Pacific voice stronger than ever: Waqa
THE Pacific’s collective voice has never been stronger, says Forum Secretary General Baron
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Australian high-level visitors for region
AUSTRALIA will send three ministers into the Pacific ahead of a regional leaders’ forum and against a backdrop of renewed attempts by China to influence foreign policy in small island
Tongans revive canoe-building skills
COLLABORATION between the Tonga Voyaging Society and Fijian master builders has brought to life a unique fleet of hybrid canoes – merging the iconic Fijian Drua and Tongan
Climate change sparks dengue rise
THE climate crisis has sparked a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the
$60 million for regional fisheries
THE US will release USD 60 million to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency as part of a 10-year economic assistance agreement associated with the South Pacific Tuna
Tora champions indigenous knowledge
ALFRED Tuikoro Tora has a deep commitment to his people, culture, and the future of the
IMO opens first Pacific office in Suva
THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) has officially opened its first Regional Presence Office for the Pacific in Suva,
Fans’ funeral for Fiji
PUBLIC funeral is planned for Fijian music sensation, Fiji - George Fiji Veikoso on August 12.
Dengue takes 2 from Samoa family
A SAMOAN family has lost a second child to dengue fever in a matter of
Drugs sub found
PACIFIC police forces are on high alert after a suspected narcotics submarine was found in Isabel Province, Solomon
Climate change will remake us: Teo
CLIMATE change will remake the Pacific, even though it is not of the Pacific’s
Pal to leave USP
UNIVERSITY of the South Pacific Vice-Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia will leave on September
Movers and Shakers
Ann Patricia Naisara has been appointed as the newest member of the Habitat for Humanity Fiji Board of Trustees. Naisara is a highly respected legal professional with extensive experience across corporate law,
Make it safe: Regional push for safer, more inclusive journalism
THE inaugural Women in Media (WiM) Conference 2025 concluded in Suva, Fiji, after two days of dialogue, panel discussions, and policy engagement under the theme “Resilience in a Rapidly Evolving Media
The church in politics
THE Pacific is often caught between two global powers: China and the United States–Australia alliance.
A tale of courage
NEWSROOMS are pressure cookers – people racing against weekly, daily, and hourly deadlines. And sometimes the race is against multiple deadlines in three different
Churches want unity on nuke issue
THE World Council of Churches has called for unity in the church community in opposition to nuclear
Strengthening SPNFZ: nuclear entanglement or nuclear free?
FORTY years ago, on 6 August 1985, the Pacific Islands Forum adopted the Treaty of Rarotonga for a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone (SPNFZ).
Time for action: Leaders want more than words
AT the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France, Pacific leaders once again brought strength, clarity, and urgency to global ocean
On the rise: Women take in energy roles
WOMEN are steadily carving out space in the energy and construction sectors—industries long dominated by men—despite facing persistent
Eighty years after Hiroshima, Pacific calls for nuclear disarmament
EIGHTY years ago, on 6 August 1945, the Enola Gay took off from Tinian Island in the Northern Marianas, flying towards the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
Pacific police bands display talent
MORE than 100 Pacific musicians gathered in Port Moresby this week in a celebration of music and
