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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


Sea-level rise will not threaten sovereignty or maritime boundaries: Tuvalu PM

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says the country's response to climate change must remain rooted in the "Tuvalu Way" as it works to protect its land, sovereignty and future from risin... Read More


Tuvalu's future depends on educated, healthy people: PM Teo

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says the country's development must be measured by the opportunities and quality of life it creates for its people, with education and health at the ce... Read More


Tuvalu expands transport and digital links with cheaper Fiji airfares

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Tuvalu is expanding transport and digital links, with subsidised airfares to Fiji, improved maritime services and cheaper internet access forming part of the Government's plan to conne... Read More


Pacific leaders slam NSW government coal mine decision ahead of UN climate summit

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- The Minns government's approval of the state's biggest ever coal mine expansion has created a major headache for Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen after a key Pacific leader hit o... Read More


Key Ocean of Peace Alliance deliberately vague on Australian military game plan

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- A formal Australian military alliance designed to repel China will be left "deliberately not prescriptive" about what will happen in the event of a conflict. The Ocean of Peace Allian... Read More


Fiji PM Rabuka to chair proposed special committee on Constitution Bill

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is set to move a motion in Parliament today for the establishment of an 11-member Special Committee to scrutinise the Constitution (Amendment) Bill ... Read More


Ahead of the global climate summit, Pacific leaders call on nations to keep 1.5degC within reach

Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Pacific leaders are gathering in Fiji and Tuvalu for a meeting ahead of the annual global climate summit (COP31) to be held in Turkey (also known as Turkiye) in November. The goal of ... Read More