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Marshall Islands declared State of Emergency over fuel price shock, Finance Minister tells Pacific Ministers
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) declared a State of Emergency following sharp increases in global fuel and commodity prices linked to the...
Banaban leaders accused of using proposed pinnacle extraction as “quick fix” for Banaban Trust Fund corruption crisis
Concerns are mounting over plans to pursue pinnacle extraction on Banaba, with the Rabi District Council of Social Services (Rabi DCOSS) warning that the...
Palau President Whipps pushes Climate Mobility action at Berlin Forum
Palau’s President Surangel Whipps, Jr used the Berlin Climate Mobility Forum to call for action on climate mobility, telling global leaders that the issue...
Row over Bougainville referendum. PM stands firm on three-quarter majority
The ratification of the 2019 Bougainville referendum has triggered dispute between the Papua New Guinea Government and Bougainville leaders over whether a three-quarter parliamentary...
Record visitors shield Cook Islands from global fuel crisis
Cook Islands Prime minister Mark Brown says the country has managed to avoid a five percent Gross Domestic Product shrinkage that has not happened...
Conflicts command headlines…protecting peace, less so: The UN Peacebuilding Fund explained
By Daniel Dickinson
Wars regularly make headlines. Preventing them rarely does.
Yet for the past 20 years, the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) has quietly been helping...
China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister
One of Solomon Islands’ most senior ministers has called for security and policing co-operation with China to be sidelined in a boost for Australia’s...
Forum DSG Solofa calls for deeper regional integration as economic pressures mount
Pacific Islands Forum Deputy Secretary General, Desna Solofa has warned that the Pacific faces mounting economic pressures from global geopolitical instability and rising fuel...
3.2 million leaflets for New Caledonian voters
By Nic Macllellan in Noumea
Millions of leaflets with candidate lists and party propaganda have been collated for distribution to voters across New Caledonia, in...
PNG PM directs nationwide preparedness as EL Nino threatens prolonged dry season
Prime Minister James Marape has directed all Provinces and Districts across Papua New Guinea to immediately prepare for the possibility of an extraordinary and...
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Marshall Islands declared State of Emergency over fuel price shock, Finance Minister tells Pacific...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) declared a State of Emergency following sharp increases in global fuel and commodity prices linked to the...
Banaban leaders accused of using proposed pinnacle extraction as “quick fix” for Banaban Trust...
Concerns are mounting over plans to pursue pinnacle extraction on Banaba, with the Rabi District Council of Social Services (Rabi DCOSS) warning that the...
Palau President Whipps pushes Climate Mobility action at Berlin Forum
Palau’s President Surangel Whipps, Jr used the Berlin Climate Mobility Forum to call for action on climate mobility, telling global leaders that the issue...