Countering Trump, Pacific Islanders Are Leading on Climate

The leaders of the Pacific Islands are forging a united front against President Donald Trump’s climate denialism and leading the world in the battle against the climate crisis. After Trump gave an inflammatory speech at the United Nations last...

INTERPOL, UNODC and Norway step up global fight against forest crime

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – INTERPOL, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Government of Norway have launched the next stage of a major global effort to fight illegal tropical deforestation. The third phase of the Law...

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc Announces Q3 Trading Update & Interim Dividend Declaration

UXBRIDGE, ENGLAND / ACCESS Newswire / November 5, 2025 / Trading Update for the Third Quarter ended 26 September 2025 & Interim Dividend Declaration Solid third quarter; reaffirming full-year guidance Change vs 2024 Revenue Volume (UC)[2] Revenue...

What women want:

BY Safa Fanaian, Grant Walton and John Cox Across Papua New Guinea, women face distinct challenges in accessing and managing clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH). While some studies have examined these issues (see here and here), the key...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to focus on AI, Climate at Sri Lanka meet

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asia Pacific Chapter meeting of Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) held in Colombo will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Climate change and their impacts on value-based banking which is mostly targeting small...

Where nature calls: Toilets of the world

There are a trio of tubas converted into urinals at a pub in Kent, an uncovered porcelain loo on a platform in the Kalahari, a camouflaged cubicle that blends into the jungle of Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea and the Shigeru Ban-designed public...

List of Island Countries in the World

Island Countries: Our planet is home to many unique and fascinating countries, and among them, island nations hold a special place. An island country is a nation that is surrounded by water and does not share land borders with any other country....

Pacific Tuna Industry: Advancing the East New Britain initiative for inclusive and sustainable benefits

The East New Britain Initiative (ENBi) is gaining momentum as a transformative platform to maximise economic, social, and employment benefits from the Pacific tuna industry. Speaking at the 9th Pacific Tuna Forum in Nadi, Pacific Islands Forum...

PNG CORE Hosts Educational Session on Breast Cancer Awareness with Paradise Private Hospital

As part of its Safety Talk of the Month (STOM) initiative, the Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE) recently hosted an educational session in collaboration with Paradise Private Hospital to spotlight the critical issue of...

Ranked: The World’s Most Sustainable Economies in 2025

Ranked: The World’s Most Sustainable Economies in 2025 This infographic from the Hinrich Foundation introduces the 2025 edition of the Sustainable Trade Index (STI). The STI is an annual ranking of 30 select global economies developed along with...

Divers find a new clownfish species living inside poisonous tentacles of a sea anemone

For years, divers in French Polynesia swam past an orange tailed clownfish tucked into a sea anemone. It looked like a familiar species, but it turned out to be a new species named Amphiprion maohiensis. A research team now confirms it is a...

Solomon Islands to build humanitarian warehouse in Malaita

The Solomon Islands will soon establish a provincial humanitarian warehouse in Auki, Malaita Province, as part of a regional effort to boost disaster preparedness across the Pacific. The project is part of the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing...

Japan Can Keep the Indo-Pacific Open and Free

As the United States rethinks its role in the international order it has championed since the end of World War II, Japan is on the frontlines of the challenge to rules-based commerce and diplomacy. For the past decade, Tokyo has promoted the idea...

'I'd play for free' - Aussie stars take pay-cut to grow international rugby league

The Kangaroos may be worth nearly $20 million collectively, but they’ve taken a massive pay cut to represent Australia on the Ashes tour - and they insist they’d do it for free. Each player on the 26-day tour of England will earn just $13,000 in...

Seattle Aquarium sharks are more than cute, they're conservation heroes

SEATTLE - More than 7,000 miles from the tropical waters of Indonesia, a rescue mission is quietly underway at the Seattle Aquarium. Three young Indo-Pacific leopard sharks, Oatmeal, Lazlo and Kuda, are part of a conservation program aimed at...

PNG to spend K2 million on COP30 delegation, majority funded by development partners

Acting managing director for CCDA Deborah Sungi and Minister for Environment and Climate Change Simo Kilepa announcing the details of the trip to Brazil for the COP30 meeting (NBC News) Papua New Guinea’s participation in the COP30 United Nations...

Golden eye on northern island after spot price surge

A surging gold price could return mining to the Torres Strait, with exploration firm Alice Queen taking a fresh look at its feasibility. The company in 2021 assessed the value of gold deposits on Horn Island at $140 million based on a price of...

K2 million to be spent on COP30 travel to Brazil

It was revealed today in a press conference held in Port Moresby that K2 million has been approved by the Finance Department to cater for the Papua New Guinea delegation's travel to Belém, Brazil, for the upcoming 30th United Nations Climate...

Coral Triangle: The giant hidden 'Amazon' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate change

QUICK FACTS Name: Coral Triangle Location: Ocean around the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, and the Philippines Why it's incredible: The Coral Triangle is home to 76% of known coral species in the...

Japanese artist leads mural project celebrating PNG’s 50th anniversary in Goroka

Japanese ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Hisanobu Mochizuki Eastern Highlands Governor Simon Sia and Ela Motors CEO Masaru Mikmi unveiling the PNG Mural Project designed by Japanese artist Miyazaki Kensuke (NBC News) Renowned Japanese artist...