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Fugitive Ponzi schemer Noah Musingku reigns over an armed “cargo cult” deep in the interior of one of the world’s most isolated islands. OCCRP went to investigate how he had attracted an international following at the fringes of conspiracy culture. Reported by Aubrey Belford (OCCRP), Torbjörn Wester Emerging from an…
Australia and New Zealand have jointly announced a USD $170 million (AUD/NZD equivalent) investment over the next five years to boost trade, labour mobility, and economic integration across the Pacific region. The announcement was made during the 2025 PACER Plus Ministerial Meeting in Honiara, underscoring both countries’ continued commitment to…
by Charley Piringi Pacific Island nations will see their priorities elevated at the next United Nations climate talks as Australia takes the lead in COP31 negotiations, while the conference itself will be hosted in Turkiye. The arrangement ensures that issues critical to the Pacific climate finance, resilience, and adaptation…
From Oceania, to Amazonia, A Global South Awakening at COP30 by Charley Piringi When Lawrence Makili, 61, closes his eyes, he is six years old again, running barefoot along the white sands of Ontong Java Atoll in Solomon Islands, the wind carrying the laughter of children, the rustle of coconut…
by Charley Piringi Pacific Island countries are ramping up calls for stronger international action on climate-induced loss and damage as negotiations enter a critical phase at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The High-Level Segment (HLS) of COP 30/CMP 20/CMA 7 is scheduled to commence tomorrow. National or group statements will be…
by Charley Piringi Pacific Island Ministers for Disaster Risk Management have reaffirmed their collective commitment to stronger political leadership, coordinated regional action, and inclusive, community-driven resilience across the Blue Pacific Continent. Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week, the Ministers adopted the Koror Declaration, a renewed pledge to strengthen disaster preparedness…
by Charley Piringi COP30 CCMP Reporting Fellow Solomon Islands has renewed its call for global partners to fully support and capitalize the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), a landmark Pacific-led, owned, and managed funding mechanism to strengthen regional resilience to climate change and disasters. Delivering remarks in Belem, Brazil this morning,…
by Charley Piringi COP30 CCMP Reporting Fellow As the COP30 Climate Summit opens this week in Belém, Brazil, the Pacific Islands have once again seized the global stage, not as bystanders, but as moral leaders demanding that the world act urgently on climate change. For the nations scattered across the…
Whilst Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marabe is attending COP 30 in Brazil to plead for international finance to protect the world’s forests and biodiversity, back home is a different story. Deforestation under the controversial Forest Clearing Authority (FCA) by mainly Malaysian logging companies hasn’t been addressed. Papua New…
by Charley Piringi In Koror, Palau Pacific leaders have renewed calls and commitment for stronger regional coordination to address climate-induced displacement and disaster preparedness during the Second Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministers Meeting in Palau this week. The issue of climate mobility, forced movement of people due to rising…
