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Latter-day Saints celebrate 50 years of faith and growth in Kiribati
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Owner: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Land, sea and air surveying for Kiribati’s future
By David Crossman The Republic of Kiribati is one of the most remote nations in the world, comprising of 33 atolls and coral islands spread over 3,441,810 square kilometres of ocean, including all four quadrants of the Earth. Kiribati has...
Owner: Geospatial Council of Australia
SHIPPING TIMES | Green maritime industry
Fiji Ports Corporation Limited recently participated in an inception workshop on the Feasibility Assessment of Energy-Efficient Technologies for Fiji’s Government Shipping Services (GSS) Fleet. Held on October 3, 2025, the workshop was hosted by...
Owner: Kirit Patel
SI amongst world’s top fish consumers
The Solomon Islands has been ranked 33rd in the world for fish consumption per capita in 2025, according to the latest global data on fish consumption by country. According to Fish consumption by country 2025, the data shows that an average person...
Owner: Catherine Lamani
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...
Owner: The Center for International Maritime Security (Non-profit)
Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 24 – 30, 2025
Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security ‘Real Action’: Pacific voices growing louder over West Papua’s escalating crisis (PMN) China backs Fiji’s Ocean of Peace vision (Fiji Sun) Cook Islanders confront US-funded vessel over...
Owner: East-West Center & University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Landmark ICJ climate ruling must be turned into concrete action on shipping
John Taukave is technical and cultural adviser to Pacific delegations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a Rotuman performing artist and a doctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam. When a little-known UN agency meets in...
Owner: James William Ramsay
Pacific Tourism Leaders Launch Regional Roadmap and Country Pathways for Sustainable and Circular Tourism
On 21st October 2025, Pacific leaders, policymakers, and tourism professionals gathered at the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit (PSTLS 2025) in Tonga to celebrate a major milestone in the region’s sustainable tourism journey — the...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity
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Owner: Informa PLC
American Samoa Boosts Pacific Tourism Links at SPTO Meetings in Vavaʻu
Vavaʻu, Kingdom of Tonga – From 18–25 October 2025, American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) Director Taimalelagi Minnie Tuia traveled to Vavaʻu, Tonga, to engage in a full suite of strategic regional tourism events hosted by the South Pacific...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
Pacific Tourism Organisation and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority Release Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey (IVS) Results for January–June 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in close collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), has released the Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey...
Owner: Pacific Tourism Organisation
Sustainable Tuna fishing talks with Kiribati to happen this month
[File Photo] To support its domestic processing industry, Fiji is nearing a deal for fishing access to tuna-rich waters in the exclusive economic zones of Tuvalu and Kiribati. Responding to questions in parliament, Minister for Fisheries Alitia...
Owner: Fijian Government
Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru…
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“The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders agreed. At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly...
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru swimming against the tide
Deep-sea mining equipment. Photo courtesy of Impossible Metals “The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders...
Owner: Mar-Vic Cagurangan (Editor & Publisher)
Michael Smolens: Against the wind, students seek climate change accountability
They keep trying. Students locally and around the world have been taking to the streets and courthouses attempting to pressure governments and polluters to get more serious about reducing pollution and taming global warming. They’re acting like...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
ICJ opinion strengthens Pacific push for climate justice
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $USD30 million grant to deliver high-quality primary and secondary education for students in Kiribati. The Equitable Access to Quality Education Project will finance the construction of modern,...
Owner: Front Page PTE Ltd
Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process
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Pope invited to visit Fiji by President during meet at the Apostolic Palace
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President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has has met with Pope Leo XIV a and has invited him to visit Fiji and, by extension, the Pacific region. Ratu Naiqama met with the Pope and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, at the...
Owner: William Parkinson
Purdue, Archaeological Legacy Institute Postpone Amelia Earhart Expedition To 2026
InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 30, 2025 Updated: Oct 29, 2025 @ 3:26 PM Amelia Earhart on the nose of her Lockheed Electra, March 12, 1937. Photo from Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, George Palmer Putnam Collection of...
Owner: Baumgartner Family
An object in a satellite image defies explanation. Could it solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries?
An odd shape in the South Pacific that has sparked the latest push to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all time came to light in a backyard in California. US Navy veteran Mike Ashmore was at home in 2020, scrolling through satellite images...
Owner: Warner Bros. Discovery