Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?

Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their economies, and their capacity to protect themselves from...

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...

'To eat bitterness': In the Pacific, there is 'old' Chinese and 'new' Chinese

Golden, serene, and its belly polished smooth by tens of thousands of hands. This Chinese-style statue — the Laughing Buddha — absorbed the touch of students before exams, brides before weddings, and ministers before late-night negotiations. For...

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...

Grace: Gaylene Preston’s new film on artist Robin White is a powerful prayer for peace

“I knew what I was looking at was not the frontline of a battle scene,” she says, in Grace: A Prayer for Peace, an intimate documentary on the artist by another legendary dame in her late 70s, Wellington filmmaker Dame Gaylene Preston. “It was a...

50 Fascinating Posts From The Instagram Account ‘The Weird Unknown’

The sea covers roughly 70% of our planet, yet we know surprisingly little about its depths. Vast, mysterious, and often unfathomable, it hides countless shipwrecks, scary creatures, and other secrets that we might not be able to uncover for years...

States without land, but without status?

Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, freshwater shortages and damaged infrastructure all threaten their ability to support...

Cabinet greenlights visa-on-arrival for 35 new countries

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has announced changes to Namibia’s entry requirements, confirming Cabinet approval for a significant expansion of countries eligible for visa-on-arrival (VOA). In a move designed to...

Faiths unite for peace

A season of creation program organised by the Fiji Council of Churches held at Ratu Sukuna Park in Suva on Wednesday has been applauded by different faith-based leaders in the country. The one-day event, with the theme ‘Peace with Creation and...

Nauru Airlines back in Suva

WHEN pre-eminent leaders of Fiji and Nauru – the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara and Hammer de Roburt – shook hands some 50-plus years ago, ongoing flight connections between the two island nations were established, and continues unabated to this day....

Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction

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Archbishop Rugambwa’s body farewelled at the Vatican

Dar es Salaam. The body of Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, former Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, was farewelled on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the Vatican, following his death on September 16 in Rome, Italy. A Vatican statement said a requiem...

‘We are Micronesia’ declared as Nauru prepares for inaugural Micronesia Festival

Miss Nauru - Charlei Deiye YAREN — Nauru is set to host a celebration of Micronesia through music and pageantry at the inaugural Micronesia Musical Festival and Miss Micronesia Pageant that will run from Oct. 6 to 9, 2025. The major cultural event...

Anthony Albanese quizzed on Woodside’s North West Shelf project during New York climate event

The Prime Minister has defended his Government’s recent decision to extend Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project while facing extensive questioning during a climate event in New York. Appearing at the New York Times’ Climate Forward conference...

Australia unveils new emissions cuts

Australia pledged Thursday to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the next decade, a target activists warned was not ambitious enough. Under the landmark Paris climate accord, each country must...

Australia unveils 'anti-climactic' new emissions cuts

Australia pledged Thursday to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the next decade, a target activists warned was not ambitious enough. Under the landmark Paris climate accord, each country must...

Pacific leaders launch memorandum for investors to climate fund

Pacific leaders meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA for a PRF Partners Roundtable Talanoa. 23 September 2025 Photo: Supplied / Finau Soqo Pacific leaders have met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to launch a...

NDC Cadres backs state of emergency to fight galamsey

The Gallant Cadres of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have joined growing call from civil society and religious organizations for President Maha MA's administration to declare a state of emergency in Ghana's mining areas to combat the...

Finafinau represents Am Samoa at STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders

Nadi, FIJI (September 2025) — Finafinau, American Samoa’s youth-led nonprofit for environmental stewardship and resilience, proudly represented the territory at the STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders Symposium in Nadi, Fiji. What...

‘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,...