How the 2000 Olympics changed the face of Sydney

It has been 25 years since the Sydney Olympics — the event officials declared the "best games ever" and marked one of the proudest moments in Australian history. In September 2000, just after the turn of the millennium, the world watched as...

Pacific leaders call out Australian climate hypocrisy

(RNZ) The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting ended with a landmark regional climate finance facility, but a sour taste of Australian climate hypocrisy. Despite promising Pacific partnership in tackling the climate crisis, the Australian...

Countering China's Maritime Insurgency in the South Pacific

[By Jason Lancaster] Guadalcanal, the Coral Sea, Tarawa, New Guinea, and Iron Bottom Sound highlight the strategic location of the South Pacific during the Second World War. Today, U.S. and allied preeminence in this vital region is under threat....

Small Business: French technique meets Pacific passion with Coromandel Chocolate

I had a passion for chocolate growing up, but I actually studied law for four years. One of my best friends back home, his family owns a chocolate factory in Bordeaux with a really good reputation. We would work there over winter to finance surf...

Broken promises worsen climate crisis in Pacific islands

HONIARA, Solomon Islands >> Fred Conning pulled up Google Earth on his phone and zoomed in on the coastline that had been the backdrop of his childhood in a small village in the Solomon Islands. Here was the beach of white sands where he would...

Cabinet expands list of countries eligible for Visa on Arrival

Staff Reporter CABINET has approved the expansion of the list of countries whose nationals are eligible for Visa on Arrival (VoA) in Namibia. This was announced by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, during a...

Businesses request Yunus for LDC deferment to 2032

Leaders of the country's top 16 business chambers and trade bodies requested Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to defer the LDC graduation for six more years considering the current situation of the economy. At present, there are some risks of...

Kava Declaration sparks concerns among Vanuatu exporters

The Kava Declaration developed by Pacific Islands Forum Leaders, seeks to protect the cultural integrity and intellectual property of kava by restricting the use of the name “kava” to seven Pacific Island kava-growing countries including, Fiji,...

What went wrong with the PM’s Vanuatu mission?

SI Prime Minister arrives in PNG for 50th Independence Anniversary

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, including other Pacific Islands leaders, have touched down at Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby this afternoon, to join Papua New Guinea in celebrating its 50th Independence...

PM Manele holds bilateral discussion with New Caledonia President

Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele successfully held bilateral discussions with the President of New Caledonia, His Excellency Alcide Ponga, where both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation and solidarity....

Pacific Leaders Meeting Ends, Australia Extends Giant Gas Project

Press Release – 350.org The highlights of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting saw the Pacific Resilience Facility formally established as a means of accessing direct, grant-based finance for communities. 13 September, 2025 Honiara, Solomon...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 5 – 11, 2025

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Fiji outclassed by Vanuatu in Suva

Fiji’s hope of qualifying for the 2026 ICC T20 Women’s World Cup has been dashed after the national side lost its final pool match yesterday. The Fiji national women’s team was outclassed by Vanuatu which won by 91 runs in the East-Asia Pacific...

OPINION | Navigating the storm: Pasifika multi-alignment in an age of giants

The vast Pasifika, once a realm of distant empires, is now a central theater for 21st-century geopolitical competition. As great powers vie for strategic dominance, the small island states of the Pasifika are navigating increasingly complex waters...

Helen’s Plea for Climate Justice before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Part 2

A personal account by Dr Jan Yves Remy, (External Counsel for Saint Lucia in the ICJ Advisory Opinion Proceedings) . 2. The Calling of Helen — Why Saint Lucia Joined When I have been asked why I agreed to represent Saint Lucia, I can only offer a...

South Pacific cruise holiday planning

When planning time off, it often means booking flights, finding hotels, and working out how to get around. That can be fine for a single destination, but it usually comes with hours of research and extra planning. A cruise simplifies the process...

The Pacific won a stunning climate victory. What's next?

Fijian student Vishal Prasad stood in disbelief outside the world's highest court moments after it handed down a historic climate change ruling. A scrum of international media gathered before him, awaiting his reaction to the long-awaited...

Pacific declares itself an ‘Ocean of Peace’ in historic regional pact

IN Honiara, participants at this week’s Pacific Islands Forum have hailed last July’s International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change. For President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau, “the ICJ advisory opinion is a milestone and a great...

Mandarin learning a gateway for Pacific islands' youths

Contestants take a group photo in the Confucius Classroom at the Emalus campus of the University of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Aug 17, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] In the South Pacific island country of Vanuatu, learning Chinese has opened...