The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on climate change has been hailed as a historic victory for Pacific youth and Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), providing new legal and moral grounds to hold major polluting nations accountable for their climate inaction. Speaking at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion during COP30 in Belém, Brazil,…
A YOUNG man accused of trespassing into a house and carrying an eight-year-old girl to the seaside in Ngella, Central Islands Province, where he allegedly raped her, has denied the allegations. The defendant who could not be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim is facing one count of Rape and one count…
The spirit of the Pacific — its mana, unity and resilience — resonated through the halls of the Thirtieth Conference of Parties (COP30) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belém, Brazil early this week. The ceremony began with a powerful karanga (ceremonial call) from Aotearoa, New Zealand, welcoming Pacific leaders,…