KOROR, 07 SEPTEMBER 2026 (FIJI TIMES) — Pacific Island leaders have endorsed the establishment of a regional Labour Ministers Meeting as a dedicated ministerial mechanism within the Pacific Islands Forum architecture. The decision was made at the Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau, where leaders also endorsed the associated Business Case and Ministerial Charter, while taking […]
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Pacific Leaders Put Unity, Climate Action and 1.5C at Heart of Palau Forum
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (September 4, 2026) — Pacific leaders in their 55th PIFLM’s communique are calling for stronger regional solidarity and practical collective action as they confront climate change, economic vulnerability, security challenges and growing pressure on the region’s resources, with keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius emerging as a central priority […]
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Authorities Investigate Reports of Alleged Harassment of Women at Long Island Park
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (September 4, 2026) Authorities are investigating reports involving two women visitors who allegedly encountered the same man while hiking at Long Island Park in Ngermalk, with the suspect arrested and later released pending further investigation. New popular trail at Long Island, a scenic walk that wraps around Ngermalk Island. A […]
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Political will and better coordination needed to translate security commitments into action
KOROR, Palau (2 September 2026) – Sustained leadership, strengthened regional architecture, people-centred planning, and coordinated partnerships would help the region translate security declarations and commitments into action, panellists at a side event at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting have said. ‘Towards a region of peace and security: From political vision to action’, hosted […]
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ADB puts Pacific at center of new regional strategy, Kanda says
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Sept. 3, 2026)— The Pacific is not the edge of Asia and the Pacific for the Asian Development Bank but “at the center” of how the institution sees the region’s future, ADB President Masato Kanda said as he outlined a more Pacific-led approach to development financing. Speaking on the sidelines […]
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CORAL REEFS AND A GLOBAL COMMITMENT: THE PACIFIC STANDS TOGETHER
Coral reefs are among the most precious resources in the Pacific. They feed families, protect coastlines from storms and waves, and hold cultural heritage. Yet these ecosystems face a growing threat from climate change and human pressures. Palau knows this intimately. Palau reefs are some of the most diverse and resilient in the world — […]