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...

Amnesty chief says NZ 'failing Tuvalu' amid climate crisis

Amnesty International’s Secretary General has accused New Zealand of "failing Tuvalu” and "reneging on its climate commitments”, warning the Government is neglecting its global responsibilities as rising seas threaten to swallow Pacific nations....

Tuvalu launches submarine cable; government offers free internet service

Simon Kofe, Tuvalu's communications minister, led the Oct. 24, 2025, ceremony marking the launch of the Vaka Submarine Internet Cable in the capital of Funafuti. Photo courtesy of Tuvalu government/Facebook By Pacific Island Times News Staff...

Press Release – Launch of FAD Buoy Retrieval and Recycling Project in Tuvalu

Launch of FAD Buoy Retrieval and Recycling Project in Tuvalu Funafuti, Tuvalu / Oosterhout, Netherlands – October 2025 Stichting Pacifical Foundation and the Tuvalu Fisheries Authority (TFA) have formally signed an agreement to implement a...

Tuvalu Minister delivers strong message on relocation

CHRISTCHURCH (SPREP) — Tuvalu’s Minister of Home Affairs, Climate Change and Environment delivered a powerful message during a guest lecture hosted by the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the Adaptation Futures Conference, affirming...

Tuvalu Minister delivers strong message on relocation: ‘We will not leave…

Tuvalu’s Minister of Home Affairs, Climate Change and Environment delivered a powerful message during a guest lecture hosted by the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the Adaptation Futures Conference, affirming that Tuvaluans will not...

College football coach contracts: A symptom of a plagued America

$76.8 million. $62.3 million. $54 million. Jimbo Fisher’s 2023 contract buyout. The GDP of Tuvalu, a micronation in Oceania. The initial estimation of Brian Kelly’s 2025 LSU contract buyout. I believe in college football. I believe in the...

Tuvalu and Partners deliver landmark Coastal Adaptation Project creating new land for the future

The people and Government of Tuvalu have marked a defining moment in their nation’s journey toward climate resilience with the completion of 8 hectares of land reclaimed under Phase 2/TCAP 1A of the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP). The...

Tuvalu reclaims eight hectares of land in landmark climate resilience milestone

Tuvalu marked a major step forward this week with the official handover of eight hectares of reclaimed and elevated land – a powerful symbol of resilience and international cooperation. Prime Minister Feleti Teo said the achievement demonstrated...

Tuvalu joins IUCN as newest Pacific Island State Member

Comprising nine atolls and low-lying islands with a total land area of just 26 square kilometres, Tuvalu is home to unique ecosystems and cultural traditions closely tied to nature. With an Exclusive Economic Zone spanning approximately 900,000...

FiO Podcast ep. 12: Samoa make history, Tuvalu have played and New Caledonia travel to Europe

Tuvalu PM hails Taiwan’s democracy and partnership at National Day celebration

Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has praised Taiwan’s innovation, compassion, and democratic spirit, saying they continue to inspire the world. “May Taiwan’s innovation, compassion, and democratic spirit continue to inspire the world,” Teo said...

Tuvalu launches major electoral reform ahead of 2028 polls

Tuvalu’s government has begun a full review of the nation’s electoral laws and processes following frustrations with the January 2024 general elections. The move is part of the government’s 21 key priorities, listed as priority number four, and...

Pacific must stand together, says Tuvalu CRGA 55

Tuvalu’s Permanent secretary for Foreign Affairs, Pasuna Tuaga, has called for Pacific nations to stay united and innovative in tackling the region’s challenges as he officially opened the 55th Committee of Representatives of Governments and...

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...

Al Jazeera Is Wrong, Tuvalu’s Islands Are Growing, Not Disappearing

In Al Jazeera’s article, “‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival,” reporter Lyndal Rowlands claims that the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is on the brink of disappearing beneath rising seas. This is false....

Opening statement by the Chair of CRGA 55, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu, Mr Pasuna Tuaga

Opening statement by the Chair of CRGA 55, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu, Mr Pasuna Tuaga 14 October 2025, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Heads of delegation, Senior Officials, Permanent Observer, Partners, Secretariat staff,...

Thierry Santa resigns from New Caledonia Government

Former President of New Caledonia Thierry Santa has resigned as a minister from the government led by current President Alcide Ponga (who also succeeded Santa as president of New Caledonia’s historic anti-independence party Rassemblement – Les...

‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival

Tuvalu’s Minister of Climate Change Maina Talia has told Al Jazeera that his country is fighting to stay above rising sea levels and needs “real commitments” from other countries that will allow Tuvaluans to “stay in Tuvalu” as the climate crisis...

Pacific nations call for fair recruitment to make Labour Mobility work for everyone

Labour mobility experts, worker groups, and governments from across the Pacific are in Honiara this week for the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting 2025 (PLMAM 2025). The meeting, from 3 to 6 November, is being hosted under the theme...