Press Releases

How the Kingdom of Tonga is dealing with the scourge of End of Life Vehicles

6 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - The mountain of End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) is an imposing challenge for the Kingdom of Tonga. Statistics show that the main island of Tongatapu has accumulated more than 30,000 ELVs over the years – and with more...

Celebrating Achievements and Progress in the Division

Bula Vinaka and welcome to another monthly edition of SPTO’s Sustainable Tourism Newsbeat! As we draw the first half of 2024 to a close, we extend our sincere appreciation for your consistent support and commitment to journey with us as we...

Announcing Ocean Conservancy’s 2024 Photo Contest Winners

I’m honored to announce the winners of Ocean Conservancy’s 2024 Photo Contest. This year we received hundreds of beautiful, inspiring and heartbreaking photo submissions. And I’m so grateful for every photographer who sent in their images and the...

DPA, and Nathalie Dubois are celebrating the Cannes Film Festival with the DPA Cannes gift suite 2024

The five stars hotel JW Marriott Cannes will welcome the most glamorous and sought-after location at the Cannes film festival 2024: The DPA Cannes gift suite LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, May 7, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- DPA (owner of giftingsuite.com)...

Mosquito-borne Illnesses

Outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses are common in the tropical and sub-tropical climates in many Pacific Islands, in North Queensland (Australia), Asia (including India), tropical Africa and Latin/South America. West Nile virus is commonly found...

Progressing the Mercury Free Pacific Campaign

08 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The impacts of mercury pollution can be challenging to identify and reverse but strategies to reduce mercury contamination are important because mercury can cause significant adverse effects to humans and ecological...

Pacific Voice the “moral compass” in global push for plastics treaty

19 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Three days from the opening of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2022

SAMOA, October 1 - Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership We—the governments of Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon...

Vanuatu promotes safeguarding the environment and sustainability through waste initiatives

4 April 2024, Port Vila - Vanuatu continues to show leadership in waste management through its national efforts to safeguard the environment and promote sustainability through local initiatives. In March 2024, the Vanuatu Ministry of Climate...

Unlocking the Potential of Pacific Marine Tourism: Paving the Way Forward with Innovative Guidelines

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) are advancing efforts on a transformative journey to shape the future of marine tourism in the Pacific. Commencing...

Luxury Lifestyle Awards Presents the Top 100 Hotels and Resorts for 2023

This compilation is an exquisite collection of the finest in hospitality, a testament to luxury accommodation and unparalleled guest experiences. NEW YORK, USA, February 28, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The TOP 100 represents a curated selection...

Blue Climate Initiative Publishes 2022 Blue Climate Summit Outcomes Report

TAHITI, French Polynesia, June 8, 2022 -- On May 14-20 2022, over 200 scientists, leaders, youth advocates and ocean champions took part in the Blue Climate Summit in French Polynesia. Their objective was to advance ocean-related solutions to...

DPA is back with the DPA Music Lounge in honor of the 2024 Grammys

The DPA Music Lounge will open on February 2 and 3, 2024, at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel LOS ANGELES, CA, US, January 26, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The DPA Music Lounge, in honor of the 2024 Grammys, a new gift suite by Nathalie Dubois,...

Private 5G/4G Network Deployment Tracker Market, Key Players, Demands, Scope, Size, Share and Forecasts 2023 - 2030

PUNE, INDIA, December 8, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Historically a niche segment of the wider cellular communications industry, private 5G/4G cellular networks – also referred to as NPNs (Non-Public Networks) in 3GPP terminology – have rapidly...

A regional commitment to address marine litter in the Pacific

24 January 2023, Apia Samoa - The scale and rapidly increasing volume of marine litter and plastic pollution is putting the health of all the world’s oceans and seas at risk. Despite current initiatives and efforts, the amount of plastics in the...

Global Undersea Cabling Market Surges, Expected to Reach $77.66 Billion by 2027

The Business Research Company’s Undersea Cabling Global Market Report 2023 – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2023-2032 LONDON, GREATER LONDON, UK, November 15, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The global undersea cabling market has...

PM Sogavare: Remove the UXOs and compensate lives affected and lost

The lack of urgency eight decades ago to remove UXO remains after World War 2 is a great cost to Solomon Islands in finance and lives. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement when issuing the country’s national statement at the...

Impact of ACP MEA 3 to safeguard environment acknowledged at High Level Ministerial Talanoa

08 September 2023, Apia Samoa - On the margins of 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials: Environment Ministers High Level Talanoa at Taumeasina Island Resort in Samoa, the ACP MEA Phase 3 project hosted a Ministerial networking lunch for Pacific...

Three Ways Australia can Contribute to Improved Maritime Safety in the Pacific

The vast blue Pacific Ocean is the most significant geographical feature of the Pacific region. Pacific Island countries’ domestic shipping fleets provide essential connectivity across archipelago nations but are often in very poor repair and...

Ilham Aliyev participated in Ministerial Meeting of NAM Coordinating Bureau

AZERBAIJAN, July 5 - The Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Coordinating Bureau themed “NAM: United and steadfast in confronting emerging challenges” has kicked off at Baku Convention Center. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan...