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Pacific to host key COP31 Pre-Summit talks in Fiji and Tuvalu

Fiji, Feb. 26 -- The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele, has announced that the Pacific will host key lead-up events to the 31st United Nations C... Read More


Pacific fisheries Ministers push for stronger partnerships and reform at development symposium

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- The Chair of the Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial Meeting(FFCMM) and Niue Minister for Natural Resources, Mona Ainuu, has called for stronger alignment between Pacific Island cou... Read More


Fiji Fisheries Minister calls for greater value from Tuna at development partners symposium

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- Fiji's Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Alitia Bainivalu has called for stronger coordination and investment to ensure Pacific countries capture greater economic value from offshor... Read More


Tuna is the "common currency" of the blue Pacific: FFA DG Pakop

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- The Director-General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Noan Pakop, has called for deeper coordination and strategic alignment between Pacific Island countries and development partn... Read More


Media Interview of ADB President Masato Kanda by Makereta Komai, Manager & Editor in Chief of PACNEWS and the Pacific Islands News Association

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- I was very pleased to have visited Fiji last week, my second visit to the country in three years. The Asian Development Bank's top priority in the Pacific is scaling for impact throu... Read More


Japan Defence Minister calls for 'multilayered network' to protect Pacific as"Ocean of Peace"

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for stronger regional interconnectivity to safeguard the Pacific as an "Ocean of peace," warning that the region faces three inter... Read More


Palau signs hosting deal for 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) will be held from 30 August to 04 September 2026 in Palau under the theme - Building Economies: Life. Action. Unity (BELAU). Ma... Read More


Moana Pasifika postpones Tonga Super Rugby match over funding shortffall

Fiji, Feb. 24 -- Moana Pasifika has postponed plans to take a Super Rugby match to Tonga this year after failing to secure the necessary sponsorship. In a statement, the club confirmed it had made th... Read More


ANZ appoints Sohaib Mahmood as Country Head, Fiji

Fiji, Feb. 23 -- ANZ today announced the appointment of Sohaib Mahmood as Country Head, Fiji, subject to the required regulatory approvals. He will take on the role in addition to his current responsi... Read More


Japan faces 'most significant structural changes since WWII,' Foreign Minister Motegi tells Diet

Fiji, Feb. 23 -- Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has warned that the world is undergoing its most significant structural changes since the end of World War II, pledging a "Responsible Japan... Read More