Vanuatu’s transport challenge hinders cyclone Lola recovery
Vanuatu's Cyclone Lola response faces transport roadblocks with the country's patrol boat out of action after it was damaged from twin cyclones Kevin and...
Nauru’s new President David Adeang sworn in, names Cabinet
Member of Parliament for Ubenide David Adeang has taken his oath as the newly elected President of Nauru.
Chief Justice Mohammad Khan presided over the...
Taiwan congratulates new Nauru president
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has congratulated David Adeang after the Nauru Parliament elected him president of Taiwan’s Pacific ally, following a no-confidence vote...
Solomon Islands PM opens 19th ACP – EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has officially opened the 19th African Caribbean and Pacific – European Union (ACP- EU) joint parliamentary assembly at...
China’s declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports
China’s declining aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward its political allies in the region as appetite there for Chinese credit declines...
U.S vows to support ‘free media’ in Pacific as concern over China influence grows
Regional media has emerged as a new front in the contest between the US and China in the Pacific, as Washington said it will...
David Adeang elected as new Nauru President
Nauru's Parliament has elected Member of Parliament from Ubenide, David Adeang as the Pacific nation’s new President.
The member for Menen, Lionel Aingimea nominated David...
Fiji’s reputation has been dented: NFP
Fiji's coalition partner the National Federation Party (NFP) has written to the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka expressing its concerns on Fiji’s vote at the...
COP28 President calls for improved adaptation finance for vulnerable nations at Climate and Development...
COP28 President Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology ahas called for greater efforts to tackle adaptation finance...
Samoa pushes for sea-level rise protection
Samoa is among various states in the United Nations that have called for an international framework to protect those countries being threatened by sea-level...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...