Pacific region remains ‘a theatre of peace’: Cook Islands PM
As major geopolitical powers in the world look to strengthen and militarise parts of the Pacific, leaders of the Pacific have urged that ‘this...
Samoa now a market on its own for illegal drugs
Samoa Commissioner of Police, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo has stated that Samoa is now a market of its own for illegal drugs and is no...
Vanuatu Kava exports reached VT5.3B last year
Vanuatu generated VT5.3 billion(US$43,523,273) in kava exports last year, a rise from VT4 billion(US$32,851,501) in 2023, and VT3.3 billion(US$27,099,924) in 2022.
Kava has been the...
Palau Congress holds firm on stance against accepting asylum seekers
Palau's Senate stood pat on its position to balk at Washington’s proposal to resettle asylum seekers in the Pacific island nation, rejecting President Surangel...
GNUT reaffirms commitment to support Solomon Islands PM Manele
The Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) assures the people of Solomon Islands that, despite recent media reports of instability, its members remain...
Adaptation a matter of survival for Pacific communities, Solomon Islands negotiator
Adaptation to the devastating impacts of climate change for Pacific communities is not an option, it is a matter of survival.
As Pacific climate change...
Fiji launches final Blue Prosperity Ocean science report
Fiji's Permanent Secretary of Environment and Climate Change, Dr Sivendra Michael, joined traditional leaders, partners and stakeholders at the Launch of the Final Blue...
Inquiry into standard of journalism in PNG underway
A three-day inquiry into the standard and integrity of Journalism in Papua New Guinea commenced Tuesday ain Port Moresby.
Chair of the Permanent Parliamentary Committee...
Australia brushes off China treaty concerns
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has hosed down concerns that Papua New Guinea would sit out a potential conflict between Australia and China despite...
Solomon Islands Assumes Presidency of the OACPS
Solomon Islands has formally assumed the Presidency of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) for a six-month term, from 1st August...
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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...