Solomon Islands PM Manele calls for respect to democracy
Solomon Islands Prime Minister elect Jeremiah Manele gave his first speech outside parliament Thursday reminding Solomon Islanders to respect and uphold the democratic process...
PNG DPM Rosso congratulates Solomon Islands PM-elect Jeremiah Manele
Papua New Guinea deputy Prime Minister John Rosso congratulates Solomon Islands Prime Minister-elect on behalf of his family, the people of Lae and Papua...
Tuvalu prepares for COP29 with Commonwealth training on climate finance negotiations
The Government of Tuvalu, with technical assistance provided by the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH), has hosted a climate finance negotiation training in...
Kiribati’s Sir Ieremia Tabai scathing about decision to deport Australian-born judge
Kiribati’s first president Sir Ieremia Tabai says the decision by the government to deport Australian-born Judge David Lambourne from the country is “a farce”.
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PNG signs Port State Measures Agreement
Papua New Guinea has taken a momentous step in its commitment to the global fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing through its...
Jeremiah Manele is the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
Jeremiah Manele has been elected prime minister of Solomon Islands polling 31 votes to 18 over rival candidate and former opposition leader Mathew Wale...
Election of the Solomon Islands new PM now underway
The election of the Solomon Islands new Prime Minister is now underway at the National Parliament.
The Governor General Sir David Vunagi is presiding over...
Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4),...
Manele Vs Wale for Solomon Islands top job
The re-elected Member of Solomon Islands Parliament for Kia-Hograno-Havulei, Jeremiah Manele and the re-elected MP for Aoke-Langalanga, Matthew Wale have emerged as contenders for...
G7 offers tepid response to appeal for “bolder” climate action
When UN climate chief Simon Stiell addressed climate and energy ministers from the G7 group of rich nations on Monday, he issued a frank...
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Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
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Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
Fiji’s Parliament has unanimously approved the ratification of the agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Wednesday, marking a significant step toward strengthening...
Fiji Government split on Emergency Powers; Polls won’t be automatically delayed
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says a State of Emergency is “very seriously” being considered to tackle Fiji’s growing drug crisis, even as his own...