US-led Exercise Valiant Shield showcases allied strength across the Pacific
A MAJOR military exercise is unfolding across the Northern Pacific as the United States and its allies flex their muscles in a show
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Pacific democracy needs youth voice, Gavoka says
FIJI'S Deputy Prime Minister, Viliame Gavoka, delivered a strong message to Pacific youth this week:
Our sovereignty will not sink with the seas, Tuvalu declares
TUVALU’S Governor-General, Reverend Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, has called for urgent global action on climate mobility, warning that the Pacific nation’s future cannot be separated from the rights, identity and
Trump reopens Pacific waters to commercial fishing
THE Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has welcomed President Donald Trump’s proclamation, Restoring American Commercial Fishing in the Pacific.
Pacific Lab Professionals meet as brain-drain threatens services
MEDICAL laboratory scientists have converged in Fiji for a three-day conference aimed at modernising diagnostics and retaining skilled professionals in the face of a critical brain drain affecting the Pacific region.
Partnerships in the Pacific: FIMLS seminar 2026 opens
THE Fiji Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (FIMLS) Annual Seminar 2026 got underway today at the Fiji National University (FNU) in Nasinu.
The Quad’s accountability gap
THE latest Quad foreign ministers’ meeting, held last month in New Delhi, produced an ambitious catalogue of new initiatives.
PIFS leans on ASEAN model as it retools for a changing region
PACIFIC Islands Forum (PIFS) leaders are trying to redesign the region’s political and security machinery to better protect unity,
Making ocean dreams come true for the region
In New York early this year, the global community witnessed the completion of the third and final Preparatory Commission (PrepCom3) to lay...
Kiribati minister warns online misinformation distorts Pacific youth’s reality
KIRIBATI’S top minister for women, youth, sport and social affairs has warned that the Pacific’s digital transformation is
Fuel crisis exposes Pacific economic vulnerability, leaders say
PACIFIC leaders have warned that the region’s fuel crisis is no longer just a supply problem, but a threat to economic security, as
El Niño conditions confirmed: SPREP urges coordinated regional response
THE Western Pacific can expect a drier few months with the possibility of drought as El Niño sets in.
Pacific leaders urged to protect oceans amid climate and biodiversity crises
PACIFIC governments are being urged to strengthen ocean protection and stewardship amid growing pressure from climate change, biodiversity loss, and marine pollution.
Pacific leaders prove education has no expiry date
AGE is no barrier to learning, and the Pacific has long shown that education can be a lifelong pursuit.
Nauru reclaims original name
The Central Pacific republic of Nauru stands ready to return to its original name - Naoero.
Pacific leaders call for global peace
PACIFIC leaders have renewed a call for global peace as wars continue in Ukraine and Iran.
Tuvalu’s new parametric insurance plan pays out to 409 households
TUVALU has made its first payout under the High Tide Parametric Insurance Product, disbursing $AUD30,675 to 409 households after three March high-tide events triggered the policy’s lowest threshold.
President Trump Supports Commercial Fisheries in US Pacific Islands
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Today welcomed President Trump’s proclamation, Restoring
Why Tungaru matters: identity, decolonisation and our nation’s future
I HAVE been talking about this since around 2015, long before recent news about Nauru considering a return to its original name, Naoero, and long before the re-emergence of conversations in Fiji about reclaiming its
Pacific fuel crisis exposes gap between renewable targets and delivery
THE surge in global oil prices following the US-Iran conflict has exposed the extent of Pacific economies' vulnerability to fuel supply shocks. At its peak, prices climbed to over $USD118 per barrel, placing immediate
Pacific immigration leaders mark 30 years of regional cooperation
PACIFIC governments are tightening cooperation on border security and labour mobility as regional migration, crime and security pressures intensify, with immigration leaders meeting in Suva this week to mark 30 years of
Reading the Sky: How New Automatic Weather Stations Are Protecting Pacific Food, Families, and Futures
On the low-lying atoll of Abaiang in Kiribati, the margin between a normal day and a dangerous one can be measured in millimetres of
Pacific leaders win historic UN seats
IN a landmark achievement for the Pacific, Faatino Utumapu of Samoa and Villarney Remengesau of Palau have been elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
