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Pacific NGOs say deep-sea mining benefits corporations more than Pacific nations

Fiji, May 20 -- Pacific civil society groups have warned that proposed deep-sea mining under the International Seabed Authority (ISA) framework would shift environmental and social risks onto Pacific ... Read More


Pacific civil society condemns exclusion from the ISA deep-sea mining workshop in Fiji

Fiji, May 20 -- Pacific civil society organisations have condemned their exclusion from a regional International Seabed Authority (ISA) workshop in Fiji, warning that decisions on deep-sea mining are ... Read More


Pacific urged to strengthen financial systems against global risks

Fiji, May 19 -- Pacific countries have been urged to strengthen risk-based financial supervision to protect access to global banking systems, improve financial inclusion and combat financial crime acr... Read More


EFL warns Fiji facing power rationing

Fiji, May 19 -- Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) has warned that Fiji could face controlled national power rationing from 01 June if urgent fuel cost recovery support is not secured, as the country's electri... Read More


Matthew Wale elected Solomon Islands Prime Minister after 26-22 vote

Fiji, May 15 -- Former Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has been elected the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands after securing victory in a parliamentary vote on Friday. Wale defeate... Read More


Tagelagi re-elected as Niue Prime Minister

Fiji, May 14 -- Dalton Tagelagi has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Niue, extending his leadership following the country's general election earlier this month. The Niue Assembly confirmed Tagela... Read More


France backs Pacific Ocean push at Melanesian Summit

Fiji, May 14 -- France has thrown its support behind Melanesian efforts to protect the Pacific Ocean, with French Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Pierre Fournier telling leaders at the the Melanesian O... Read More


Nauru Parliament backs move to rename nation as Naoero

Fiji, May 13 -- The Parliament of Nauru has unanimously approved a constitutional amendment to officially rename the country as Naoero, marking a major step toward recognising the nation's heritage an... Read More


PNG Ombudsman refers Chief Justice to NEC for tribunal probe

Fiji, May 12 -- The Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea has invoked its reserve powers to refer Chief Justice Sir Gibuma Gibbs Salika to the National Executive Council (NEC) for the possible appo... Read More


World Bank warns Pacific growth slowing as fuel costs, debt and global shocks bite

Fiji, May 12 -- Pacific economies are losing momentum as rising fuel costs, weaker tourism, inflation and repeated global shocks continue to strain governments, businesses and households, according to... Read More