Shark attack horror as boy, 7, has leg shredded in idyllic bay

A seven-year-old boy has been injured in a shark attack in French Polynesia, authorities have said. The fire department of Nuka Hiva, the largest of the Marquesas Islands, said about 10 children were playing and jumping in Taioha'e Bay when the...

Pacific Islands focus: health, environmental, security and geopolitical updates

Calls to tackle violence against women in the Pacific region, efforts to alleviate the impacts of extreme heat, new guidelines to assist in protection of whales, and concerns about deep sea mining are among the topics covered in the latest edition...

World Air Quality Report Ranks World’s Most Polluted Capital Cities

Air pollution is among the greatest environmental threats to human health according to the World Health Organization (WHO), across not only low but also middle and high-income countries. It states that in 2019, 99% of the global population lived...

The best relaxing adults-only, all-inclusive resorts for a kid-free vacation

Over the last decade, the all-inclusive concept has been embraced and reimagined by some of the world's most luxurious and character-rich hotels. Travelers who would previously flinch at the notion of a one-size-fits-all formula — exemplified by...

Could dying reefs fuel ciguatera poisoning?

That seafood dinner in Martinique 20 years ago still haunts Caroline Montout-Joseph, a social worker who suffered months of agony after eating a mahi-mahi at a beachside restaurant in the resort town of Les Trois-Îlets. She was diagnosed with...

Man taken to court for camera on shared path in France

The camera was fixed “high up” and facing a right of way used by the entire neighbourhood msnobody/Shutterstock A man who installed a video surveillance camera overlooking a shared path near his property has been ordered to remove it by the...

Why France must join: Turning the Quintet into a Sextet

Ben Bland’s recent article, “Why the United Kingdom and the Indo-Pacific Four should form a new Quintet”, makes an articulate case for deeper coordination among resource-constrained democracies. His argument – that the increasingly unilateral...

12 Beautiful Winners Of The U.N. World Oceans Day Photo Competition

First Place Winner, Wonder: What Sustains Us category, Mo'orea, French Polynesia.Rachel Moore, U.S. - UNITED NATIONS WORLD OCEANS DAY Bearing the theme “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us,” the winning images of the 2025 12th annual United...

Why Is Alaska Airlines Taking Over Hawaiian’s Boeing 787s?

Most US airline giants have grown to their massive size over the years thanks to a series of mergers. While its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines will not place Alaska Airlines on par with United, American, or Delta, it will solidify its position...

Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting concludes in Honiara with strong regional commitments

Ministers to the PWWA Ministers Forum- Photo credit: Solomon Islands Government The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with Ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories...

Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting concludes

The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded on Tuesday in Honiara, with Ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories committing to urgent action to strengthen water and sanitation across the region. The...

Pacific Water Ministers Meeting Concludes with Strong Regional Commitments

Wednesday 27 August 2025, Honiara – The Ninth Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers (PWWM) Meeting concluded yesterday in Honiara, with ministers from 14 Pacific Island countries and territories committing to urgent action to strengthen water and...

80 Years After the Bomb, How Much Longer Will Our Luck Last?

Eighty years ago this week, when U.S. President Harry Truman announced the first use of an atomic bomb, he called it “the greatest achievement of organized science in history.” Truman warned that more powerful bombs were in development and that...

Modernization of French Police and Gendarmerie Command Rooms Marks Major Step Toward Interoperability

Control rooms | 2025-08-26 As part of this initiative, ANFSI has been deploying the PEGASE 2 system, a state-of-the-art platform designed to manage emergency calls to the 17 Police Secours line. The Agence du numérique des forces de sécurité...

The Internet’s Biggest Travel Nerd Shares Pointers on Points

In an ever-expanding internet kingdom of travel-reward nerds, Gary Leff reigns supreme. He has penned the blog View from the Wing for 23 years while maintaining a full-time career as a chief financial officer at a university research center. But...

Pacific news in brief for 17 July

Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Tonga, French Polynesia and American Sāmoa have also declared dengue outbreaks. Photo: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Samoa - dengue A dengue fever outbreak in Samoa has claimed the life of a second child. The Sāmoa Observer...

Retire in This Island Country for That 'Permanent Vacation' Feeling

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series on retiring abroad. To see all the articles in the series, jump to the end. Fiji is such a dream vacation destination — a place that seems so exotic and ephemeral — that it is difficult to...

Ripple Effects of Groundwater Influx on Coral Reef Ecosystems

Groundwater’s Hidden Role in Sustaining Coral Reef Ecosystems Unveiled by Oceanographers Beneath the shimmering surface of tropical seas, freshwater seeps silently inject terrestrial nutrients and carbon into coral reef ecosystems, subtly yet...

Can you do Tahiti on the cheap, or is it worth spending more for luxury?

Doing Tahiti on a shoestring budget requires a little planning ahead and research into local prices. This starts as soon as you land at the airport. Buy a SIM Roaming in Tahiti is incredibly expensive, and roaming data packs in particular are...

Dormant volcano wakes up after 600 years

The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in 600 years, Russia's RIA state news agency and scientists reported, as another big quake rattled the region. The Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for...