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Australia is guaranteeing Tuvalu's security under a new pact as it pledges more than $110 million (US$72 million) in a development package. The memorandum of understanding was focused on sovereignty, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. It followed a signed treaty between the two countries, called the Falepili Union, that was criticised for eroding Tuvalu's sovereignty with a clause stating Australia must...

Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama Wednesday made an impassioned plea to the Papua New Guinea Government: “Let my people go.” “Two years ago I pleaded with you to let my people go. All Parliament is asked to do is give your blessing to a deal made 15 years ago,” Toroama said. The ABG president said this yesterday morning before discussing the Bougainville...

Former Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by Acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo at the Suva High Court. Suspended Police Commissioner will serve two years. Bainimarama was found guilty of one count of attempt to pervert the course of justice in the University of the South Pacific(USP) case and while Qiliho was found guilty of one...

Australia will spend more than $110 million (US$65 million) in a development package for Tuvalu as the two nations agree a landmark treaty will not hinder the Pacific Island nation's ability to enter into deals with other countries. In a show of Canberra's commitment to the climate-impacted island, Penny Wong and opposition counterpart Simon Birmingham travelled to Funafuti on a...

Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Monday this week. The historic meeting reaffirmed the strong and enduring relationship between Fiji and the United Kingdom (UK). In his royal audience with His Majesty King Charles III, Prime Minister Rabuka conveyed the People’s Coalition Government and the people of Fiji’s gratitude for the...

Fijian Media Association(FMA) President and Fiji Sun Managing Editor Rosi Doviverata says while the media is appreciative of the repeal of the Media Industry Development Authority Act, a lot still needs to be done. Speaking during a panel discussion on the topic of Navigating Fiji’s Media Landscape: Reflections on a Year of Change for FMA World Press Freedom Day, Doviverata...

Despite the challenges faced by journalists in the last 16 years, they still persevered and updated the public on the situation on what is happening in our country and around the world. Attorney General, Siromi Turaga made these comments while speaking at the Fijian Media Association World Press Freedom Day 2024 in Suva Wednesday. Turaga said press freedom is not just...

World Rugby has announced the squad of 23 match officials that will take charge of the men’s and women’s rugby sevens competitions at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in France from 24-30 July. The squad features match officials from 16 countries – including the first referee from Germany to appear in an Olympic rugby sevens competition in Maria Latos –...

Responding to the call from our Pacific Islands as we battle climate change the greatest threat to our survival, the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable has made history as it reconvenes today for the first time since 2017. Navigating its way forward, this PCCR event is focused on finalising a governance structure to direct the reinvigorated event, as well as an...

New Zealand deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will lead a broad political delegation on a five-stop Pacific tour next week to strengthen New Zealand's engagement with the region. The delegation will visit Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Tuvalu. “New Zealand has deep and long-standing relationships across the region, and this trip will provide the...