Nations split over fossil fuels and carbon capture
Governments are split over whether to call for a phase-out of fossil fuels and the role of carbon capture in the energy transition, as...
Dalton Tagelagi re-elected premier of Niue
Dalton Tagelagi has been re-elected premier of Niue beating opposition leader O'love Jacobsen by 16 votes to 4 during the first sitting of the...
U.S President Biden to sign defence pact in Papua New Guinea, with eyes on...
U.S President Joe Biden will sign defence and surveillance agreements with Papua New Guinea, the island nation's foreign minister said, on a visit that...
People in Kiribati at high risk to climate crisis and multiple health threats
Kiribati is one of the most remote and geographically dispersed countries in the world. It is also one of the most vulnerable countries to...
Tuvalu joins forces with Sea Shepherd Global to combat Ilegal fishing in Pacific waters
The Government of Tuvalu has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sea Shepherd Global, a marine conservation organisation based in the Netherlands, to...
Journalists launch first investigative media outlet in Solomon Islands
A new investigative media outlet has been launched in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 5 May 2023.
It comes two days after the world marked World...
Pacific, the moral voice in global plastic negotiations
As custodians of the world’s largest Ocean, the Pacific like in the climate change negotiations have the moral authority to speak out and lead...
U.S opens Embassy in Tonga in new pushback against China in Pacific
The United States has opened a new Embassy in Tonga, the State Department said on Wednesday, part of efforts to step up the U.S...
PNG Security measures set for Biden visit: PM Marape
Parts of Port Moresby and the airspace over the Jackson International Airport will be closed on 22 May when United States President Joe Biden...
Australian Defence Force to expand Pacific links in $1.9bn budget package to boost Australia’s...
The military and police will expand links with Pacific Island countries as part of a nearly $2bn (US$1.3 billion) budget package aimed at boosting...
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Bougainville independence must be resolved by PNG, Bougainville: Aust Foreign Minister Wong
Australia says the question of Bougainville’s independence must be resolved through negotiations between the Autonomous Bougainville Government and Papua New Guinea, while Canberra is...
PNG faces crisis due to impacts of El Niño, sends warning to rest of...
A severe environmental crisis.
Those were the words used by Papua New Guinea’s First Secretary for the Ministry of Transport, Coffee and Meteorology, Nos Werao...
Fiji takes South Fiji Basin claim to UN
Fiji is seeking international recognition of the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the South Fiji Basin, with its...