Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General to visit Japan for high-level meetings
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, will visit Japan next week for a series of high-level engagements, including a meeting...
Countries fail again to decide timing of key IPCC climate science reports
Governments have delayed for the third time a key decision on the timing of an influential climate science assessment, after failing to resolve deep...
Fiji Military to focus on security, not political intervention
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces must never again be seen as an institution that dictates political outcomes, but as a pillar of national...
Scammers behind Marshall Islands bribery scheme stuck in Philippines Airport after entry bans
A pair of Chinese scammers who served short sentences in the United States for conspiring to bribe Marshall Islands officials have been stranded for...
Samoa PM Fiame stays on, La’auli’s no-confidence motion defeated
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa remains the leader of the government after surviving a second vote of no-confidence vote in two weeks.
The motion...
Top Australian criminal target Zhao involved in Fiji Media startup
A Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked businessman, identified as one of Australia’s top criminal targets, was involved in establishing a new media venture in his...
Fiji PM tables Constitution Amendment Bill, four opposition MPs show support towards changing 2013...
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka as part of his legislative agenda outlined by the President at the Opening of Parliament last week, tabled and...
Marshall Islands joins the Treaty of Rarotonga
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary General, Baron Waqa has welcomed the Republic of the Marshall Islands' (RMI) signing of the South Pacific Nuclear Free...
‘Dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats’ trigger stark wake-up call: UN chief
Dramatically evolving geopolitical tensions amid “dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats” are a stark wake-up call for States to take action to support the legally...
Unprecedented pressure and resilience in Pacific media sector, new research reveals
Despite progress in the Pacific's media sector, new research reveals it remains fragile due to digital disruption and continued loss of advertising revenue following...
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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration
Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
The proceedings,...
Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says
Australia is considering expanding military recruitment from Pacific Island countries beyond Papua New Guinea but says its initial focus will be on ensuring the...
Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council
Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside...