‘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,...

SHIPPING TIMES | Marine protection symposium

A five-day regional symposium focused on strengthening marine pollution emergency response and environmental resilience is being held in Suva this week. The symposium has brought regional and international partners to Fiji to look at best...

Pacific news in brief for 18 September

United States and Guam flags Photo: 123RF Guam A newly-passed defense policy bill by the US House of Representatives includes a US$3 billion package for Guam - to maintain the island's role in strategic defence. The Pacific Islands Times reported...

Palau, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Marshall Islands Urge Action on ICJ Climate Opinion

At the Pacific Islands Forum, leaders from Kiribati, Palau, Vanuatu and the Marshall Islands said the ICJ climate ruling must be more than symbolic. They called for urgent policy changes to safeguard sovereignty, secure justice, and ensure Pacific...

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...

Kiribati Chair appointment chance to ‘seek and sow solidarity’ against deep sea mining: Greenpeace

Greenpeace Australia Pacific HONIARA – Monday, 8 September 2025 — In response to the Republic of Kiribati being appointed the Chairmanship of the Small Island States (SIS) Leaders Meeting at the Pacific Islands Forum today, the following statement...

Pacific Youth demand urgent action on migration and employment at Global Forum

At the XV Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) in Riohacha, Colombia, Pacific youth leaders delivered their strongest warning yet: the future of Pacific youth is under existential threat if decisive action is not taken immediately....

The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some...

‘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,...

The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining

In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some Pacific nations pursue a...

Pacific Island Nations are Divided Over Deep Sea Mining

[By Kolaia Raisele and Aidan Craney] In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as...

New Kiribati Humanitarian Warehouse strengthens national disaster response capability

When Kiribati is next affected by a disaster, communities will have significantly improved access to immediate emergency relief supplies. A new national humanitarian warehouse opened today in Betio, stocked with prepositioned supplies, ensuring...

Drowning nations: Kiribati and the South Pacific’s fight for survival

When the tide comes in on Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati, it often spills straight into people’s homes. Saltwater seeps into wells, flooding gardens where staple crops like taro once thrived. Families wake to waves crashing closer and closer to...

China drives global energy transition through green cooperation

China will achieve key energy development targets for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) on schedule, which include overall energy production capacity and the share of non-fossil energy, according to a recent press conference held by...

SHIPPING TIMES | The Pacific Maritime Decarbonisation Program

A regional program to help Pacific countries such as Fiji step towards a greener and more resilient region was launched last week. The Pacific Maritime Decarbonisation Program, launched by the Transport Minister Ro Filipe Tuisawau, has a whopping...

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...

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...

Palm worker deaths inquiry

Migrants brought to Australia to work in agriculture have died of dehydration, after being poorly prepared for the climate and labour conditions, an inquiry has been told. There have been 36 deaths among Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM)...

Pacific Youth demand urgent action on migration and employment at Global…

At the XV Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) in Riohacha, Colombia, Pacific youth leaders delivered their strongest warning yet: the future of Pacific youth is under existential threat if decisive action is not taken immediately....

How Australia’s climate target could stack up against the rest of the world

“That doesn’t mean the target is going to be 68 per cent,” Bowen said. “But it does frame the conversation.” Loading Scientists say the scale of warming since 2021, and increasing emissions since then, mean higher reductions are now required....