Dr Maru Earns PhD in Meteorology and Climate Change

BY NED GAGAHE The country is celebrating another proud achievement after Solomon Islander Dr Edward Maru successfully earned his PhD in Meteorology and Climate Change from Kyoto University in Japan. Dr Maru, who hails from Tikopia in Temotu...

UNICEF ready to support Healthy Setting conference

BY BEN BILUA GIZO THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Solomon Islands has expressed its commitment to support the weeklong National Healthy Setting Conference currently underway in Gizo, Western Province. Speaking at the official opening...

Tributes pour in for 'kind' Northumberland teacher and rock art expert following death at 93

Kristy Dawson Multi-Media Journalist 00:56, 07 Oct 2025 Stan Beckensall(Image: Chronicle Live ) Tributes have poured in for a former teacher and international rock art expert who has died at the age of 93. Stan Beckensall, who lived in Hexham,...

Why is China funding the Russian War Machine?

For the first two years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, China presented itself as an independent arbiter. In 2023 it even proposed a 12-point peace plan that was mainly commerce-orientated. Practical goals such as protecting civilians and...

The Coral Triangle – the epicentre of marine diversity

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Ascarosepion pfefferi is also known as Pfeffer’s flamboyant cuttlefish. – Photo by Jenny Huang/Wikimedia Commons I NOW know why the late Shell professor of Environmental Studies at Unimas Dr...

Minister Leokana urges teachers to embrace their influence 

Tozen Leokana, Minister of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD), has appealed to all teachers nation-wide to never underestimate the power of their influence. The delivered the powerful message on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day...

50 Fascinating Posts From The Instagram Account ‘The Weird Unknown’

The sea covers roughly 70% of our planet, yet we know surprisingly little about its depths. Vast, mysterious, and often unfathomable, it hides countless shipwrecks, scary creatures, and other secrets that we might not be able to uncover for years...

Pacific Islands focus: health and gender inequities, climate updates, and some hope for marine biodiversity

Introduction by Croakey: In breaking news on Thursday, Papua New Guinea’s cabinet has approved a landmark defence agreement with Australia. PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape said the agreement, known as the PukPuk treaty, “will elevate the two...

U.S. island in the Pacific endures "ecological disaster”

Since the middle of the 20th century, a non-native species of snake has wrought havoc with the ecosystem on Guam, a small U.S. territory nestled in the Western Pacific Ocean. Most notably, the snake’s invasion of the 210-square-mile,...

USP PhD student calls for women’s involvement in ocean governance

A doctorate student at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji, is urging greater involvement of women in ocean governance and program implementation. Alice Clara Rore of North Malaita made the call during her presentation on the...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 26 – October 2, 2025

Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...

Pacific Ocean Portal relaunched: A new era for ocean data access and regional resilience

The Pacific Community (SPC), through the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac), proudly announces the launch of its revamped Pacific Ocean Portal—a transformative digital platform designed to empower Pacific Island nations...

UN must adapt to Blue Pacific, not the other way around...

Pacific leaders took the 2050 Strategy to the UN, calling for climate justice, fair finance, and security defined by peace and solidarity. By Renate Rivers Pacific Island leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 80th session...

The great LNG scam: the IMO’s climate credibility is on the line

Elissama Menezes and Andrew Dumbrille, directors of Equal Routes, write for Splash ahead of this month’s crunch green vote at the International Maritime Organization. In the face of the upcoming International Maritime Organization. (IMO) Net-Zero...

Pacific policing becomes new front in China-West rivalry

WELLINGTON – In Vanuatu, the police force marked a milestone in July – officers finally have the authority to pull over a driver, conduct a roadside breathalyser test and detain anyone whose blood alcohol level exceeds 0.03 per cent. This new...

Passport people get new home

GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands Immigration and the RMI Passport Office have a new home that was officially opened Monday this week. And, specifically speaking, the RMI Passport Office actually has two new offices, the second of which will be opened...

Developments underway at Toroiwango school

BY CHRIS ALEX School Principal of Toroiwango, Karl Manira is pleased to share several exciting updates on infrastructure developments and future plans that aim to enhance student welfare and educational quality. “We are happy to report that the...

Pacific urged to strengthen unity in safeguarding the ocean

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Director General of the Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP), Noan Pakop, has called on Pacific nations for collective action to protect the region’s ocean, describing it as both “our identity and our...

A shark 'threesome'? Mating behavior caught for the first time

A researcher has recorded three sharks in a "threesome", or ménage à trois, marking a scientific first. Hugo Lassauce, a marine biologist and a researcher from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, was snorkeling off New Caledonia,...

Commissioner Reece Kershaw Retires After 37 Years’ Service To Australian Community

The AFP has farewelled Commissioner Reece P Kershaw APM, who retired today (3 October, 2025) after more than 37 years of distinguished service to the Australian community. Minister for Home Affairs, The Honourable Tony Burke MP, joined family,...