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The Vanuatu Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (VFIPA) has identified potential investment opportunities in Santo as it steps up efforts to attract domestic and international investors to provincial economies.
The agency completed an investment profiling mission in Santo, engaging with businesses, private-sector representatives and other stakeholders to assess the island's investment environment and identify opportunities aligned with Vanuatu's Foreign Investment Promotion Strategy 2026–2030.
VFIPA said the exercise would help build a pipeline of credible, investment-ready opp
Kalo Gold Corp. has identified electrum, a naturally occurring gold-silver alloy, in drill core from its Wainikoro prospect within the Vatu Aurum Project in Fiji, providing further insight into the mineralisation and potential drill targets.
The Vancouver-based company said on 29 September that the electrum was identified in 2026 drill core from its 100%-owned project during an MSc research study conducted by Heidi Walton of the Camborne School of Mines at the University of Exeter.
Scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy identified a discrete electrum grain mea
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd has begun a comprehensive review of the Kumul Tower project following concerns over its procurement governance, management arrangements and expenditure exceeding US$120 million (about K500 million).
KPHL Board Chairman Ambassador Isaac Lupari and Acting Managing Director Luke Liria recently inspected the project site, where China State Construction Engineering Company has completed significant excavation, ground stabilisation, piling and foundation works.
However, the board said the inspection raised concerns about the governance of procurement and the project
More than 66,000 people in Papua New Guinea and Bougainville are expected to benefit from two new renewable energy projects under Australia's REnew Pacific programme, which aims to expand access to reliable electricity in remote communities across the Pacific.
Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen announced the three new projects, including a third in Fiji, at a Pre-COP31 event in Fiji this week.
In Papua New Guinea's Oro Province, Sola PayGo and MiBank will deploy pay-as-you-go solar home systems, streetlights and education servers in 19 communities between P
Fiji’s government is expanding efforts to diversify agricultural production in the country’s sugarcane belt, seeking to give smallholder farmers additional income opportunities while improving the long-term sustainability of agricultural land.
Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry Minister Tomasi Tunabuna said diversification would complement, rather than replace, sugarcane production, which remains an important contributor to Fiji’s economy.
Speaking in Parliament, Tunabuna said 3,752 farmers, or 41.3% of the country’s cane farmers, collectively produced just 13.
Fiji is seeking to expand financing for climate-resilient infrastructure and attract greater private investment as Pacific countries face growing climate risks, the Ministry of Finance said.
Finance Minister Esrom Immanuel and ministry officials participated in Pre-COP31 discussions focused on climate resilience, infrastructure development and access to finance across the Pacific.
At the invitation of the World Bank, Immanuel joined a panel discussion titled “Building Resilience Without Sacrificing Growth: Pathways for the Pacific”, which examined how countries can strengthen cli
Fijian-owned Raikiwai Adventures & Transfers has launched its jet ski operations at Wailoaloa, Nadi, expanding its marine recreation services and creating potential new employment opportunities in Fiji’s tourism sector.
The launch was officiated by Assistant Minister for Commerce and Business Development Sachida Nand, who described the expansion as an example of how local entrepreneurs can participate in and benefit from Fiji’s tourism industry.
Raikiwai Adventures was established in 2024 by Paula Waqakalou, who has 18 years of experience in marine recreational water sports a
Since being signed in October 2025, the ‘U.S.-Australia Framework for Securing Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths’ Framework has gained momentum against the backdrop of intensifying global competition for strategic resources. The initiative reflects a broader structural shift: critical minerals are no longer simply commodities, but are increasingly becoming instruments of economic security, industrial policy and geopolitical leverage.

At its core, the Framework seeks to integrate two resource-rich, politically aligned jurisd
Civil society representatives from across the Pacific have gathered in Tuvalu to develop a stronger collective voice on climate change ahead of Pre-COP31 and the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).

The Pacific Civil Society Dialogue on Climate Change, held in Funafuti, brings together communities, youth, women, faith-based organizations, traditional leaders and civil society networks to consolidate regional priorities and ensure their perspectives inform the Pacific's climate agenda.

Opening the dialogue, Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Penital
The Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) has taken a major step in its digital transformation, signing a contract with NiuPay Limited to design, build and support the new OWC Website Development Platform. The platform will give injured workers, their dependants, employers, insurers and insurance brokers access to OWC’s information and services 24 hours a day.
The contract was signed at OWC’s offices in Port Moresby on 2 October 2026 by Chief Commissioner Mr Martin Pala and NiuPay Business Development Manager Ms Kristina Kekedo, foll