Vanuatu cabinet reshuffle
Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau has made a cabinet reshuffle.
MP for Santo Rural Samson Samsen has been appointed new Minister for Trade.
Matai Seremaiah is...
Cook Islands PM in Fiji for bilateral and regional economic resilience and partnerships for...
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U.S lawmakers back closer coordination with Pacific islands to counter China
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Forum Economic Ministers Suva bound for FEMM 2023
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No confidence motion lodged against Vanuatu PM
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Threat of China’s Pacific pursuit driving New Zealand’s new defence and national security strategy
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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration
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