In his study, “Post-Lapita Ceramic Change in Fiji,” archaeologist Geoffrey Clark explains that pottery in ancient Fiji served purposes beyond mere cooking tools. These clay artifacts provide insights into the lifestyle, trade practices and creativity of the people.

“The vessel alone is a really important element,” he said. “But those elements alone will not make a functioning system. It is much more about the governance around it.”

A paper form sent home through school can seem simple enough. But in the Cook Islands, health workers say those slips can also go missing, come back late or never return at all, leaving some children without routine vaccinations.

By Ron Rocky Coloma The future of Kanaky, New Caledonia, remains uncertain as legal debates, political divisions and community realities continue to shape what Indigenous advocates describe as an unfinished process of decolonization. At the center of that argument is Viro Xulue, who framed the territory’s status not as a political disagreement but as a matter of international law and human rights. “The decolonization of Kanaky is an international obligation that remains incom

 Making films in the Marshall Islands is an exercise in faith—faith that the tide will cooperate, that the rain will hold off, that a boat will start when it needs to start, that actors show up wearing the right outfit, and that a story spoken in Marshallese but subtitled in English with its local nuance and humor, will still travel beyond the reef and reach people who have never set foot in our country.

When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centers on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come with a complicated legal trade-off now drawing scrutiny across the region.

Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has declared a 90-day state of economic emergency in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which has pushed global fuel costs anticipated to affect local consumer prices.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau delivers keynote remarks at The Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security, and Shared Prosperity Summit on Feb. 23, 2026. Photo courtesy of East-West Center By James C. Pearce and Mar-Vic Cagurangan   American companies have set their sights on Pacific island countries for potential investments in multiple sectors, from financial services to infrastructure, including a new hospital in Palau and a new cable network connection betwee

The Federated States of Micronesia currently has sufficient fuel inventory, officials said, assuring citizens that gas prices are set based on actual purchase costs rather than market speculations.