“Australia is a reliable partner” – Foreign Minister Wong pledges support to Pacific amid...
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia will stand with the Pacific through the fuel crisis, warning the disruption to global energy supply is hitting...
Solomon Islands PM Manele calls parliament for Thursday to face no confidence motion
The Solomon Islands parliament will convene on Thursday, 07 May, to consider a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele.
Parliament House has...
Pacific Island Parties Confirm Distribution of the second US$60 Million (2025 Payment) and U.S...
The Eighteenth Special Meeting of the Pacific Island Parties (SPIP18) convened in Wellington on Monday 4th May, marking the start of pre-official’s discussions ahead...
Pacific tells Asian Development Bank: step up as climate bank for the region
By Makereta Komai in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Island countries have called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to significantly scale up climate financing, warning that...
Cook Islands pushes for inclusion in ADB critical minerals agenda
By Makereta Komai in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Cook Islands is seeking greater inclusion in emerging regional initiatives on critical minerals, with Prime Minister Mark Brown...
Pacific warns of fuel crisis risk, urges expanded ADB support at annual meeting
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Developing Member Countries (PMDCs) have warned that limited fuel storage across the region is leaving...
Australia praised ADB’s leadership & swift response to members impacted by the Middle East...
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Australia has praised the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its strong leadership and swift response to member...
New Zealand backs ADB push for quality, competition and value for money in procurement...
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
New Zealand has welcomed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) stronger focus on quality, competition, and value for...
“We are the heartbeat of the Pacific” – Youth leader warns of HIV, drugs...
has issued a blunt warning on rising HIV cases, drug abuse and youth migration, calling on leaders to treat young people as partners, not...
Pacific a personal priority for ADB President
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The vulnerability of Pacific countries to external shocks has come to the fore with the impact...
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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...