Air Vanuatu adds fifth twin otter to boost island connectivity

Fiji, Oct. 27 -- Air Vanuatu has added a fifth Twin Otter aircraft to its fleet, strengthening the national carrier's capacity to provide domestic air services across the island nation. Air Vanuatu c... Read More

From CBD COP1 to CBD COP17: Reflections on three decades of negotiations with Ambassador Ian Fry

Fiji, Oct. 27 -- -We've heard from the next generation of Pacific Islands negotiators at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Now, we turn to a negotiator w... Read More

Donoghoe backs Bati big men to clear a path to semis

Fiji, Oct. 27 -- Bati star Kurt Donoghoe believes the performance of Fiji's unheralded forwards against Australia proves they can match it with New Zealand's powerhouse pack in Saturday's sudden-death... Read More

Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia. ... Read More

Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Australia is considering expanding military recruitment from Pacific Island countries beyond Papua New Guinea but says its initial focus will be on ensuring the pilot programme does n... Read More

Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside calls to g... Read More

U.S targets UN decolonisation, silence may signal acceptance

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- The United States has called for an end to the United Nations committee that reviews Guam's political status, and former Guam delegate to Congress Robert Underwood says island leaders... Read More

Forum SG Waqa warns cybercrime is an established Pacific security threat

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Cybercrime, online scams and the illicit use of digital infrastructure have become established security threats across the Pacific, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Divav... Read More

Pacific women are already doing the work. COP31 must back them

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- The ocean is not a backdrop to Pacific life. It is the source of it. As the Tongan Fijian writer Epeli Hau'ofa wrote, the sea is "our pathway to each other and to everyone else" - it ... Read More

Fiji claim record win with World Cup thrashing of PNG

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Fiji are on the cusp of claiming a Women's Rugby League World Cup semi-final berth in their first-ever tournament appearance after trouncing Papua New Guinea 40-4. In sapping conditi... Read More

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