Gender equality at heart of Pacific Islands agenda
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Jeremiah Manele, delivered a strong statement at the 80th General Assembly, marking the thirtieth Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on
$USD60m for fisheries agency
A $USD60 million payment to the Forum Fisheries Agency will be allocated to member
US prepares island for war
DURING August 1945, in the last days of World War II, US bombers flew from the Micronesian island of Tinian to drop atomic weapons on Hiroshima and
Renewed hope: Why the ICJ climate decision matters to us all
The Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on the “Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change” is
Waqa – Region committed to inclusiveness
Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands – The Pacific remains committed commitment to a united, resilient, and inclusive Blue Pacific
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 Update 2025 opens in Suva: A platform for Pacific voices and ideas
The 2025 Pacific Update, one of the region’s premier gatherings on public policy and development, officially opened yesterday at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in
Workshop on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance in the Pacific
Supported by the UK’s Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP) in 2024 and the World Bank (GFDRR) in 2025, PCRIC has co-hosted two seminal workshops addressing climate and disaster risk financing in the Pacific. Directed
Moving beyond donor dependency: lessons from PNA
For decades, the Pacific Islands region has been reliant on donor funding to support development, governance, and capacity-building initiatives. While donor support has played a role in strengthening institutions, it
Major parties are promising big on the Pacific this election. What does the region think?
If you walk down a street in Honiara, Port Moresby or Nuku'alofa and ask about the federal election in Australia, you might well draw a polite — but blank —
Pacific Island growth takes a hit as global trade tensions rise: IMF
Rising US tariffs and growing global trade tensions are expected to indirectly drag down economic growth in Pacific Island countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns, as ripple effects from larger economies
PARAMETRIC INSURANCE – Addressing the Financial Impact of Disasters
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) is a special-purpose disaster risk insurer created to provide a pathway for nations in the Pacific Islands region to secure financial solutions to the costly impact
Swire Shipping launches first biofuel services to the Pacific Islands
Swire Shipping announced that three of its vessels serving the South Pacific have made the switch to B24 and B30 2nd generation biofuel
US Pacific commander to advocate ‘most strongly’ for USAID to Pacific Islands
The head of US forces for the Indo-Pacific, Admiral Samuel Paparo, said on Wednesday he would be advocating “most strongly” for the continuation of USAID funding to the Pacific Islands region, where US influence is
Confronting geopolitics in Pacific regional diplomacy
In the past two years, concerns about strategic competition and the increasingly uncertain and unpredictable global order have started to take a more central place in the foreign policy and security discourses of the
Australia pivots foreign aid to Pacific to cover U.S. cut
Pacific Island nations will get a larger chunk of Australia’s foreign aid as spending is refocused after the United States slashed its aid agency. Foreign Minister Penny Wong asked her department to compile a
IMO flagged about new register created in tiny uninhabited South Pacific Island
Wily, shady entrepreneurs are scanning world maps to seek ever more distant outposts to establish ship registers to help grease the flows of the dark fleet. France and The Netherlands have submitted a paper to the
Pacific Centre for Border Management and Security opens after 27-year gestation
The Pacific Centre for Border Management and Security (PCBMS) has been officially launched at theFiji National University, marking a significant milestone in the development of regional border management and security
Trump and Pacific Island States: New possibilities
Leaders across the Pacific Island states are ready for the return to Oval Office by President Donald Trump. They are both anxious and hopeful. There is turbulence ahead in the Pacific Island States and the US
Services still out in Vanuatu as second earthquake hits
A second earthquake has hit Vanuatu, a day after a strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Port Vila. Yesterday’s quake severely damaged several buildings in the capital, crushing cars, and
Whispers
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
China returns to Pacific with aid and influence push, report shows
China has regained its place as the second-biggest bilateral donor to the Pacific Islands, displacing the United States and targeting its spending to win influence, a Lowy Institute report on aid to the region found.
Air New Zealand announces a significant increase in their flight capacity to the Pacific Islands
Air New Zealand has announced a significant increase in their flight capacity to the Pacific Islands. From November 2024 to March 2025, adding tens of thousands of seats to the Pacific destinations, marking a 9