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What binds nations together at the Island Games?
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BBC
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Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland ShareSave Orkney is hosting the 2025 Island Games It's not obvious why islanders feel the urge to compete with each other. But they do. The 20th Island Games being held in Orkney brings people...
Owner: British Government
World Bank pledges stronger Pacific support on trade, jobs, and climate…
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Pacific News Service
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The World Bank is backing Pacific-led development with commitments to job creation, trade reform, and climate resilience, Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde told the Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) in Suva Tuesday....
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
Indian Passport Gets Global Boost: 77th rank, access to 59 countries without visa
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Organiser Weekly
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In a major stride for Indian travellers, the Henley Passport Index 2025 has upgraded India’s passport ranking from 85th to 77th, reflecting a significant improvement in global mobility. Indian passport holders can now travel to 59 countries...
Owner: Bharat Prakashan (Delhi) Ltd
Can we reclaim the narrative in a world abandoning climate protection? : Commentary
By Irene Quaile July 23, 2025 1450 This article first appeared on The Ice Blog. I am not one to complain about the weather. I love a sunny summer afternoon, get a buzz from a wild, wet, windy day, relish an icy tramp through the snow… but all in...
Owner: Alice Rogoff
Can we reclaim the narrative in a world abandoning climate protection? : Commentary
By Irene Quaile July 23, 2025 1150 This article first appeared on The Ice Blog. I am not one to complain about the weather. I love a sunny summer afternoon, get a buzz from a wild, wet, windy day, relish an icy tramp through the snow… but all in...
Owner: Alice Rogoff
Northerners arrive to a heartfelt welcome for 2025 Te Maeva Nui
Little darlings from Pukapuka Nassau are full of excitement to be in Rarotonga for Te Maeva Nui. MELINA ETCHES/25072010 Hundreds of Cook Islanders from the northern islands arrived in Rarotonga by sea to participate in the 2025 Te Maeva Nui...
Owner: Liz Woods & John Woods
Hundreds of Fossils Reveal Squids’ Evolutionary Origins and Early Dominance
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Tonga's Disaster Office staff gain first aid skills to strengthen disaster response
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Pacific Community (SPC)
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In response to Tonga's vulnerability to natural hazards such as cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis, the National Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO) has implemented a Senior First Aid Training programme aimed at improving emergency...
Owner: Pacific Community
Payment Automation Hacks: Best Practices to Streamline & Scale Your AP Processes
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CFO Dive
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Owner: Informa PLC
Pacific Islands focus: sustainable fishing, nuclear legacy, foreign aid and development
Introduction by Croakey: In the lead up to COP30 in Belem, Brazil, an alliance between the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Brazil, the Pacific Islands and First Nations people of Australia articulated a declaration to seek Indigenous...
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Caribbean Matters: Trump pushes travel bans while region plans to open borders
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. While much of the recent reporting...
Owner: Markos Moulitsas
Island nations seek climate justice at the ICJ
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ICLG
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Tuvalu joins Vanuatu in lobbying international court to issue advisory opinion on polluters’ respon... Tuvalu joins Vanuatu in lobbying international court to issue advisory opinion on polluters’ responsibilities to threatened Pacific islands. In...
Owner: Alon Falach
Pacific Island students spearhead drive for ICJ climate justice
The six-year push towards Wednesday’s seminal climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice began not in some lofty legal chambers, but in a small university classroom in Vanuatu. Frustrated by the glacial global efforts to tackle...
Owner: Paulo Azevedo
Realize Future-Ready Record-to-Report Processes with BlackLine
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CFO Dive
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Royal Tonga Police Force Band crowned winners at Inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo
The Royal Tonga Police Force Band has taken home the coveted Overall Performance award at the inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo, a vibrant musical celebration held today at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby. The event, supported by the...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from...
Owner: Islandtimes Palau
Treasury’s migration forecast looks shaky as long-term numbers set to surge
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Independent Australia
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Despite Treasury’s forecast of a migration cooldown, policy settings suggest Australia’s population surge is far from over, writes Dr Abul Rizvi. TREASURY IS FORECASTING net migration settling long-term at around 230,000 per annum. While this is...
Owner: David Donovan
Local engagement and global action in Pacific’s climate change fight
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Pacific Media Network
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The outgoing United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Deputy Resident Representative for the North Pacific says there is a need for alignment of priorities from grassroots to top level to effectively address climate change. Kevin Petrini...
Owner: New Zealand Government
Travel Bans Are Back – Are Exemptions Possible?
Travel bans are back, with an initial list of 19 countries, and that list may be expanded to include an additional 36 nations. This latest round of travel restrictions find their basis in Presidential Proclamation 10949 “Restricting the Entry of...
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
Pacific countries have narrow window to adapt to climate change
Pacific representatives have called for urgent reform to climate finance and regional cooperation at a high-level panel on climate security on day one of the 2025 Pacific Regional and National Security Conference being held in Suva, Fiji from...
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