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After decades of denial, United States government recognises Agent Orange use in the Pacific

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For decades, United States officials have denied using a deadly chemical called Agent Orange on the islands of Guam, American Samoa and other Pacific...

Moves to remove Kiribati High Court justice ‘assault on the judiciary’, says former president

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The Kiribati government has made an extraordinary attempt to deport suspended High Court justice, David Lambourne. Lambourne is an Australian and longtime resident of Kiribati....

Solomon Islands Government seeks to delay election, sparking concern

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There’s a concern there may be trouble ahead in the Solomon Islands as the ruling Government seeks to delay next year’s election. MP Peter Kenilorea,...

Tongatapu by-elections on 03 November

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Tonga will hold a parliamentary by-election on 03 November to elect three new People's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, in the constituencies of...

Vanuatu leads the way for Pacific elimination of trachoma – the world’s biggest infectious...

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-Vanuatu has become the most recent country in the world and the first Pacific island country to eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD)...

Former Fiji Opposition MP and Tui Namosi sentenced to 36 months imprisonment

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Former Fiji’s Opposition MP and Namosi province paramount Ratu Suliano Matanitobua has been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment by the Anti-Corruption Division of the...

AOSIS pushes progress on Loss and Damage Finance Facility

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The operationalisation of a Loss and Damage Finance Facility is an urgent issue for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that grapple with servicing loans...

China-proposed BRI boosts socio-economic development of Pacific island countries — Fijian expert

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The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been warmly welcomed in the Pacific island countries because it has helped boost their social and...

Mark Brown confirmed as Cook Islands prime minister

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The Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands has confirmed Mark Brown as the Prime Minister. In a statement issued from Mark Brown's office Sir Tom...

Relationship between Pacific countries and development partners must be watertight: Vanuatu Finance Minister

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By Pita Ligaiula in Port Vila The geo-strategic competition intensifying in the Pacific region requires a reset in relationships that does not jeopardise diplomatic...

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UN renewal, Security Council reform, global financing redesign needed – Nauru President told UNGA

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The Pacific nation of Nauru has called on the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) for an urgent need to reform the global decision making at...

‘We are at crisis point’: Vanuatu calls on U.S, UK to do more to...

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There were notable absences from the speaker line up at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Climate Ambition Summit in New York, including the...

Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PM Natano

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Tuvalu could be one of the first nations to sink beneath the sea as a result of climate change, but that doesn't mean its...