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Fifteen new local projects launched under the Kiwa Initiative to…
The newly awarded projects are spread across ten Pacific Island countries and territories; New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna. Together, they reflect...

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 Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
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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...

Pacific Water Ministers Meeting Concludes with Strong Regional Commitments
Wednesday 27 August 2025, Honiara – The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories committing to urgent action to strengthen water and...

Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...

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...
Pacific Elders call halt to seabed mining
Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV) calls for a halt in seabed mining until “proper regulatory instruments can be put in place,” and recommends a regional expert body be created to provide expert advice to Pacific Island countries. A statement issued by...

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...

Rockefeller Foundation Supports Discussion on Ethical Role of Governments, Businesses and Society in Addressing the Climate Emergency
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA | August 22, 2025 ― The city of Bogotá, Colombia, hosted the South, Central American, and Caribbean Dialogue of the Ethical Global Stocktake (GST) on Thursday, August 21. As one of the four pillars of social mobilization leading...

The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that...

BACK IN HISTORY | Pili relives tough times
Corporal Fakatene Pili, from Tuvalu, served as the cheerful and welcoming barman at the Royal Fiji Police Gazetted Officers’ Mess in Suva for two decades starting in 1979. However, according to an article published by The Fiji Times on November 9...

America’s counterattack on China’s growing influence in the Pacific islands
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class James Phelps from Indianapolis, Indiana, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), conducts a dive at the grotto on the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 27, 2021. (U.S....
The European Union invests EUR 9 million in Climate information services in the Pacific
A five-year EUR 9 million(US$10.2 million) project aimed at strengthening the production, availability, delivery and application of science-based information, supporting decision-makers was today launched at the Pacific Climate Change Centre in...

The roots of statehood: Why coastal ecosystems matter for sovereignty
In New Caledonia, the famous Heart of Voh mangrove is fading as rising seas blur its once distinct outline. Across the Asia Pacific the same story is unfolding. Mangroves are retreating under the combined pressure of climate change, coastal...

BEHIND THE NEWS | Unlocking Fiji’s economic through women in energy
Fiji stands to boost its GDP per capita by a staggering 30 per cent by closing the gender gap in employment, according to the World Bank latest Pacific Economic Update. But entrenched barriers, from childcare shortages to workplace discrimination...

Why Climate Visa Lottery Schemes Are Not the Answer
In July 2025, an astonishing 8,750 people of Tuvalu’s approximately 9,470 residents registered for a visa to Australia through the Falepili Mobility Pathway, a “climate visa” born out of the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union. The treaty grants 280...

Pacific Islands race to contain 'largest dengue fever outbreak in a decade', as disease kills 18 people
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dengue fever has struck countries across the Pacific, where health authorities have recorded 23,500 suspected cases and 16,000 laboratory confirmed cases this year. The mosquito-borne illness has killed 18 people,...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
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This Country Offers More Than 40 Days Of Annual Statutory Paid Leave
Key Points Statutory paid leave policy varies widely around the world. While the United States is the only country with both zero guaranteed paid leave days and zero paid public holidays, some countries offer more than eight weeks of paid time...