Voters must re-register to participate in the 2026 general elections
With Parliaments’ approval, all eligible voters under law including Samoa’s diaspora must register or re-register to vote in the next general elections.
And the Office...
Washington nixes Guam and American Samoa’s bid for PIF membership
The federal government has poured cold water on Guam and American Samoa’s hopes of gaining membership of the Pacific Islands Forum, stating that U.S...
Samoa, Vanuatu lead Forum Observer team to 2024 Solomon Islands Joint Election
At the invitation of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has deployed an election observer mission to the Solomon Islands...
Forum DSG Nayasi calls for unified action against transnational organised crime in the Pacific
At the launch of the Pacific Regional Transnational Organised Crime (TNOC) Disruption Strategy in Suva this week, Forum deputy secretary General Esala Nayasi says...
18 Young Leaders selected for Samoa 2024 Commonwealth Youth Forum Task force
18 young people have been selected to form an international task force that will lead the planning and delivery of the 2024 Commonwealth Youth...
Sopoaga scolds Australia and fossil fuel industry
A former Tuvalu Prime Minister scolded the Australian Government and its fossil fuel industry at a recent climate integrity summit in Canberra.
Enele Sopoaga, Tuvalu's...
Journey to Ottawa: Pacific countries ready to negotiate revised draft text of plastics treaty
To say waste generation - including plastic pollution is a global problem - would be stating things quite mildly.
The statistics are in fact staggering,...
UN calls for more investment to protect oceans
A United Nations agency on Wednesday urged the international community to invest in scientific research to protect the world's oceans which are increasingly threatened...
Forum SG warns Pacific not to be hindered by outsider’s geo-political games over China...
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, said China's security offering for the upcoming 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting...
Pacific Island leaders unite for peace building
In a significant move toward promoting peace and halting conflicts, most leaders across the Pacific have agreed to sign a concept paper aimed at...