The Turks and Caicos Islands attends Green Overseas Climate Change Resilience Community Regional Workshop on Coastal Hazards

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCIES Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Wednesday, 18 June 2025: The Turks and Caicos Islands participated in The Green Overseas (GO) Climate Change Resilience Community...

This Untouched Beach Was Just Named Best in the Caribbean—and It has Crystal-clear Waters, Zero Crowds, and Calm Waters

The Caribbean has no shortage of stunning beaches so it says something when one ranks supreme among them all. The World's 50 Best Beaches just released its rankings for the best global beaches and one stunning spot off the Dominican Republic...

World News | China Irks NZ as Its Influence Spreads in the South Pacific

Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...

Pacific News Briefs: Award-Winning Māori Short Film

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An award-winning short film, which honors the resilience of Māori youth, has been named a finalist at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Written and directed by Aroha Awarau (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Porou, Niue,...

Pacific news in brief for 20 June 2025

An NGO carrying out testing on drugs at an event - including this this bag of cocaine, in Colombia, in 2021. Photo: AFP/ Juan Pablo Pino New Caledonia - cocaine The French Directorate General of Customs says 67 kilograms of cocaine has been seized...

Travel risk expert says 'don't go' to 5 UK favourite holiday hotspots

International travel risk assessment company highlights Foreign Office 'danger locations' for some people to visit A travel insurance expert has highlighted 5 'potentially deadly' travel spots to avoid this summer. There are a number of locations...

French Polynesia: Elevated dengue fever activity reported in multiple areas, especially Tahiti, in December /update 1

Activists affiliated with several organizations, including the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Confederacion de Nacionalidades Indigenas del Ecuador, CONAIE), plan to stage demonstrations in Quito and Guayaquil on Dec. 23....

Dengue fever warning issued by CDC for Mexico and more

Travelers heading to popular destinations like Mexico, Brazil, and the Philippines should be on alert. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new dengue fever advisory, warning of unusually high case numbers across parts...

England v India: Brilliant Bumrah makes mark in first Test as Brook falls one run short of century

India will head into Day 4 of the first Test against England with a narrow advantage after an entertaining battle at Headingley on Sunday. Despite losing overnight centurion Ollie Pope early on in proceedings and then seeing Harry Brook fall one...

Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Wallis and Futuna: Of Monarchies, Catholicism… and Rugby

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...

Chile and Google to lay first submarine cable connecting Chile to Oceania

Chile has signed an agreement with Google to lay a submarine cable connecting Chile to Oceania. Dessarollo Pais, a state-owned infrastructure developer, and the Office of Posts and Telecommunications of French Polynesia will be responsible for...

Swim With Sharks In Rangiroa’s Blue Lagoon In French Polynesia

Rangiroa is a laid-back Pacific paradise full of underwater wonders, including a bevy of shark species. One of the largest atolls in the world, the island lies 200 miles northeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. My family of four spent three weeks...

French parliament: Government should apologize for nuclear tests in Polynesia

France's parliament has called on the government to apologize for nuclear tests France conducted in the South Pacific for three decades and amend the compensation law for residents suffering health damage. France staged 193 nuclear tests over a...

French imperialism in New Caledonia and Pacific targets China

French president Emmanuel Macron chaired a Pacific-France summit on June 10, on the sidelines of the UN Oceans Conference held in Nice from June 9-13. Leaders from Papua New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, the...

TRAVEL | Exploring the beauty of life in Fiji

Even before they began their around-the-world journey, coming to Fiji was always going to be high-priority on Ana Gonzalez and David Cumming’s bucket list. From a Fijian lady he met in the UK, Dave had heard a bit about Fiji’s turquoise seas,...

France Urged to Apologise for Polynesian Nuclear Tests

A French parliamentary report released on Tuesday recommends that Paris apologise to French Polynesia for the detrimental effects of nuclear tests conducted there over three decades, which resulted in harmful radiation exposure for tens of...

Pacific Islands Countries Push For Action at UN Ocean Conference 

Last week, more than 60 world leaders convened in Nice, France, for the third – and the most-attended – United Nations Ocean Conference. There was cause for celebration: during the week-long conference, 19 countries ratified the Agreement on...

This Bora Bora resort has overwater bungalows with plunge pools, hilltop spa and private island

Courtesy of Conrad Bora Bora Nui Aerial view of the Conrad Bora Bora Nui. Conrad Bora Bora Nui The resort is located on a secluded island in the Bora Bora lagoon, and its guests have exclusive access to a picture-perfect palm-fringed private...

Exploring French Polynesia 2 ways with Hilton

A recent trip to French Polynesia was an all-Hilton affair for me, with my eyes set on the grand prize: Conrad Bora Bora Nui. But there was a surprising star on the trip that I didn't expect: the Hilton Hotel Tahiti, which I enjoyed for two nights...

Global Ocean Summit in Nice ends with a raft of pledges for marine protection

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) pushed for stronger language on “loss and damage.”PHOTO/ Pablo_Marx, Flickr By PATRICK MAYOYO and Agencies newshub@eyewitness.africa The port of Nice echoed with the sound of foghorns on Friday – a brassy...