Job Opportunity: National Aquaculture Specialists (Tuvalu and Kiribati)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking qualified candidates to serve as National Aquaculture Specialists in Tuvalu and Kiribati. This position is part of the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) project...

Slowing climate change by using aerosols to block sunlight? Maybe not such a good idea

Holy sun-repellant spray, Batman! Could injecting billions of kilograms of sunlight-dimming aerosols into the atmosphere save the planet from industrial climate destruction? Or is that just Joker-level insanity? A new Columbia Climate School...

Latter-day Saints celebrate 50 years of faith and growth in Kiribati

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Daniel Radcliffe Supports Longtime Love Erin Darke at Opening of Her Off-Broadway Play, Kyoto By Dave Quinn

NEED TO KNOW Daniel Radcliffe attended the Off-Broadway opening of Kyoto, which stars his longtime partner Erin Darke The couple, who met on the set of Kill Your Darlings, share a baby boy born in April 2023 Kyoto runs through Nov. 30 at Lincoln...

SHIPPING TIMES | Green maritime industry

Fiji Ports Corporation Limited recently participated in an inception workshop on the Feasibility Assessment of Energy-Efficient Technologies for Fiji’s Government Shipping Services (GSS) Fleet. Held on October 3, 2025, the workshop was hosted by...

Land, sea and air surveying for Kiribati’s future

By David Crossman The Republic of Kiribati is one of the most remote nations in the world, comprising of 33 atolls and coral islands spread over 3,441,810 square kilometres of ocean, including all four quadrants of the Earth. Kiribati has...

Pacific Tourism Organisation and Cook Islands Tourism Corporation Release Comprehensive Insights from International Visitor Surveys

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in collaboration with the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation (CIT), has released a series of five comprehensive reports detailing findings from the...

Review Roundup: KYOTO Opens at Lincoln Center Theater

Lincoln Center Theater is presenting the American premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of KYOTO, written by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson and nominated for the 2025 Olivier Award for Best New Play. Following...

Of Fossil Fuels and Fury: Kyoto and Jewish Plot

Stephen Kunken in Kyoto, at the Newhouse. Photo: Emilio Madrid Who will free us from the handsome British issue drama? Plays that float across the Atlantic on clouds of critical praise with sumptuous, starkly modern whizbang production design—lord...

The Most Fascinating Villain of the Year Is on Stage in This Play

The counter-intuitive heart of Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s play Kyoto is its focus on the machinations of an apparent villain to tell the story of what turned out to be a significant victory of the good. That victory—the signing of the Kyoto...

SI amongst world’s top fish consumers

The Solomon Islands has been ranked 33rd in the world for fish consumption per capita in 2025, according to the latest global data on fish consumption by country. According to Fish consumption by country 2025, the data shows that an average person...

Cultural pride shines as Auckland’s new council embraces diversity and optimism

Auckland’s new council began its term with cultural pride and confidence as Mayor Wayne Brown, Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, and 19 councillors, including four Pacific members, were sworn in at the Town Hall on Friday night. The ceremony began with...

The Premise of ‘Kyoto’ May Not Seem Enticing, but the Play Makes Policymaking Thrillingly Theatrical

Not since Alexander Hamilton squared off against Thomas Jefferson in a rap battle in a certain blockbuster Broadway musical has policymaking been as thrillingly theatrical as it is in “Kyoto,” a new play tracing the negotiations that led to a...

Strategic Minerals and the False Promise of Seabed Mining

By Drake Long On April 29, a small seabed mining enterprise known as The Metals Company (TMC) formally submitted an application to NOAA to commence commercial-scale mining in an area of the ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This followed...

Landmark ICJ climate ruling must be turned into concrete action on shipping

John Taukave is technical and cultural adviser to Pacific delegations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a Rotuman performing artist and a doctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam. When a little-known UN agency meets in...

The Pacific Islands Challenge

As the strategic rivalry between China and the United States intensifies across the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan Strait is often seen as the key flash point. Yet whether the regional balance holds or tips into conflict will also be shaped by choices...

Pacific Tourism Leaders Launch Regional Roadmap and Country Pathways for Sustainable and Circular Tourism

On 21st October 2025, Pacific leaders, policymakers, and tourism professionals gathered at the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit (PSTLS 2025) in Tonga to celebrate a major milestone in the region’s sustainable tourism journey — the...

Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity

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American Samoa Boosts Pacific Tourism Links at SPTO Meetings in Vavaʻu

Vavaʻu, Kingdom of Tonga – From 18–25 October 2025, American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) Director Taimalelagi Minnie Tuia traveled to Vavaʻu, Tonga, to engage in a full suite of strategic regional tourism events hosted by the South Pacific...

Pacific Tourism Organisation and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority Release Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey (IVS) Results for January–June 2025

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in close collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), has released the Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey...