9+ hour ago   (349+ words) This is the second in a three-part editorial series on the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC), the Pacific Islands Meteorological Strategy (PIMS) and Weather Ready Pacific (WRP). All information used is sourced from the PCM-8 Agenda. Dedicated meteorological legislation rose from…...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (790+ words) This is the last of a three-part editorial series on the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC), the Pacific Islands Meteorological Strategy (PIMS) and Weather Ready Pacific. All information used is sourced from the PCM-8 Agenda. WEATHER Ready Pacific is a Pacific-owned…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1620+ words) PAC – CLIMATE FINANCE: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Fri 11 Sep 2026 GCF says Pacific Climate finance must deliver SUVA,11 SEPTEMBER 2026(PACNEWS)—- The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has warned that climate finance will mean little for the Pacific unless projects are delivered, citing successful investments…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1572+ words) Pacific justice leaders urged to unite against organised crime SUVA, 11 SEPTEMBER 2026 (ISLANDS BUSINESS) —-Fiji’s Justice Minister and Acting Attorney General Siromi Turaga says criminal networks are exploiting the region’s borders, financial systems and institutions and warns fragmented national responses are…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (442+ words) SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called for continued international partnership to preserve and develop Bloody Ridge as a national heritage site and place of remembrance. Speaking at the Battle of Bloody Ridge Commemoration, Wale described the Guadalcanal site…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1617+ words) PAC – CSOS/CLIMATE CHAGE: PACNEWS PACNEWS 1: Thu 10 Sep 2026 “Listen to the Pacific”: Pacific Civil Society tells World FUNAFUTI, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PACNEWS)—Pacific civil society representatives are calling for their voices and the experiences of frontline communities to shape climate negotiations as…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1610+ words) ISRAEL – DIPLOMACY: PACNEWS/AFP/WIRES PACNEWS 3: Thu 10 Sep 2026 JERUSALEM, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PACNEWS/AFP/WIRES)— Naoero has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the ninth country to establish its diplomatic mission in the city and drawing condemnation from Jordan and the Organisation…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (333+ words) WITH a Chinese ballistic missile test in July as prelude, the familiar China-Taiwan tensions and preparations for the Pacific pre-COP in October and COP31 the following month, the annual Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) returned to Palau for the first…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (353+ words) EVERY year on September 21, we commemorate the International Day of Peace. It is a day that invites us to reflect on what peace means in an increasingly complex, polarised, and uncertain world. Too often, peace is understood simply as the…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (479+ words) PACIFIC media have been urged to turn weather and climate information into knowledge and warnings into action as the region prepares for the tropical cyclone season. “Do not just report the weather. Tell the story of why it matters,” Laitia…...