Samoa now a market on its own for illegal drugs
Samoa Commissioner of Police, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo has stated that Samoa is now a market of its own for illegal drugs and is no...
Vanuatu Kava exports reached VT5.3B last year
Vanuatu generated VT5.3 billion(US$43,523,273) in kava exports last year, a rise from VT4 billion(US$32,851,501) in 2023, and VT3.3 billion(US$27,099,924) in 2022.
Kava has been the...
Palau Congress holds firm on stance against accepting asylum seekers
Palau's Senate stood pat on its position to balk at Washington’s proposal to resettle asylum seekers in the Pacific island nation, rejecting President Surangel...
GNUT reaffirms commitment to support Solomon Islands PM Manele
The Government of National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) assures the people of Solomon Islands that, despite recent media reports of instability, its members remain...
Adaptation a matter of survival for Pacific communities, Solomon Islands negotiator
Adaptation to the devastating impacts of climate change for Pacific communities is not an option, it is a matter of survival.
As Pacific climate change...
Fiji launches final Blue Prosperity Ocean science report
Fiji's Permanent Secretary of Environment and Climate Change, Dr Sivendra Michael, joined traditional leaders, partners and stakeholders at the Launch of the Final Blue...
Inquiry into standard of journalism in PNG underway
A three-day inquiry into the standard and integrity of Journalism in Papua New Guinea commenced Tuesday ain Port Moresby.
Chair of the Permanent Parliamentary Committee...
Australia brushes off China treaty concerns
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has hosed down concerns that Papua New Guinea would sit out a potential conflict between Australia and China despite...
Solomon Islands Assumes Presidency of the OACPS
Solomon Islands has formally assumed the Presidency of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) for a six-month term, from 1st August...
Fiji’s former UN Ambassador rejects Trump’s claim that climate change is a ‘con job’
Fiji’s former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr Satyendra Prasad, has “respectfully and with deep humility” disagreed with U.S President Donald...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...