Solomon Islanders Call for Sustainable, Community-Driven Tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Tourism Solomons (TSO) and Solomon Islands Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), has released the results of the 2024 Community Attitude Survey (CAS)—the first nationwide study of its...

Timor-Leste Community Voices Highlight Tourism’s Promise and Challenges

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MTA), released the findings of the 2024–2025 Community Attitudes Survey (CAS)—Timor-Leste’s first comprehensive national study on...

Helen’s Plea for Climate Justice before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) | Part 6 (Last Part)

A personal account by Dr. Jan Yves Remy (External Counsel for Saint Lucia in the ICJ Advisory Opinion Proceedings) . 1) Treaty Obligations — Hard Law, Not Aspirations On the treaties, the Court grouped duties as we did: it found that relevant...

See what leaders and organizations globally said of President Russell M. Nelson’s life and legacy following his death

The news of President Russell M. Nelson’s death on Sept. 27 has continued prompting reactions from leaders and organizations in government, religion and academia, both nationally and internationally. Their reactions have paid tribute to the late...

Micronesia’s exit from the Pacific Islands Forum

By Graeme Dobell The slow-motion crash of Micronesia’s break with the Pacific Islands Forum has reached the one-year mark. Back on 8 February 2021, the Micronesia five—the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru and...

Discussions underway to boost tuna supply for PAFCO

There are ongoing discussions to increase the tuna supply to Pacific Fishing Company Pte Limited on Ovalau Island. Minister for Fisheries, Alitia Bainivalu, briefed members of Parliament on the negotiations currently taking place. She adds that...

Strategic Minerals and the False Promise of Seabed Mining

By Drake Long On April 29, a small seabed mining enterprise known as The Metals Company (TMC) formally submitted an application to NOAA to commence commercial-scale mining in an area of the ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This followed...

To graduate or not to graduate: Nepal faces dilemma over LDC upgrade

Kathmandu, Oct. 12: Amidst the estimated 3-5 per cent loss to the economy due to arson and vandalism of the public and private property and businesses during the Gen-Z movement in September this year, and fear of poor economic performance,...

World leaders back UN plan to combat non-communicable diseases and mental health

A delegate from Kiribati in a meeting during the third day of the general debate of the General Assembly's eightieth session. September 2025 Photo: UN Photo/Laura Jarriel World leaders have thrown their weight behind a United Nations (UN)...

HWPL 11th World Peace Summit Brings Together 800 Global Leaders to Present Achievements and Vision for Peace

Showcasing Achievements and Future Vision of Cooperation among International Organizations, Governments, and Civil Society for Peace Cheongju, Republic of Korea — September 18, 2025 — Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 3 – 9, 2025

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How to watch Rinderknech vs Vacherot: live stream Shanghai Masters final 2025 online, start time, what TV channel?

Watch Shanghai Masters 2025 live streams, as Arthur Rinderknech takes on Valentin Vacherot in a blockbuster cousin vs cousin final on Sunday, October 12. They're due on Stadium Court not before 4.30pm BST / 11.45am ET. If you put money on...

FEATURE: Taiwan’s ties with South Africa being shredded

Just months after Representative to South Africa Oliver Liao (廖文哲) arrived in Pretoria, South Africa began a campaign to downgrade its relationship with Taiwan — thrusting him into a geopolitical drama. While South Africa decades ago broke formal...

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...

‘A matter of survival’: Amnesty International calls for urgent reform of Aotearoa's visa rules

Amnesty International warns that Pacific people facing climate-related challenges are being blocked from migrating to Aotearoa New Zealand due to discriminatory visa rules. The organisation’s new report, Navigating Injustice, highlights how...

5 Amelia Earhart Facts You Need to Know as Files on Her Mystery Face Release

President Donald Trump recently called for the declassification and public release of all the government documents centered around Amelia Earhart and her mysterious disappearance, saying that over the years, it “has captivated millions.” It’s...

Tanzania bids farewell to Archbishop Rugambwa

KAGERA: HIS Eminence Protase Cardinal Rugambwa yesterday led hundreds of mourners, including bishops, clergy, government leaders and faithful from across Tanzania and abroad, at the burial of the late Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa in Bukoba. The...

Department of Defense holding public meeting about restoration progress of Waikōloa Maneuver Area

Marines observe a tank training exercise at the Waikoloa Maneuver Area. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers) A meeting to update the community on progress made to restore the Waikōloa Maneuver Area Formerly Used Defense Site is set for...

Opinion: Christian nationalists could decide tomorrow I’m no longer white

Carl Luna recalls how Italian-American Catholics were once deemed nonwhite and non-Christian. (File photo by Ken Stone/Times of San Diego) The worldview of American white Christian nationalists is simple: America was meant to be and was at its...

Australia’s emissions reduction targets ‘a bit of a cop out’, says Pacific climate advocate

As Australia's prime minister prepares to spruik the countries new climate targets at the UN General Assembly in New York, a Pacific climate activist says these are "a bit of a cop out". Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is addressing the United...