U.S military visits to Palau not a response to any threat, Army commander says
The United States military presence in Palau is not a response to any immediate threat, according to a battalion commander for Task Force Oceania.
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Tuilaepa dragging Samoa into dictatorship: Fiame Mata’afa
The Samoa caretaker Government are clinging onto power using the Head of State's unconstitutional powers, Fiame Naomi Mataafa, the leader of Fa'atuatua i le...
Ex-bikie and missing property magnate among Australian names granted Vanuatu citizenship
A former Comanchero bikie and a missing property magnate owing hundreds of millions of dollars after his businesses collapsed are among Australians granted citizenship...
Vanuatu approves State of Emergency extension to December
Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) has approved for the President to extend the State of Emergency (SoE) for the current coronavirus pandemic under Disaster...
Niue reaches herd immunity, with 97 percent of eligible population vaccinated
Niue has become one of just a few countries in the world to reach herd immunity against Covid-19 after it vaccinated almost 100 per...
New COVID case in Solomon Islands
A positive case of COVID-19 has been announced in Solomon Islands’ Western Province following testing of ship crew members.
The patient is a crew member...
UN chief says race to reach SDGs ‘can and must’ be turned around
The COVID pandemic has taken four million lives, devastated the global economy, pushed a further 124 million people into extreme poverty and continues to...
Cook Islands Immigration approves revised policies to ease labour shortage
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration rolled out changes to its immigration policies on Monday and backdated them to 01 July, in a...
Bougainville referendum vote must be ratified, says PNG Opposition leader Namah
Papua New Guinea Opposition leader Belden Namah says the Bougainville referendum vote for independence must be ratified by Parliament.
“The vote was taken under the...
UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore resigns ‘with a heavy heart’
The head of the UN Children’s Fund, Henrietta Fore, announced her resignation on Tuesday, in order to devote herself fulltime to caring for her...
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NZ Middle East evacuation flights will also assist stranded Pacific Island nationals
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand’s plans to evacuate citizens from the Middle East will also extend to Pacific Island nationals stranded by...
Relocation must be Decolonised
The Pacific region faces urgent climate threats requiring coordinated, culturally grounded solutions.
And the identity of Pacific communities is threatened by severe climate impacts, including...
Rights protection central to climate strategy
Human rights are firmly embedded in the Climate Mobility framework, reflecting Pacific values and international standards with ongoing community consultations.
Heike Alefsen, representative from the...