Vanuatu Tourism Office’s latest brand campaign

Vanuatu Tourism Office has unveiled its latest brand campaign for ‘The Wake-Up Call’, fronted by comedian and Have You Been Paying Attention? regular, Ray O’Leary. It has been delivered by independent agency Apparent. The eight-week video-led...

All signs point to Dune as casting call goes out for Hollywood film in Abu Dhabi

A major UAE casting agency is looking to fill roles in a “Hollywood blockbuster” being filmed in Liwa in Abu Dhabi. Miranda Davidson Studios, which has helped cast extras in major Hollywood films being shot in the UAE – from Furious 7 to Star Trek...

Pacific officials criticise New Zealand's weaker methane targets

The New Zealand government announced on 12 October that it would be cutting biogenic methane reduction targets to 14-24 percent below 2017 levels by 2050. Photo: Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Pacific climate leaders have expressed disappointed...

“Our land is our mind”: The trauma facing indigenous and coastal women

For cyclone survivors in Bangladesh’s coastal villages, their memories of the storms are still fresh. “The tide was three to five times higher compared to other storms. Everything was washed away. I was floating on wood [a raft] in chest-deep...

Pacific news in brief for 2 October

Photo: Aleksandr Shyripa Papua New Guinea - drugs Papua New Guinea's deputy police commissioner Donald Yamasombi says the country is sitting on a dangerous stockpile of illegal drugs - as much as three tonnes. The Post-Courier reported Yamasombi...

Pacific Islands Youth Group Wins Prize For Climate Legal Action

Stockholm, Sweden--A youth-led student group and a human-rights lawyer that took the issue of climate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) received the Right Livelihood prize on Wednesday, dubbed an "alternative Nobel". The prize also...

Vanuatu tourism soars with 130% year-on-year growth

New research from travelinsurance.com.au has revealed that the Pacific Islands achieved their biggest month ever for Aussie travellers with Vanuatu experiencing a 130 per cent surge compared to July last year. Vanuatu’s July surge represents the...

Police hunt gunman who sprayed suburban Sydney home with bullets

Police are appealing for public information to locate a second getaway car associated with the shooting of a Sydney home linked to two cocaine dealers earlier this year. The Concord shooting occurred at about 1am on July 3, and a burnt out SUV was...

Yamal back with a bang for Barcelona ahead of PSG test

Lamine Yamal made a welcome return to action for Barcelona at the weekend and it took the precocious teenager around a minute to remind the Catalan giants what they had been missing. Introduced in the 58th minute having missed the previous four...

Palau President calls for Climate Justice, Ocean Protection and UN reform…

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has told the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) that small island states are “at war” with climate change, warning that 1.5 degrees is now a binding global obligation and calling for urgent reforms to deliver...

Pacific islands youth group wins prize for climate action

A youth-led student group and a human-rights lawyer that took the issue of climate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have received the Right Livelihood prize, dubbed an "alternative Nobel". The prize also honoured Sudan's humanitarian...

Glamorous Jetstar passenger who had a mid-air meltdown and was marched off a plane by cops is hit with a jaw-dropping sentence

The woman at the centre of a dramatic Jetstar mid-flight arrest has been unmasked in court, and issued with a paltry fine of just one dollar for her drunken antics. Arabella O'Byrne was filmed strutting down the aisle as Australian Federal Police...

USD 28 million water project to increase water security for 215,000 people in Vanuatu

Vanuatu has launched a USD 28 million project with global partners to secure safe, climate-resilient water for most of its population. Across Vanuatu, many families cannot count on safe water every day. Springs dry up in long droughts, wells are...

Pacific News In Brief For 1 October

Article – RNZ A round-up of news from around the region, including concerns about rheumatic heart disease in Fiji. Fiji – health A leading doctor in Fiji says rheumatic heart disease prevention needs to be ramped up. Almost one child in every...

Inside the country so beautiful you have to sign a pledge to protect it before entering

Tucked in the Western Pacific lays a country made up of more than 300 islands with pristine turquoise waters and dense jungle. Located north of Indonesia and west of the Philippines, the Republic of Palau has been at the forefront of eco-tourism...

Inside the country so beautiful you have to sign a pledge to protect it before entering

Tucked in the Western Pacific lays a country made up of more than 300 islands with pristine turquoise waters and dense jungle. Located north of Indonesia and east of the Philippines, the Republic of Palau has been at the forefront of eco-tourism...

IGCAT calls for food to be recognised as culture and heritage

The 1st World Gastronomy Summit in Barcelona, organised by IGCAT, brought global experts together to highlight food’s role as culture, heritage, and identity, adopting a declaration for future policy. The International Institute of Gastronomy,...

OPINION | A health and development challenge for the Pacific

Diabetes The first article in this series reported on the latest trends in development assistance for health and the second focused on the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally and especially in low- and middle-income countries. This...

PM Rabuka updates Parliament on the development cooperation agreement between Fiji and Vanuatu

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Monday updated Parliament about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Development Cooperation between Fiji and Vanuatu, which was signed by him and the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Jotham Napat, on 10...

Pacific Islands Ocean Conference opens with call for unity and action

The Second Pacific Islands Ocean Conference opened in Honiara Monday, with a strong call for unity, science and traditional knowledge to guide Pacific-led solutions for sustainable ocean governance. Speaking on behalf of the Council of Regional...