PACNEWS

The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) Ltd is the leading organization dedicated to supporting media professionals across the Pacific region. It connects various platforms including radio, television, newspapers, magazines, online outlets, national associations, and journalism schools in 23 Pacific Islands. PINA was officially registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee in Fiji on January 23, 2014. In November 2004, PINA merged with the Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association (PIBA), creating a unified voice for media in the Pacific. PIBA had been established to advocate for the needs of public broadcasters prior to the merger.

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Hosting the UN climate summit is far from ‘madness’ - here’s how Australia stands to benefit

3 weeks ago | pina.com.fj | Wesley Morgan

By Wesley MorganOpposition Leader Peter Dutton would withdraw Australia’s bid to co-host next year’s global climate summit if the Coalition wins the federal election. Australia has lobbied hard for the right to host the talks, known as COP31, in conjunction with Pacific nations. Australia has emerged as a leading contender, and has the backing of most countries in its United Nations grouping, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada and New Zealand.
Vanuatu PM instructs review of Capital Investment Immigration Plan funds

1 month ago | pina.com.fj | Makereta Komai

Vanuatu Prime Minister has instructed the Citizenship Commission to identify where funds generated under the Capital Investment Immigration Plan (CIIP) are held or have been invested. The Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) programme allows foreign investors to gain Vanuatu citizenship by making a significant investment in the local economy, through approved capital investment projects.
‘Fatal Watch’: Interview with documentary makers on fisheries observer deaths

1 month ago | pina.com.fj | Edward Carver

By Edward CarverFisheries observers hold a job little known by the general public but essential to the health of the oceans: monitoring the work on industrial fishing vessels. The sector has its share of illegal fishing and even other illicit activity, so the job comes with risks. A new documentary shows just how dangerous it is. Fatal Watch, co-directed by Katie Carpenter and Mark Benjamin, focuses on four unsolved cases in which fisheries observers died or disappeared during the last decade.
Vanuatu holds snap election as nation braces for costly post-earthquake reconstruction effort

Jan 20, 2025 | pina.com.fj | Doug Dingwall

By Doug Dingwall and Vanuatu reporter Leah Lowonbu in Port VilaDressmaker Jenny Banga is busy trying to put food on the table after the deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck Vanuatu last month. While the capital Port Vila’s CBD is closed and surveyors assess building damage, her shop is off-limits. Ahead of national elections Thursday, her mind is on other things than politics, as she tries sewing and selling dresses in a new location outside the city centre.
The case to keep guns out of police hands in Solomon Islands

Jan 20, 2025 | pina.com.fj | Sheridan Ward

In a country where trust in the police is already fragile, bringing in more weapons won’t help. By Sheridan WardSolomon Islands is one of 26 nations in the world without a standing military. Yet the Pacific nation is also one of only two non-militarised countries – alongside Haití – to experience armed conflict. Solomon Islands offers a cautionary tale of the risks that gun importation can bring, and the value of pursuing disarmament as a tool for promoting peace.
Vanuatu to launch ICJ hearings on climate and human rights

Nov 27, 2024 | pina.com.fj | Nic Maclellan

By Nic MaclellanIt began five years ago, as an exercise amongst law students at the Emalus campus of the University of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Now, in the Netherlands, the Republic of Vanuatu will open presentations before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 2 December, seeking an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights.
The Australia-Pacific bid to host UN climate talks in 2026 is in limbo. What now?

Nov 25, 2024 | pina.com.fj | Wesley Morgan

By Wesley MorganAustralia and Pacific Island nations had hoped to leave this year’s global climate talks in Azerbaijan having won a bid to host the 2026 summit. Instead, that decision on who will host the 31st “conference of the parties” (COP31) has been deferred until June next year – after Australia’s next federal election. Turkey, the only other country in the running to host COP31, has resisted lobbying efforts to persuade them to drop out.
Tuvalu: The disappearing island nation recreating itself in the metaverse

Nov 21, 2024 | pina.com.fj | Sophie Yeo

By Sophie YeoFacing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything from its houses to its trees as it endeavors to save whatever it can. Tuvalu, a small country in the Pacific Ocean made up of nine coral islands, is reckoning with a future where it may no longer be habitable. Sea level rise, caused by climate change, is eating away at its shores. Faced with such an existential threat, what do you do? Build sea walls?
“Better a bad deal than a good civil war”

Nov 17, 2024 | pina.com.fj | Nic Maclellan

France has delayed elections in New Caledonia to enable negotiations on a new political statute. But what happens if a deal can’t be struck? By Nic MaclellanAfter six months of conflict, the French parliament has voted to delay New Caledonia’s scheduled provincial and national elections until late 2025. The New Caledonian government, currently led by President Louis Mapou, will remain in office for at least another year. Delaying the elections until November 2025 simply kicks the can down the road.
Solomon Islands coral discovery “reinforces” urgent need for global action on ocean protection amidst COP29

Nov 14, 2024 | pina.com.fj | Sanjeshni Kumar

As COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan, with world leaders engaged in critical discussions on climate finance, a groundbreaking discovery in the Solomon Islands serves as a stark reminder of the critical need for urgent action. A team of scientists aboard the National Geographic Pristine Seas research vessel in the Southwest Pacific recently found the world’s largest known coral, a sprawling structure over 34 meters wide and 32 meters long.