カテゴリー: South Pacific
Practical ways to minimise your carbon footprint when travelling to Pacific islands without compromising your trip The price of paradise? Read our series on the environmental impact of tourism in the Pacific and how new approaches can make a difference…
Mangroves, vital in protecting villages from environmental disasters, have been destroyed to build luxury hotelsIn the crook of a river near the west coast of Fiji sits Yavusania village. One day soon, if nothing is done to help, residents fear it will…
New push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledgesThe resort lies on the fringes of one of the world’s largest barrier reefs. Powered by solar energy, in an effort to reduce …
Activists are pushing for action at the upcoming Cop28 summit as the way of life on Pacific islands such as Kioa in Fiji are reshaped by climate changeWhen Poiongo Lisati returned to her home of Kioa after decades away, she welcomed the shift in the pa…
Washington will look to partner with Pacific media sector, top official tells the Guardian China’s rising power in the Pacific explained in 30 secondsRegional media has emerged as a new front in the contest between the US and China in the Pacific, as W…
Week of visits by Emmanuel Macron, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin underlines concerns over Beijing’s growing influenceChina’s rising power in the Pacific explained in 30 secondsFrance’s president, Emmanuel Macron, took off his suit jacket and tie on F…
Scientists calculate 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano released 1,000 times more energy than Hiroshima bombA huge underwater volcanic event in Tonga last year was of a magnitude comparable with the most powerful nuclear detonation by t…
Washington, which has ties with the island nation but has been represented by diplomats based in New Guinea, also plans embassies in Kiribati and TongaChina’s influence in the Pacific explained in 30 secondsThe United States plans to open an embassy in…
Cyclone Kevin passed over the capital Port Vila less than three days after Cyclone Judy cut power in the cityA state of emergency was declared in Vanuatu as category 4 Cyclone Kevin brought gale-force winds and torrential rain to the Pacific nation bat…
Frank Bainimarama, who launched a blistering attack on the president on Monday, was suspended for three yearsFiji’s opposition leader and its long-serving former prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, has been suspended from parliament for three years for …
‘Red flags’ raised over scheme to allow families of Pacific Island workers to join them in Australia
Families who relocate under federal scheme would not have access to Medicare, or relocation or housing costs, making move unviable for many, experts warnGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGuest workers from Pacific…
With no official sign language, the deaf community are unable to communicate widely and are more vulnerable during natural disastersTasale Edward Bule, a 45-year-old fisher from Vanuatu’s Efate island, remembers the day the world went silent.“I woke up…
Pacific countries have fought for fund to provide assistance to poor nations hit by climate disasters for three decadesPacific leaders and climate activists are celebrating the establishment of a loss and damage financing mechanism in the Cop27 agreeme…
Vanuatu Election Commission yet to declare official results but Julia King likely to be lone female voice in 52-member parliamentVotes are still being counted in Vanuatu’s snap election, but with the preliminary votes tallied, one change seems certain:…
First-time candidates vie with incumbents for 52 seats after government dissolved ‘Red Roof’ parliament to ward off no-confidence vote After a short and sharp 10-day campaign, voters in Vanuatu will on Thursday cast their ballots in a snap election to …