5th Pacific Human Rights Film Festival raises awareness of human rights

20 October 2025 Suva, Fiji – Over 3,000 people across the Pacific are seeing human rights in a new light thanks to the 5th Pacific Human Rights Film Festival’s powerful regional screenings. This year’s festival, on the themes of ‘Loss, Damage,...

Burns Lake student receives a $2,000 forestry scholarship

A Burns Lake resident is one of ten $2,000 B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) Scholarship recipients this year. They are Celine Stiffler who is studying Natural Resources and Forest Technology at the College of New Caledonia. “These students...

This family escaped Gaza for NZ, but could more have been helped?

Corazon Miller follows one family’s struggle to leave Gaza for New Zealand, and uncovers official documents indicating it might have been possible to evacuate more people trying to escape the conflict. The call came with two days’ notice on Ahmed...

Samoa U17 women set for World Cup debut against France

Source: OFC History is about to be made! Next week, the Samoa U-17 Women’s team will proudly represent their island nation on the global stage for the very first time at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. Led by coach Juan Chang Urrea,...

Abbas Abbasov: International community has not yet adequately assessed crimes against humanity committed in Africa

Baku, October 17, AZERTAC From October 7 to 17, the OSCE Human Dimension Conference was held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The event brought together representatives of 57 OSCE member states, OSCE institutions and executive bodies, as well as...

Volentras' Path to Bar

When 24-year-old Maureen Aniva Volentras stood before the Supreme Court of Samoa to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor, it felt like the closing of one chapter and the quiet beginning of another. The daughter of Luatutu Andre Volentras and...

11 Modern Colognes For Men That You’ll Want To Steal 

Shopping for perfume can be a daunting task, no more so than when you’re trying to find the best cologne for someone else. Whether you’re partial to notes that fall on the “men’s” side of the fragrance fence or you’re looking for a gift that says...

Latest from Mormon Land: Will Dallin Oaks challenge Donald Trump on the Constitution?

(The New York Times; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Dallin H. Oaks. The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 10 – 16, 2025

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SI MEN’S IN POOL A

The Solomon Islands men’s national football team has been drawn in pool A of the fourth edition of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Ministers Cup 2025. This was confirmed by MSG on Tuesday early this week after the tournament’s official...

World Cup 2026: The 28 qualified teams and those fighting for places

Qatar’s 2-1 win over the UAE on Tuesday night earned them a place at next summer’s World Cup in North America and left the national team’s own hopes of reaching the finals in the balance. After this latest round of international fixtures, we now...

Palestine and the Pacific

Why have island nations been so prominent among supporters of Israel? By Nic Maclellan Standing beside Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on 17 September, Fijian prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka declared that “the people of Fiji share a very close...

World Cup 2026: The 28 qualified teams and those fighting for places

Qatar’s 2-1 win over the UAE on Tuesday night earned them a place at next summer’s World Cup in North America and left the national team’s own hopes of reaching the finals in the balance. After this latest round of international fixtures, we now...

Father shares traditions with daughter

WITH over 13 years of experience in traditional voyaging, Iva Nancy Vunikura was honoured to assume the title of matua, a role that entails mentorship and guidance, especially to the young crew on board the Uto Ni Yalo. The voyage from Fiji to the...

Thatcher in Scotland

I was born in 1966. My father was then a youthful minister of the Free Church of Scotland in Lochaber. By the time I began school, he had a new charge in Glasgow. Partick Highland Free Church — a blue-collar congregation overwhelmingly of...

PNG to Host Historic 2025 MSG Prime Ministers Cup

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has announced that the nation will host the 2025 Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Ministers’ Football Tournament, reaffirming the country’s commitment to promoting Melanesian unity through sport....

France’s Lecornu Forms Second Government with 34 Ministers Amid Political Chaos

Marrakech – French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled his new government on Sunday evening, just 48 hours after being reappointed to his post by President Emmanuel Macron. The 34-member cabinet includes a mix of familiar faces and newcomers...

8 Fascinating Facts You Might Not Know About Jane Goodall And Her Work

The world is a poorer place without primatologist and conservation activist Jane Goodall, but it’s a richer place thanks to her work. UNSPECIFIED : Jane Goodall, English primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist, with a chimpanzee in her arms,...

Croatia vs Gibraltar FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers Live Streaming Online: Get Free Live Telecast of CRO vs GIB Football Match in IST

Croatia vs Gibraltar FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers Live Streaming: Croatia’s four game winning streak in Group L of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers came to an end when they were held to a goalless draw with Czechia. Next up for them is a...

World Cup 2026: which countries have qualified and how did they do it?

Africa Four of the nine automatic places have been filled, with the four best runners-up competing in November’s pan-African playoffs for one place in the intercontinental playoffs. Egypt Mohamed Salah scored twice as Hossam Hassan’s side beat...