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Beyond Treaties: How investment disputes trap Pacific nations

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Across the vast expanse of the Blue Pacific, island states are managing approximately 30 percent of the world's oceans and seas within their exclusive economic zones (EEZs), making the... Read More


2027 Rugby World Cup on track to set records as Australia marks one year to go before launch

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Thursday, 1st October officially marks 365 days until rugby's largest tournament kicks off on Australian shores, and all signs are pointing to the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup being the ... Read More


Fiji Electoral Commission tightens campaign rules ahead of the General Election

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- The Fiji Electoral Commission has adopted new campaign limitation rules restricting the use of State resources and government premises for election campaigning ahead of the General Ele... Read More


Pacific must balance ocean protection with economic needs: Palau President Whipps

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- Palau President and Forum Chair Surangel Whipps Jr says Pacific countries must balance ocean conservation with economic development as they confront rising seas, extreme weather and gr... Read More


Marshall Islands nuclear victims still seek justice 80 years after testing began

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- Eighty years after the first nuclear test was conducted in the Marshall Islands, survivors and their descendants are still seeking justice for the health, environmental, cultural and e... Read More


If Constitution Amendment Bill fails, we stop: Fiji PM Rabuka

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji will go straight to an election if Parliament fails to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill 2026 by a two-thirds vote at tomorrow's second read... Read More


SPREP and PICAN solidify commitment to protect and manage Pacific environment

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) have cemented a shared commitment to protect and manage the... Read More


Lakapi Samoa unhappy with Oceania Sevens cancellation

Fiji, Oct. 1 -- Lakapi Samoa is disappointed that the Oceania 7s rugby tournament has been cancelled. Chief executive Seumanu Douglas Ngau Chun told the Samoa Observer in Apia on Tuesday the cancella... Read More


Tuvalu appoints first woman Governor-General on eve of Independence

Fiji, Sept. 30 -- Tuvalu has inaugurated its first woman Governor-General, Temukisa Auina Penehuro Hauma, in a historic change of leadership on the eve of the country's 48th Independence anniversary. ... Read More


Pacific civil society demands fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP31

Fiji, Sept. 30 -- Pacific civil society groups are calling for an immediate end to new coal, oil and gas expansion and demanding climate reparations, stronger action on loss and damage and greater Pac... Read More