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Vanuatu condemns French MP letter as neo-colonial insult

Fiji, Oct. 5 -- The Vanuatu Government has condemned a letter attributed to French National Assembly member Nicolas Metzdorf, describing it as insulting, neo-colonial and disrespectful of Vanuatu's so... Read More


Greenpeace, Amnesty urge action on fossil fuels and climate finance at Pre-COP

Fiji, Oct. 5 -- Greenpeace Australia Pacific and Amnesty International are calling on governments meeting at the Pacific Pre-COP31 in Fiji and Tuvalu to turn climate commitments into action, with an i... Read More


New PINA president thanks outgoing board, praises Fijian Media Association for Savusavu Summit

Fiji, Oct. 5 -- Newly elected Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Neville Choi has thanked the outgoing PINA Board for its service while praising the Fijian Media Association (FMA) for s... Read More


Pacific priorities take centre stage at Pre-COP31

Fiji, Oct. 5 -- Ministers and climate negotiators from more than 50 countries are gathering in Fiji and Tuvalu this week for the final major ministerial meeting before COP31, with Pacific leaders push... Read More


1.5 to Stay Alive not a slogan, but a lifeline for the Pacific

Fiji, Oct. 5 -- What happens when you wake up one day and your receding coastal land has now disappeared? Or the king tide last week, the week before and last month has made the drinking water supply ... Read More


Pacific climate advocates set five red lines ahead of PreCOP31

Fiji, Oct. 5 -- Pacific climate advocates have set out five red lines for governments to defend the 1.5degC target as ministers and negotiators gather in Fiji and Tuvalu for PreCOP31. A visual action... Read More


Australia urged to push wealthy nations to close climate finance gap at Pre-COP

Fiji, Oct. 5 -- Australia has been urged to use its role as President of Negotiations at Pre-COP31 to push wealthy countries to close the shortfall in international climate finance and make major poll... Read More


PINA supports JAWS call for answers over reported interference with Samoa Observer journalist

Fiji, Oct. 5 -- The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) stands with the Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) in raising concerns over the reported treatment of a Samoa Observer journalist while... Read More


Compressed Bio-Gas Policy

Srinagar, Oct. 5 -- Compressed Bio-Gas Policy has been placed on record as a framework to reshape energy use and waste management in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a structured plan to convert organic waste... Read More


UAE accelerates AI investment as technology reshapes global finance

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Abu Dhabi, UAE - 4 October 2026: The UAE is looking to build and scale AI companies across key sectors, with finance emerging as a major area of opportunity as the technology r... Read More