Fair Recruitment At The Heart Of Sustainable Reintegration

Press Release – PACER Plus Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Peter Shanel Agovaka said his government is honoured to host the regional meeting. Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting 2025 To Convene In Honiara...

A fisheries observer disappeared at sea. His family still waits for answers

Samuel Abayateye, a 38-year-old fisheries observer from Ghana, vanished from the Marine 707 in 2023 while monitoring tuna catches. Six weeks later, a mutilated body washed ashore near his home, but authorities have never released DNA results or an...

Albanese calls on Turkey’s Erdogan to break impasse on hosting COP31

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has written to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to break an impasse and allow Australia and the Pacific to host the COP31 in 2026. As it stands, Australia and Turkey have been locked in an ongoing stand-off...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 24 – 30, 2025

Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security ‘Real Action’: Pacific voices growing louder over West Papua’s escalating crisis (PMN) China backs Fiji’s Ocean of Peace vision (Fiji Sun) Cook Islanders confront US-funded vessel over...

Pacific Defence Ministers escalate militarisation across the region

The 10th annual South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) convened in Viña del Mar, Chile from October 22-24, amid the escalating imperialist war drive across the region, led by the United States, aimed against China. Delegates to the South...

ICJ opinion strengthens Pacific push for climate justice

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $USD30 million grant to deliver high-quality primary and secondary education for students in Kiribati. The Equitable Access to Quality Education Project will finance the construction of modern,...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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Michael Smolens: Against the wind, students seek climate change accountability

They keep trying. Students locally and around the world have been taking to the streets and courthouses attempting to pressure governments and polluters to get more serious about reducing pollution and taming global warming. They’re acting like...

Courts, Coups and Constitutional Crises in the Pacific

Yadra Vinaka. Namaste. Kia ora, G’day. yokwe, Mulame, Morning, morning. Thank you for the invitation to speak at your annual convention this morning. In this session, I intend to address the thorny question of how Pacific courts have navigated the...

Democrats, Sanders, Jacobin defend Maine’s Graham Platner following Nazi tattoo revelation

Graham Platner with a Totenkopf tattoo on his chest. [Photo: Crooked Media]Since it was revealed earlier this month that Graham Platner, the Bernie Sanders-endorsed Democratic candidate for Maine’s Senate seat, had a Totenkopf skull and crossbones...

Pacific Tourism Leaders Launch Regional Roadmap and Country Pathways for Sustainable and Circular Tourism

On 21st October 2025, Pacific leaders, policymakers, and tourism professionals gathered at the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit (PSTLS 2025) in Tonga to celebrate a major milestone in the region’s sustainable tourism journey — the...

Earhart enthusiasts’ eyes turn toward Nikumaroro

The famed aviator set multiple flying records, serving as a model of independence for girls and women in a male-dominated world. She was a 1930s-era influencer, starring in radio spots, endorsing products and hobnobbing with the world’s elite. She...

Between Recognition And Partnership: BiH Without Formal Diplomatic Relations With Eight Member States Of The UN

Although Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been a full-fledged member of the United Nations (UN) since 1992, formal diplomatic relations have still not been established with eight UN member states. These are the states Papua New Guinea, Bhutan,...

American Samoa Boosts Pacific Tourism Links at SPTO Meetings in Vavaʻu

Vavaʻu, Kingdom of Tonga – From 18–25 October 2025, American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) Director Taimalelagi Minnie Tuia traveled to Vavaʻu, Tonga, to engage in a full suite of strategic regional tourism events hosted by the South Pacific...

Pacific Tourism Organisation and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority Release Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey (IVS) Results for January–June 2025

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in close collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), has released the Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey...

Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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American Samoa strengthens Pacific tourism ties

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) Director Taimalelagi Minnie Tuia traveled to Vavaʻu, Tonga, from October 18- 25, 2025, to engage in a full suite of strategic regional tourism events hosted by the South Pacific...

Monitoring chemicals helps to track global progress

A new Global Environment Facility program is supporting the expansion of work to monitor the distribution of long-lasting chemicals and mercury: toxic substances that present major risks to human and environmental health. The Global Chemicals...