Pacific pushes to lock in maritime boundaries, secure 100 percent ocean…

By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands The Pacific is closing in on finalising its maritime boundaries and securing permanent ocean entitlements, with regional leaders warned that delays carry real risks for sovereignty, fisheries, and food...

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...

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,...

Specialist Flexes Skills On First Spartan Operation

During August, the ADF deployed a C-27J Spartan and its crew to the Solomon Islands for Operation Solania. On board the aircraft, Personnel Capability Specialist Leading Aircraftwoman Lucy Owen embarked on her first ADF operation. Leading...

Pacific voices concern over carbon market impacts on Oceans and Communities

By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands Pacific climate and community groups are urging leaders at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara to rethink the expansion of carbon markets into marine environments, warning that market-based...

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...

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

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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...

With global powers barred, Pacific nations start annual summit

It’s been a testing time for Pacific regional unity. So far this year, there have been rifts Now, geopolitical tussles are buffeting the annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders’ meeting, being held this week (September 8-12) in Solomon Islands....

Pacific tuna stocks lead the world in sustainability, FFA tells Leaders

By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands Pacific tuna fisheries remain the healthiest in the world, delivering major economic and social benefits while facing growing challenges from climate change and global pressures, the Forum Fisheries...

Historic coronary stent implantation surgery in SI

The 4th China Medical Team (CMT) in Solomon Islands recently achieved a historic breakthrough in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. At the China-aided Comprehensive Medical Center (CMC), Dr. Wei Bo and nurse Xiong Guobao,...

The burden of chairing the Pacific Islands Forum

Sione Tekiteki As the Pacific Islands Forum happens this week in Solomon Islands, the spotlight will fall on the leaders gathering under one roof. All Forum meetings are memorable (or sometimes infamous) for different reasons, but for those at the...

World’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve a step closer to reality

A project to develop the world’s first Indigenous-led marine protected area operating across the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia is one step closer to reality, with resources now committed to the development of the...

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 at a crossroads: Island nations navigate foreign aid relief amid geopolitical tensions

A Sāmoan academic of Chinese descent says Pacific countries must remain “conscious and cautious” of all foreign donors, including New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and China. This comes as leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) member...

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...

Deadly threat of unexploded bombs in the Pacific persists 80 years on

Eighty years after WWII, Solomon Islanders face the ongoing threat of death and injury from hidden, unexploded bombs, writes Catherine Wilson. THIS YEAR is the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, but in some countries, the trail...

New tower launched in South New Georgia/Tetepari

The Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project has successfully commissioned a new telecommunications site, Radoi (R43), situated in South New Georgia/Rendova Tetepari, within the Western Province. This latest addition marks a...

CCECC constructs along cliff side road leading to Dukwasi and Fulisango

BY SAMIE WAIKORI The China Civil Engineering Construction Cooperation (CCECC) has recently completed a concrete retaining wall on the cliff side stretch near Solomon Power Road leading to Dukwasi and Fulisango road in Auki, Malaita Province. This...

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...