U.S moves to reinvigorate Pacific partnership with big pledges in Port…

The United States has rolled out a sweeping package of economic, security, and health commitments to Pacific Island nations, signalling what it calls a “reinvigorated” partnership with the region. At a U.S-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) roundtable in...

Pacific countries review impact of biosecurity capacity building programmes

Biosecurity officers from across the Pacific met in Fiji recently to review the impact of biosecurity training programmes delivered under the Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation through Economic Integration in the Pacific (SAFE Pacific) project...

When people are displaced by climate change, what rights do they have?

Climate change is a global emergency that touches every human on this planet. But its effects hit some people harder than others. People in low- and middle-income countries, coastal areas, river valleys, low-lying areas and island states, are on...

Largest Dalo exporter builds $20 million enterprise

For more than a decade, a farmer and businessman in Navua has quietly revolutionised Fiji’s dalo export industry, turning locally grown root crops into a $20 million-a-year international business. Today, Ben’s Trading Limited exports Dalo,...

The European Union and the Pacific Community boost border security in Marshall Islands with advanced X-Ray technology

Photo: European Union Ambassador Barbara Plinkert and Marshall Islands Minister Anthony Muller, key handover of the Airport X-ray machine The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has received a state-of-the-art X-ray machine to reinforce border...

Why loss and damage matter in the Pacific

For many Pacific Island nations, climate change isn’t a distant threat or an abstract statistic – it’s an everyday reality reshaping homes, traditions, and futures. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, increasing temperatures and severe weather...

Graduation from LDC: ‘We have 2.5 options to seek deferral’

Debapriya says decision must rest on solid evidence, strong backing from dev partners Bangladesh should view its LDC exit not as a burden but as a milestone, an opportunity to advance long-delayed reforms for structural transformation of the...

Explained: The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill and the climate backlash

The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading in Parliament, reversing the 2018 ban on offshore oil and gas exploration. Environmentalists say the move is a win for fossil fuel companies and shifts the financial burden of...

‘Agriculture sector provides job opportunities’

By RODRICK DESURI AUKI The agricultural sector can create employment opportunities, provide food, and serve as a source of income for grassroots-level youth in the country. Member of Parliament for Kiritimati and Kanton in Kiribati, Teriba Tabe,...

China unveils maritime training programme for Pacific island nations

China's engagement in Pacific maritime cooperation is increasing, with a focus on areas such as marine science, economic development, environmental protection, and maritime security. But its growing presence is also altering regional geostrategic...

Countering the People’s Republic of 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....

Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 3 – 9, 2025

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‘Healthy foods lessen non-communicable disease cases’ 

By RODRICK DESURI AUKI Focusing on and engaging rural people in the agricultural sector is what can help to lessen and slow the rise of non-communicable disease cases in the country. The Member of Parliament for Kiritimati and Kanton in Kiribati,...

Famous birthdays for Sept. 16: Madeline Zima, Toks Olagundoye

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include: -- England's King Henry V in 1386 -- Entrepreneur James Cash Penney in 1875 -- Entrepreneur Walter Bentley in 1888 -- Writer H.A. Rey in 1898 -- Actor Lauren...

On Road to Belem, Pacific countries raise their voice on 1.5…

Pacific countries at the forefront of the climate crisis, described as a “ticking time bomb”, have vowed that their One Pacific Voice on keeping 1.5 alive, is heard loud and clear at the Thirtieth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework...

Australia to ‘totally integrate’ armed forces with Papua New Guinea amid growing concerns over China

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Chinese Pressure Shreds Taiwan’s Relationship With South Africa

(Bloomberg) -- Just months after Oliver Liao arrived in Pretoria as Taiwan’s de facto ambassador, South Africa began a campaign to downgrade its relationship with the island — thrusting him into the epicenter of a geopolitical drama. While South...

Anger at North West Shelf approval spreads through Pacific

A former president of low-lying Kiribati says the Albanese government’s approval of the huge North West Shelf gas project extension risks jeopardising key strategic relations in the South Pacific and undermines its reputation on climate action....