Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Vanuatu leads charge for world’s largest Indigenous-led marine reserve at UN summit
Pacific Media Network
·
Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister, Ralph Regenvanu, is urging Pacific nations to support a vast cross-border marine sanctuary that could cover over six million square kilometres. He hopes the Melanesian Ocean Reserve will be a model for other...
Top 30 startups announced for VivaTech 2025 Innovation of the Year
TechCrunch
·
May 29, 2025
The Innovation of the Year celebrates the boldest and most visionary startups exhibiting at VivaTech 2025. Open to all exhibiting startups, the award honors those pushing boundaries and redefining industries. Startups were scored on Innovation &...
Set to Boil: A Silent South China Sea No Longer
19FortyFive
·
April 28, 2025
The South China Sea is potentially a flashpoint for a regional armed conflict and a global war. The People’s Republic of China, now ramping up military production, looks to extend territorial ambitions into the South China Sea, which threatens...
Global reward for mead-makers
Noosa Today
·
May 30, 2025
Erle Levey When hinterland mead-makers Andy Coates and Nicola Cleaver set out on a journey through eastern Europe and Scandanavia, they did not expect to return with heady acknowledgement of their produce and the Australian industry. ERLE LEVEY...
Pacific islands launch plan for world’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve
Mongabay
·
June 13, 2025
The governments of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have announced their commitment to create a massive multinational Melanesian Ocean Reserve. If implemented as envisioned, the reserve would become the world’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve,...
Chase Reeves to lead Caledonia baseball
The Dispatch - Mississippi
·
May 14, 2025
CALEDONIA — The Cavaliers baseball team has a new head coach. Chase Reeves was confirmed as the new Caledonia coach on Tuesday, arriving from the junior college level. Reeves follows Brad Hamilton, who led the team for four years as a head coach...
Sub-National Island Jurisdictions Unite to Boost Climate Finance Access and Marine Conservation Efforts
Win Media SKN
·
June 14, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—Representatives from Sub-National Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs), territories with varying degrees of autonomy linked to larger sovereign states, gathered to spotlight their critical role in global marine...
Exploration Mysteries: Nan Madol
Explorersweb
·
June 11, 2025
It is the place “between the spaces” — a purgatory. At least, the locals on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia seem to think so. For centuries, restless spirits of dead Pohnpeians have lingered here and vowed to harm any disrespectful visitors....
Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Les TAAF, a ‘Fictional Collectivity’ of Real Strategic Interests
The Diplomat
·
June 13, 2025
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...
The "World's Tiniest Zoo" Is Opening In New York City
The Travel
·
May 12, 2025
Zoos have always captivated animal lovers, offering a chance to see the diverse world of wildlife up close. While curious animal fans often dream of exploring the biggest zoos to see a wide variety of animals in one place, the "world's tiniest...
Kanak revolt: Ahistory of anti-colonial resistance
Solidarity
·
May 8, 2025
Rock Haocas, of the USTKE (Union of Kanak and Exploited Workers) from Kanaky-New Caledonia, spoke at this year’s Keep Left on the movement for independence from France. Below is a section of his speech. New Caledonia is an island in the Melanesian...
SALT OF THE EARTH: Fred Price
Live Sail Die
·
May 27, 2025
Fred Price When I chat with 83-year-old Fred Price, he’s just returned from solving a jigsaw puzzle of sorts – expertly packing four Flying Fifteens into a 40-foot shipping container bound for England. He may not be sailing the class these days...
The Pacific Rally sets sail from New Zealand to the Pacific Islands
Live Sail Die
·
May 10, 2025
Island Cruising are excited to announced the departure of the New Zealand group on the Pacific Rally 2025. On Saturday 10 May, the first group of New Zealand rally participants set off from Marsden Cove and the Bay of Islands bound for Tonga,...
Island nations unite for global marine conservation efforts
St. Vincent Times
·
June 12, 2025
Sub-National Island Jurisdictions Announce Creation of International Coalition to Increase Representation, Access to Climate Finance Representatives from Sub-National Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs) have highlighted the outsized impact their...
Sub-National Island Jurisdictions Announce Creation of International Coalition to Increase Representation, Access to Climate Finance
Win Media SKN
·
June 12, 2025
June 11th, 2025; NICE – Representatives from Sub-National Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs) have highlighted the outsized impact their communities are having on global marine conservation efforts, while also suffering from limited representation at...
Pacific Mini Games to Unite Region through sports and sister state partnerships
Island Times
·
June 13, 2025
KOROR, Palau – Palau is preparing to host its largest-ever regional event, the 22nd Pacific Mini Games, with more than 2,000 athletes confirmed to participate—making it the most attended Mini Games in over a decade. Two thousand eighty-five...
Melanesian Leaders Announce World's Largest Indigenous-Led Marine Reserve
MENAFN
·
June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NICE, France, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At the UN Ocean Conference, the governments of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu announced their intention to create the Melanesian Ocean Reserve to safeguard the ancestral waters,...
Pacific civil society groups challenge France over hosting UN oceans event as political ‘rebranding’
Asia Pacific Report
·
June 10, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Pacific advocacy movements and civil society organisations have challenged French credentials in hosting a global ocean conference, saying that unless France is accountable for its actions in the Pacific, it is merely...
Hero: Saluting WWII veteran on 103rd birthday
Walton Tribune - Georgia
·
Following Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, thousands of young men in the U.S. were in the three-year window between high school graduation at 18 and the draft age of 21. That window changed on Nov. 11, 1942, when Congress...
Which country has the fastest drivers?
The Portugal News
·
Excessive speeding is one of the most common driving offences for motorists in the UK; 42% of offences declared on insurance applications fall under this category according to MoneySuperMarket’s internal data. However, compared to the average...