Carnival Splendor Cruise Ship: A Complete Guide

This article is part of a directory: Carnival Cruise Line Carnival Splendor is a unique ship in Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet, known for its bold design and high-energy atmosphere, sailing year-round from Sydney, Australia. It offers a variety of...

Mangrove species from Timor-Leste to make Singapore debut in Bay East Garden from 2027

DILI, Timor Leste - When Bay East Garden at Gardens by the Bay opens in 2027, around a tenth of the estimated 100 mangrove plants in its 5,148 sq m wetland habitat could come from Timor-Leste and be planted in their new home by members of the...

‘Oceans on Fire’

WELLINGTON (PMN) — As heatwaves in the ocean become stronger across the Pacific, island nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati, along with New Zealand and Australia, are facing serious challenges from a warming sea. The changes are leading to declining...

Trump’s Tariffs: What’s In Effect, What Could Be In Store?

President of the Unitd States, Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an series of tariffs that target products and countries. With a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as additional duties on certain...

AI deployed in bid to prevent more mass fish deaths in outback NSW

There are hopes artificial intelligence could help to prevent more mass fish deaths in New South Wales. A $6.52-million temporary fish passage is being trialled to transport native fish from the Darling River overland to the Menindee Lakes. On...

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...

Experts warn of country's unique risks for major disasters: 'The world's most vulnerable'

Vanuatu, a collection of over 80 islands in the South Pacific Ocean in Oceania, is a stark example of how fluctuating climate patterns have real-life impacts. What's happening? According to Climate Change News, due to geography and scattered...

Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?

US President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on all...

Factbox-Trump’s tariffs: What’s in effect and what could be in store?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as...

UN report: Caribbean still facing rising climate threats

Caribbean nations continue to struggle with deep-rooted inequalities and growing climate risks, according to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty...

World Statistics Day in the Pacific: Driving change with quality statistics and data for everyone

The Pacific is leading the global community in marking the fourth-ever World Statistics Day this 20 October, celebrating the critical role of quality statistics and data in driving change for everyone. Established by the United Nations and...

Youngsters in national extended squad

Rewa’s Neemish Prasad, Asivorosi Rabo, and Ba’s Ryan Naresh. Three rising stars, Rewa’s Neemish Prasad, Asivorosi Rabo, and Ba’s Ryan Naresh have earned their first call-up to the extended 38-member Fiji national football squad for the MSG Prime...

NUS HOSTS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION FOR EU-FUNDED AGRI-TOURISM PROJECT – (Oct 10th, 2025)

[PRESS RELEASE Apia, Samoa] – The National University of Samoa welcomes a visiting delegation from Slovakia, Italy, Vanuatu and Fiji today as part of an ongoing EU funded research project on Agritourism Research Project. The AGRI-TOUR...

Caribbean’s poor face growing climate threat – UN report

FILE PHOTO: Siblings Mylouise Veillard, left, and Myson walk home with water they collected from a well, for cooking, cleaning and drinking, in a rural area of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The siblings were considered...

The Liberal Party’s coming foreign policy split

A civil war threatens to break out in Australia’s main opposition party, the Liberals, as it searches for an identity and policy platform to be competitive in the 2028 election. But what can this tell us about the future of foreign policy on the...

The Pacific Tourism Organisation Hosts Two-Week Research Training for PNGTPA to Strengthen Tourism Data Capacity

From 16 to 30 September 2025, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) hosted a two-week research training program for the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), aimed at strengthening PNGTPA’s capacity to manage and deliver...

Taxi Maxim - International Urban Mobility and On-Demand Ecosystem

Taxi Maxim is a global mobility platform used by independent operators in more than 20 countries for ride-hailing and delivery services. Taxi Maxim — a digital platform for transportation and delivery — stands among the most widely distributed...

NUS HOSTS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DELEGATION FOR EU-FUNDED AGRI-TOURISM PROJECT

(Apia, Samoa – Oct 10th, 2025) – The National University of Samoa welcomes a visiting delegation from Slovakia, Italy, Vanuatu and Fiji today as part of an ongoing EU funded research project on Agritourism Research Project. The AGRI-TOUR...

Climate denial 'not based on science': Pacific climate advocate

Save the Children Vanuatu NextGen Youth Ambassadors and youth climate activists demonstrating ahead of the historic International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. Photo: Save the Children A...

RC Blog: Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?

Written by Simona Marinescu, Isabella Massa, Guillaume Lafortune After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges. Crises in climate, geopolitics...