We cannot be complacent: PIF DSG Manoni at the Pacific Prevention Summit to end...
“Addressing and preventing violence in all its forms against any individual – men, women, girls, boys, and communities is critical for development,” says Pacific...
Our Pacific People, Our Pacific Environment! Celebrating 30 years of SPREP
The SPREP Treaty was signed in 1992, in Apia, Samoa. Under the Treaty, the purpose of the organisation is to provide assistance to the...
Samoan PM and Commonwealth SG urge stronger efforts to get more women into leadership
The Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, have called for stronger efforts to address the gender imbalance...
Oceania Customs Organisation appoints first female head of secretariat
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) has appointed Nancy Tati Oraka- Pomoso to be its Head of Secretariat, who becomes the first female and Papua...
Report calls for bystander intervention laws to address online violence against women in Pacific
A new report by the Commonwealth Secretariat calls on policymakers from Pacific countries to consider adopting laws requiring bystanders to report online violence against...
Commonwealth countries work to move the dial forward on cervical cancer
The theme for World Cancer Day this year is “Closing the Care Gap”. It is the same theme as last year, and indeed will...
Papua New Guinea crowned Miss Pacific Islands
Twenty-four-year-old Miss Papua New Guinea Josie Nicholas was crowned Miss Pacific Islands on Friday.
After a three-year hiatus due to Covid, the pageant was held...
Race for PNG head of state
Papua New Guinea is on the cusp of voting in our first female Governor General (GG) after nominations for the post lapsed on Tuesday...
Laura Lochman encourages Pacific women to be part of Energy sector
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) launched the Women in Energy Strategy with the United States Department through the Bureau of Energy Resources...
Pacific woman at the helm of Tuna Commission grateful to lead the multilateral organisation
By Pita Ligaiula in Da Nang, Vietnam
One of the strong Pacific women leaders in Fisheries says news of her appointment to head the Pacific...
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Trump slaps higher tariffs on Fiji and Pacific nations in response to unfair trade...
Fiji and other Pacific countries will now face higher export charges to the US under newly introduced reciprocal tariffs.
Under the new policy, Fiji will...
BenarNews bids farewell after 10 years of pioneering reporting in Asia Pacific
In a heartfelt farewell, BenarNews, a trailblazer in independent journalism across the Asia-Pacific, has announced a pause in operations due to funding challenges.
After a...
PNGDF will never set foot on Bougainville again, says PM Marape
Members of the PNG Defence Force and police will never set foot on Bougainville again, says Prime Minister James Marape.
He was asked by TVNZ...