Pacific delegates spearhead crucial discussions on greenhouse gas reduction
Pacific delegates played a crucial role in discussions at the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) talks on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategies, aimed to make...
Marshall Islands calls for U.S to pay more compensation over nuclear tests
The foreign minister of the Marshall Islands has called for more U.S compensation over the legacy of massive U.S nuclear testing to enable the...
Experts stress dangers of releasing nuclear wastewater into ocean
The danger of indiscriminately releasing nuclear fission products into the ocean is that the products can find their way into the food chain, a...
Solomon Islands PM hails decision to forge diplomatic relations with China as historic
Forging diplomatic relations with China is one of the most significant decisions the Solomon Islands has made over the last 45 years since its...
U.S eyes massive ramp-up in diplomatic personnel and spending at new Pacific island embassies
The State Department says it plans a massive increase in diplomatic personnel and spending for facilities at new U.S embassies in the Pacific islands...
Pacific Conference of Churches push for West Papua to become full member of MSG
The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC)continues to affirm its commitment to advocate and inspire actions in solidarity for the United Liberation Movement of West...
Pacific are sovereign nations not backyard of any country: Solomon Islands PM
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has leaped to the defence of China saying its strategic interests are misunderstood.
Sogavare has been visiting China this...
Solomon Islands may lead way as China eyes greater South Pacific role
The South Pacific could provide a “new focus” for China's Belt and Road Initiative after this week's visit by the Solomon Islands' Prime Minister...
Tiny metal balls found in the ocean near PNG could be first evidence of...
Scientists from Harvard University have collected fragments believed to belong to a huge interstellar meteor, saying it could have come from an alien spacecraft.
Avi...
Papua New Guinea wants its own ‘Gurkhas’ as U.S-China tensions rise
Papua New Guinea wants to create the equivalent of Britain’s Gurkha regiment as it struggles to strengthen its armed forces at a time of...
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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...