IAEA urged not to endorse Japan’s plan to release treated nuke waste water into...
China urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday not to endorse Japan's plan to discharge polluted radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima...
‘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...
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