains the region’s most persistent challenge, according to Association of South
Pacific civil society criticises exclusion from ISA ocean mining dialogue
PACIFIC civil society leaders are alleging organisers of shutting them out of key discussions on the future of the ocean, warning
IATA looks to strengthen cooperation with ASPA
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) is looking to strengthen partnerships with airlines in the region according to
SPC and IOM sign MoU to strengthen cooperation on human mobility and development through scientific and technical assistance
Suva, Fiji – The Pacific Community (SPC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding
Why the Blue Economy and coral reefs matter for the Pacific region
WHAT if the most powerful piece of climate infrastructure in the Pacific is not a seawall, a solar panel, or an early warning system, but a coral reef?
Pacific in crisis mode: Community approach needed
IF the Pacific is to come to grips with the drug crisis, it is going to take a "whole of community" approach – because the
Working together: Regional summit to address drug surge
A REGIONAL summit is being proposed in the coming year to look at ways to address the burgeoning drug crisis.
EU Ambassador urges Pacific unity on rules-based order
WAR and economic pressure have placed the rules-based international order under serious strain, says European Union Ambassador to the Pacific, Barbara Plinkert.
Pacific youth boom could become an economic growth engine
PACIFIC Island countries are approaching a demographic turning point, but the region’s growing youth population will only
The Sun – Pacific’s fuel problem or solution?
WHEN conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz in early 2026, the economic consequences did not arrive in the Pacific overnight. But they did arrive within weeks
