Motion of no confidence against Vanuatu PM moved to next week
A motion of no confidence against Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau will now be debated next Wednesday, after the government didn’t appear at Parliament...
Fukushima is not merely a nuclear issue for the Pacific
By Sera Sefeti
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) submitted its final report to Japan on 04 July on the safety of dumping treated nuclear...
Bringing the Pacific people together in solidarity to address nuclear legacy issues in the...
We try bringing together Pacific people and groups, in unity and solidarity so that we have one united way against nuclear waste dumping, nuclear...
Prolonged monetary policy tightening impacts Pacific workers
Prolonged tightening of monetary policy in neighbouring Australia and New Zealand will have a huge impact in the Pacific, including Fiji.
This was revealed in...
Unified Pacific is the game changer, says senior UN executive
By Richard Naidu
An Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations has urged a key gathering of finance ministers from across the Pacific to form a “unified...
Pacific leaders present historic climate finance plan to island communities
Pacific activists and civil society presented a historic new climate finance initiative to the community of Kioa Island in Fiji this week.
The Kato Pacific...
Opposition leader Wale apologises to Solomon Islander’s over ethnic tension on behalf of Malaita
Solomon Islands leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has apologised to the people of Solomon Islands on behalf of the people of Malaita province for...
Pacific leaders address the hypocrisy of development partners
Pacific leaders are concerned with the hypocrisy of the Pacific Islands Forum’s development partners.
Fiji’s deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad...
Vanuatu no-confidence motion looks likely to fail
Three Members of Vanuatu Parliament (MPs) have withdrawn their support for the motion of no-confidence, according to the Parliamentary Speakers’ Office.
These three MPs wrote...
PNG-U.S deal to be tabled in parliament
The Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Papua New Guinea and the United States will be tabled in Parliament for debate and ratification, says Minister...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...