Category: Pacific News

By Sanjeshni Kumar SUVA/SEVILLE (PASIFIKA ENVIRONEWS/PACNEWS) — During the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) urged world leaders to prioritise the Debt Sustainability Support Service (DSSS) as a concrete response to the unique challenges facing the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), describing it as essential for the […]

HAGÅTÑA (GUAM DAILY POST/MARIANAS VARIETY) — Guam’s push for United Nations recognition of its decolonisation efforts has gained momentum with recent amendments to its resolution, but the territory faces significant challenges ahead as it seeks approval for a visiting mission from the Trump administration. Melvin Won Pat-Borja, executive director of Guam’s Commission on Decolonisation, told […]

ALOFI/KOROR (RNZ PACIFIC) —Team Niue is not competing at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Both the Niue Island Sports and Commonwealth Games Association and the Pacific Games Council confirmed to RNZ Pacific on Wednesday that Niue pulled out of the event in May. “It is just too expensive,” general secretary Sidney Lui said […]

PORT MORESBY (THE NATIONAL) —Betel nut has the potential to earn more than K4 billion (US$969 million) for the Papua New Guinea economy if it is properly researched, says a World Bank official. Senior agriculture specialist for PNG Allan Tobalbal Oliver said: “Betel nut is a major part of our informal sector, and prior to […]

HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Guam’s medical community has warned that a bill proposing to replace the arbitration system with a pre-litigation process for medical malpractice complaints could drive physicians away, making it even harder for patients to access care. Speaking at a press conference held Friday at the Hyatt Regency Guam, physicians and advocates […]

TAIPEI (TAIWAN NEWS) —Taiwan will send a delegation to attend the Pacific Islands Forum in the Solomon Islands despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday. The Solomon Islands government announced on 12 June that China was donating US$1 million to buy 27 cars for use by the […]