Pacific Beat

New figures show the tuna industry is a growth area for jobs, according to the Forum Fisheries Agency.

There's been a major political upheaval in the Cook Islands this afternoon.

A documentary aired on Australian television last night suggested asylum-seekers on Nauru are being denied food, water and medical attention.

In the Cook Islands, drunk drivers are being forced to hit the brakes following the introduction of new breathalysers.

The bitter fight for a share of Australia's domestic aviation market is about to go international, with airline Virgin Blue accusing Qantas of attempting to "stitch up" all air travel in the South Pacific.

A British policeman, William Morrell, has arrived in the troubled Solomon Islands, to take on what must be one of the most challenging jobs in the whole Pacific region.

Vanuatu's beef industry has welcomed Australia's decision to allow it access into the country.

Health officals and professionals from ten Pacific Island countries have gathered in Suva to look at ways of improving the surveillance and monitoring of non-commucable diseases in the region.

Anti-corruption campaigners in Papua New Guinea have renewed their call for the government to get tough with those responsible for the misappropriation of funds, which resulted in the near collapse of the country's largest private sector superannuation fund.

Many people have seen the movie, Lord of the Rings, and been impressed by the magnificent scenery of New Zealand, where the movie was shot.

Life can be quite lonely behind bars but luckily for some Pacific islander prisoners in the United States, special days are still celebrated in true island style.

Authorities in the Marshall Islands say tourism will play an important role in the resettlement of Rongelap Atoll.

Solomon Islands disaster management officials are preparing to send relief supplies to Rennell and Bellona Islands in Makira-Ulawa Province, in the wake of Cyclone Beni.

The European Union has answered an eleventh hour call by the Solomon Islands government to pay an enormous backlog of fees it owes to the University of the South Pacific.

Samoa's Education Department has raised serious concerns about the country's lack of teachers as the start to the school year approaches.

Solomon Islands is being lashed by its second cyclone in a month.

There have been sharp reactions in the Northern Mariana's to international reports labelling Saipan as the "prostitution capital of the world.

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Moves are underway in Fiji to review the Land Act for Rotuma, where the island's Polynesian inhabitants are demanding equal rights to land.