PM Bainimarama back in Fiji
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama arrived into the country this morning from Melbourne, Australia where he underwent a cardiovascular surgery.
Bainimarama tweeted this morning about...
Major threats identified for PNG General elections
The use of firearms is one of the three major threats identified by the Papua New Guinea joint security forces for General Election 2022,...
Australia to print, pay for PNG ballot papers
Australia will print, and pay K10 million (US$2.8 million) for the 12 million ballot papers to be used in the 2022 general election, according...
Fiji Election plan ready: Supervisor of Elections
The Fijian Elections Office has completed its operational plan for the Writ period, laying out how the entire process will be run.
The plan covers...
44 parties to nominate candidates for PNG elections
Papua New Guinea Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission has confirmed that only 44 parties will field candidates in the elections.
Registrar Dr Alphonse...
PNG Polling date moved forward
Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai has announced that polling will commence on Saturday 18 June 2022 and not the initial date of...
Macron gets New Caledonia backing for election
Three of New Caledonia's four members of the French legislature have jointly declared support for Emmanuel Macron in this year's presidential election.
The three politicians...
Six million voters for poll
It is expected that around six million eligible voters in Papua New Guinea will take part in this year’s general election, with an updated...
France criticised for haste with New Caledonian referendum
A New Caledonian government minister Vaimua Muliava has written to the French president, saying the French government has made a mess out of New...
Mixed reactions to referendum in Kanak community
There have been mixed opinions from the Kanak community, in New Caledonia, after the third and final referendum returned a 96 percent vote against...
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China steps up efforts to win Palau but President Whipps says he won’t cave...
Beijing has been dangling lures in a bid to convince Palau to sever ties with Taiwan and switch to China, President Surangel Whipps Jr...
Solomon Islands election yields no majority for pro-China party
Neither advocates nor opponents of a security pact with Beijing won a majority in the Solomon Islands' parliamentary elections, results announced Wednesday for the...
UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants...