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Beyond Representation: Making Room for Women to Lead in the Pacific

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- In 2016, Dr Hilda Heine of the Republic of the Marshall Islands became the first woman elected president of a Pacific Island country. She returned to the presidency in 2024. Her lead... Read More


Pacific head rebukes Australia's focus on pre-COP costs

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- The head of an influential Pacific nations group has taken a swipe at Australia's fixation on attendance and cost of this month's pre-COP event, while urging greater climate investmen... Read More


PNG MPs given two days to debate Bougainville referendum results

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- Bougainville Regional MP and leader of Government business Peter Tsiamalili Jr says MPs will be given two days to debate on the Bougainville referendum results. He said Bougainville ... Read More


Pacific Islands face major mobile internet gap despite network coverage

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- Nearly two-thirds of people in the Pacific Islands remain without mobile internet access despite expanding network coverage, highlighting affordability and digital skills as major bar... Read More


Fiji Coalition partner NFP wants Christianity removed as founding constitutional value

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- Fiji Coalition partner the National Federation Party (NFP) wants Christianity removed as a founding constitutional value of the State, arguing that Fiji's next Constitution must prote... Read More


Solomon Islands on track to becoming 'Weather Ready' with new Radar by end of 2026

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- The Solomon Islands' first weather radar is rising from the ground, with construction now well underway on a facility that will give the nation its own eyes on approaching storms for ... Read More


Sydney Summit to advance Women's Rugby in the Pacific

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- Around 50 women's rugby leaders and emerging changemakers from across Oceania and beyond will meet in Sydney this week to support the growth of women's and girls' rugby across the Pac... Read More


Earn your jersey, Flying Fijians warned

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- Players must be physically fit and healthy if they want to represent the Flying Fijians, national men's head coach Jake White has warned. "It's very difficult to compare a person who... Read More


40,000 reasons Kaufusi wants World Cup pay equality

Fiji, Oct. 15 -- The inequality in player payments at the Rugby League World Cup is a major issue that leading NRL players representative and Tongan rugby league player Felise Kaufusi is determined to... Read More


Pacific nations warn UN sea-level rise declaration falls short

Fiji, Oct. 14 -- Pacific nations have warned that the first United Nations Declaration on Sea Level Rise falls short of the legal protections and climate action needed to safeguard vulnerable island s... Read More