2050 strategy to be endorsed in the Cook Islands, Tonga to be the next...
The implementation plan for the 2050 strategy is being finalised and will be endorsed by Forum leaders during their convening in the Cook Islands...
Australia, PNG work to ink delayed defence pact
Australia is looking to wrap up negotiations with Papua New Guinea over a new defence security pact with Defence Minister Richard Marles set to...
Prominent PNG lawyer Paraka jailed for 20 years for misusing K162 million state money
Prominent Papua New Guinea lawyer, Paul Paraka has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
He was eventually sentenced Thursday by the National Court following...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama, Qiliho judgement next Thursday
Resident Magistrate Seini Puamau will deliver her judgement in the trial of former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Commissioner of Police Sitiveni...
Partnerships, recovery, and growth to 2050 for regional trade – Pacific trade officials prepare...
Pacific trade officials have completed two days of intensive meetings in Suva in preparation for the Pacific ACP Trade Ministers (PACPTMM) and Forum Trade...
Dates set for the signing of Samoa Agreement between OACPS and EU: Forum SG
The post-Cotonou deal between the European Union (EU) and the 79-member of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) is set to...
Pacific Islands Forum head says yes vote on Indigenous voice would ‘elevate Australia’ on...
Australia’s credibility would be boosted on the world stage if the yes vote wins the looming Indigenous voice referendum, a senior Pacific leader says.
Henry...
Tuvalu outlaws discrimination on basis of sex, disability in new constitution
The Pacific island country of Tuvalu has prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex and disability – provided it doesn’t conflict with traditional values...
Forum Trade officials meets in Suva
Trade officials from Pacific Islands Forum member countries met today in Suva, ahead of Friday’s Trade Ministers Meeting.
The meeting focuses on regaining lost growth...
Westpac to maintain Pacific presence, cancels sale of PNG, Fiji banks
Westpac has decided to maintain a presence in the South Pacific after the federal government indicated it wants to see Australian companies maintain a...
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Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Lead Climate Change negotiator Anne Rasmussen has issued a clear warning ahead of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, saying...
Solomon Islands Court of Appeal stalls move to oust PM Manele over constitutional concerns
The Solomon Islands Court of Appeal has issued a judgement revealing it stalled moves to oust Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele due to “serious questions...
Fiji’s National Referendum Bill: what it says, what it restricts, and why it matters
A plain-language breakdown of Bill No. 46 of 2025 — the legislation that will govern how Fijians vote on constitutional change, and why civil...