By: L.N. Reklai Koror, Palau – (December 4, 2025) “It is not a perfect process, but it is the only process that Small Island States can go to and discuss our vulnerability and needs,” Minister Steven Victor said as he welcomed key gains from the COP30 climate summit, calling the outcome “a win for the […]
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To bubble or not to bubble – there are Pacific questions
SYDNEY, 18 MAY 2020 (GRIFFITH ASIA INSTITUTE)—It should not come as a surprise to learn that there have been mixed responses from Pacific leaders and communities about the idea of including their countries in an expanded Trans-Tasman travel bubble. These responses reflect a number of things: there are economic concerns, political preoccupations and social anxieties […]
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Grieving family desperate to trace mystery fisheries observer
TARAWA, 18 MAY 2020 (STUFF NZ) — “I love you all and wish you all the best.” Those were the simple, heartbreaking last words Eritara Kaierua wrote to his wife Tekarara Kabangaki and their four young children. He dashed off the nine lines while aboard the Win Far 636, fishing for tuna in the south […]
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Coordinated response critical to recovery of Pacific Island aviation and economies
MONTREAL,14 MAY 2020 (ICAO)— Stressing the heightened vulnerability of island societies to external shocks, ICAO Secretary General Dr Fang Liu explained to a videoconference of Pacific Islands Directors General this Monday that the same cooperation through ICAO which originally connected their States to the world will be integral to their air transport recoveries post COVID-19. […]
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Expert: Fisheries management 101 works in Marshall Islands
MAJURO,11 MAY 2020 (MARIANAS VARIETY) — Port management and control of the multi-billion dollar tuna industry in the Pacific islands is most effectively developed through hands-on trial and error rather than waiting for consultants, workshops and international agreements to be in place, said a New Zealand government-supported fisheries advisor working in the Marshall Islands. “You […]
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Pacific isles weigh risk of returning tourists
SUVA, 11 MAY 2020(AFP) — South Pacific island nations have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, but now face a stark choice between a risky reopening to tourists and economic collapse. Today countries all over the world are weighing when to ease restrictions that would save jobs but risk the virus running amok. […]