A climate crisis, a ballot, and a chance at a new life in Australia

On the sandy shores of Vaiaku, as coconut trees sway gently in the breeze, Tekafa Piliota sits in his small classroom and dreams of becoming a doctor. The 13-year-old, who lives in Tuvalu’s capital Funafuti, knows that would mean leaving his...

Eat Pacific Cookbook wins Global Award

LISBON, Portugal — In a celebration of Pacific food, identity, and culture, the Pacific Island Food Revolution cookbook, Eat Pacific, has been awarded the Best South Pacific Book in the World 2024 at the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards...

UPSC Key: Fiji-India relationship, Tourism sector and Salwa Judum

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Story continues...

Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...

Could Anything Be More Bigoted Than Trump’s Travel Bans?

In her early nineties, my mother had emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder, which had somehow managed to flip over and begun to rot. The physician who performed the surgery—from which she recovered completely—was an Iranian immigrant. I was...

Trump Administration Wants to Banish Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

The Trump administration announced Monday it was processing Kilmar Abrego Garcia for expulsion to Uganda, threatening to banish him to the United States’ growing network of deportee dumping grounds for the second time. Abrego Garcia, a native of...

Top 10 Least Visited Countries in the World: Oceania Countries Dominate

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In 2023, France will be the most visited country in the world. Data from Statista recorded 100 million international tourist arrivals in France, further strengthening L’hexagone’s position as one of the most favorite tourist...

The International Court of Justice can name climate obligations. Why won’t it confirm genocide?

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) made headlines in July with a historic climate ruling. In a long-awaited advisory opinion, the United Nations’ highest legal body confirmed what many in the Global South have long known: Wealthy nations...

BOOK REVIEW | From struggles to success

THE book “Journey into the Unknown through Faith” by Sakiusa Tubuna (Senior) is a must read. From sharing his hardship of being raised single-handedly by a strong God-fearing mother to rising through the ranks of education, the book will inspire...

Pacific leaders’ endorsement for ICJ advisory opinion bid must spur global groundswell

The support from Pacific leaders for an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed and must begin a global groundswell of support ahead of the UN General Assembly in September, The Civil Society...

'We're not a danger to the US': Pacific Islanders respond to proposed travel ban

Utah-based immigration lawyer Laura Lui doesn't see how Tonga — with a population of 100,000 — could be a threat to the United States. So she was baffled to see her home country on a list of 36 nations the Trump administration is reportedly...

The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments

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Act now to stop a flood of climate refugees

The Earth is heating up and wildlife is on the move to higher, cooler ground. Deer, rabbits and beavers are moving into the Arctic. Butterflies once common in Mexico are now more likely to be spotted in Canada. And human beings are shifting, too....

Operation Island Chief reinforces Pacific unity against illegal fishing

HONIARA (FFA)—The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has concluded Operation Island Chief 2025 (OPIC25), part of its ongoing programme of surveillance and monitoring operations to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing...

One million children in the Pacific without a birth certificate –…

An estimated one million children in the Pacific region lack an official identity, which is hampering their access to education, healthcare, and legal rights. The experts warn that growing up without a birth certificate has far-reaching...

One million children in the Pacific without a birth certificate - SPC

An estimated one million children in the Pacific region lack an official identity, which is hampering their access to education, healthcare, and legal rights. The experts warn that growing up without a birth certificate has far-reaching...

PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations

India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...

Drowning nations: Kiribati and the South Pacific’s fight for survival

When the tide comes in on Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati, it often spills straight into people’s homes. Saltwater seeps into wells, flooding gardens where staple crops like taro once thrived. Families wake to waves crashing closer and closer to...

Palestine and statehood: How it might happen and what it would mean

Israel’s genocide in Gaza, in which more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, has increased pressure on the rest of the world to endorse Palestinian statehood. Formal recognition of Palestine by other countries is not new,...

All at Sea in the Parkville Asylum

And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by. — John Masefield, Sea Fever (1902). It is quite wrong, apparently, to believe Melbourne University academics patrol the far frontiers of cloud cuckoo land. After all, according to the...