‘Road block to Bougainville independence’: ABG AG
Bougainville’s top government lawyer has accused the Papua New Guinea Government of putting up road blocks to Bougainville’s independence.
The ABG’s Attorney-General and Minister for...
Cook Islands new security policy highlights climate, economic context for Pacific
A new national security policy launched by the Cook Islands in the margins of a regional meeting of Pacific security advisers has brought the...
Former PNG Army boss wants review of U.S-PNG defence agreement
The Papua New Guinea Government should reconsider and review the United States-PNG Defence Corporation Agreement, by aligning itself with the U.S and Australia, it...
Australia to provide funding support for Solomon Islands election, Honiara calls for review of...
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare had a bilateral meeting with the Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Richard Marles Wednesday.
The Australian...
U.S has helped Pacific Island countries unlock US$0.5 billion to manage climate change
The U.S Government has helped Pacific Island countries unlock more than half a billion US dollars in funding to manage the growing impact of...
Fallout of French nuclear testing in Pacific still affecting men decades later
Fifty years ago 242 men left New Zealand on a mission to Mururoa Atoll, in French Polynesia.
The crew of HMNZS Otago, and later the...
Forum SG Puna to meet with Forum Chair on regional priorities
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna, will undertake his first official mission to the Cook Islands this week as part of the...
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete
All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed and will...
Solomon Islands leader of independent group of MP’s takes High Court action over election...
Solomon Islands leader of the Independent Group, John Kuku has filed a legal suit challenging the legality of the extension of Parliament to 2024.
Parliament...
New Zealand marks 50 years of Pacific nuclear protests
This Wednesday, New Zealand marks 50 years since the Government sent a frigate to French Polynesia to protest testing of nuclear weapons at Mururoa...
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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...