Women’s group raises over $250k

The Catholic Women’s League raised more than $250,000 at its 53rd Annual General Meeting and Conference, held over the weekend at Lomary Catholic grounds in Galoa for the first time. League president Maria Bereso said the bulk of funds raised...

PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations

India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...

Support For Pacific Dengue Outbreak

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Albanese Government is answering the calls of the Pacific, providing more than $1 million in assistance to respond to current dengue outbreaks across the region. The number of dengue cases is the highest...

Truck driver Robert Clifford on phone when he crashed into van, killing RSE worker Kaiea Taubakoa in Blenheim

There was no indication he even braked, the police summary of facts said. The impact shunted the van about 160m up the road, killing Taubakoa instantly and injuring five others, some badly. Clifford, 54, already had four infringements for using a...

How Countries Globally Respond to Climate Migration

In 1973, Komatsu Sakyō’s speculative novel Japan Sinks caused a stir. The author imagines Japan overwhelmed by natural disasters. Secret negotiations are taking place with other countries—including Australia—to rescue the population. Translated...

The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments

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The LDC graduation conundrum

The least developed countries (LDCs) have been struggling to graduate to developing nations for years. But at the same time, these countries fear losing preferential trade, exports, and employment. So, they hesitate and step back even after...

War Stories In Their Own Words: 80 years ago, Wescosville man, 99, witnessed Japanese surrender in World War II

For almost two years during World War II, Harley J. Wenninger manned a big gun on one of the most combat-hardened Navy vessels in the Pacific, what one writer called “the unbeatable ship that nobody ever heard of.” A protector of aircraft carriers...

Uto ni Yalo arrives in Lata

The Uto ni Yalo voyaging canoe, with a regional crew from Oceania finally arrived in Lata, Santa Cruz, Temotu Province this morning, Sunday 31st August 2025. The team left Fiji about eight days ago bound for Honiara ahead of the Pacific Island...

The third world’s LDC conundrum

The least developed countries (LDCs) have been struggling to graduate to developing nations for years. But at the same time, these countries fear losing preferential trade, exports, and employment. So, they hesitate and step back even after...

Pacific leaders’ endorsement for ICJ advisory opinion bid must spur global groundswell

The support from Pacific leaders for an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed and must begin a global groundswell of support ahead of the UN General Assembly in September, The Civil Society...

Kazakhstan’s Legacy, Global Voices Mark International Day Against Nuclear Tests

ASTANA — Aug. 29, designated as the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, carries special weight in Kazakhstan, where the Soviet Union once detonated more than 450 bombs at the Semipalatinsk test site. Born from Kazakhstan’s initiative at the...

To graduate, or not to graduate till 2032: LDC graduation of Bangladesh

The issue has again been raised and is now being discussed. The issue is nothing other than the graduation of Bangladesh from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing country. The discussion is now moving around the question whether the...

What do you do after your student project has gone to the ICJ?

Solomon Yeo grew up in the Solomon Islands. At university, he became inspired by the possibility of international law to spur climate action. Now the International Court of Justice has made a ruling, what comes next? In 2019, Solomon Yeo was in...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 22 – August 28, 2025 

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UPSC Key: Fiji-India relationship, Tourism sector and Salwa Judum

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Story continues...

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Misguided Marines

The Marine Corps’ new Pacific island strategy, articulated in its Force Design 2030 planning documents, envisions small units deployed across the Pacific island chain, armed with missiles and sensors to strike Chinese shipping and contest maritime...

Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting concludes in Honiara with strong regional commitments

Ministers to the PWWA Ministers Forum- Photo credit: Solomon Islands Government The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with Ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories...

The World's Least Visited Country is Sinking into the Sea

The most popular tourist destinations are, unsurprisingly, large, well-known countries. France, Spain, and the United States see hundreds of millions of visitors annually. Nations at the bottom of the list are a little more obscure, but Tuvalu is...

Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting concludes

The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded on Tuesday in Honiara, with Ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories committing to urgent action to strengthen water and sanitation across the region. The...