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One in Four Tongan Children Living in Multidimensional poverty, new report finds

Fiji, June 2 -- A quarter of Tonga's children are living in multidimensional poverty, with the youngest children and those in rural communities facing the greatest hardships, according to a new report... Read More


Curriculum review sparks sovereignty debate in Solomon Islands

Fiji, June 1 -- Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has questioned the heavy reliance on foreign consultants in shaping the country's education system, warni... Read More


Pacific Media Summit set for Savusavu in 2026

Fiji, May 27 -- The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Fijian Media Association (FMA) have announced that the 8th Pacific Media Summit will be held in Savusavu, Fiji, from 21-25 September... Read More


Tonga Media Association pushes for Complaints Council after PM meeting

Fiji, May 27 -- The Media Association of Tonga (MAT) has raised plans for a Media Complaints Council and stronger media standards during a meeting with Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua last Friday.... Read More


UN Climate Chief Stiell warns fossil fuel crisis shows urgent need for clean energy transition

Fiji, May 27 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says the Middle East conflict and rising fossil fuel costs have exposed the urgent need for countries to speed up the global clean en... Read More


Quad strengthens Pacific presence with new Fiji Ports partnership

Fiji, May 27 -- Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Quad is stepping up support for the Pacific and Indo-Pacific region as worsening global instability, energy insecurity and economic vol... Read More


IRENA pushes faster fossil fuel exit as electrification becomes key to energy transition

Fiji, May 26 -- The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says the next phase of the global energy transition must focus on electrification, renewable energy expansion and a faster move away f... Read More


Cook Islands declares end to dengue outbreak after more than a year

Fiji, May 26 -- The Cook Islands has officially regained its dengue-free status after going 26 days without a recorded dengue case, the Ministry of Health announced Monday. Secretary of Health Bob Wi... Read More


Fiji passes sweeping Education bill after nearly 60 years

Fiji, May 26 -- Fiji's Parliament has passed the Education Bill 2025, which replaces the Education Act of 1966. Government says the new Education Bill of 2025 is the biggest overhaul of the country's ... Read More


Solomon Islands leads Pacific call against nuclear weapons at UN

Fiji, May 26 -- The Solomon Islands has renewed the Pacific's opposition to nuclear weapons and nuclear testing, recalling the devastation caused by decades of testing in the region during the latest ... Read More