Tuvalu negotiator optimistic about ongoing plastic treaty negotiations
Slow progress is better than no progress at all.
That’s the view of the Director of Tuvalu’s Department of Waste Management, Epu Falega, as negotiations...
Story sovereignty major factor for Pacific broadcasters
25 broadcasters from 13 Pacific countries touched down in Auckland recently for the Pacific Broadcasters conference.
A meet and greet filled with lots of talanoa,...
Ties with China ‘healthy’: PNG PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says Papua New Guinea has a “healthy relationship” with China.
“They also are important and a big trading...
We are the Great Council Chiefs for everybody: Ratu Epenisa
The Turaga Bale Na Vunivalu Na Tui Kaba, Ratu Epenisa Cakobau is adamant of a positive outcome as Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs (GCC)...
Election system overhaul: PNG PM
Prime Minister James Marape says Papua New Guinea hopes to adopt India’s electronic voting system and biometric identification during General Election 2027.
“They (India) are...
Cook Islands PM Brown welcomes United States’ increasing engagements in the Pacific
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has welcomed the United States’ increasing involvement in the Pacific.
Brown, who is also the chair of the Pacific...
U.S-PNG Defence Cooperation Agreement is an important milestone
U. S Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin has described the U.S-Papua New Guinea Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) is an important milestone for the...
Seeing Chiefs in Fiji convene after 16 years is emotional: Turaga Vunivalu
Seeing all the paramount chiefs of Fiji convene again after 16 long years is very emotional, says Vunivalu Tui Kaba, Ratu Epenisa Cakobau.
Ratu Epenisa...
PNG, Solomon Islands eye border security
Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands have signed a memorandum of understanding on immigration and border security cooperation.
It was signed by chief migration...
Independence hero Xanana Gusmao’s party wins Timor-Leste election but falls short of majority
Timor-Leste independence hero Xanana Gusmao's party has won the parliamentary election but has fallen short of an outright majority.
The opposition National Congress for Timorese...
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Pacific tells Asian Development Bank: step up as climate bank for the region
By Makereta Komai in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Island countries have called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to significantly scale up climate financing, warning that...
Cook Islands pushes for inclusion in ADB critical minerals agenda
By Makereta Komai in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Cook Islands is seeking greater inclusion in emerging regional initiatives on critical minerals, with Prime Minister Mark Brown...
Pacific warns of fuel crisis risk, urges expanded ADB support at annual meeting
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Developing Member Countries (PMDCs) have warned that limited fuel storage across the region is leaving...