Time to rethink Fiji’s peacekeeping commitments: Defence Minister Tikoduadua
Fiji's Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Pio Tikoduadua has told Parliament it’s time Fiji rethinks the scope and purpose of its peacekeeping operations,...
U.S tourist visa: Applicants could be required to post $15,000 bond
The U.S State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to US$15,000 to enter the...
U.S begins talks with Cook Islands on seabed mining, gears up to compete with...
-The U.S has begun discussions with the Cook Islands on the exploration of seabed minerals within its waters, in a bid to catch up...
Cook Islands and U.S meeting during the 60th Constitutional celebrations
On the margins of the Cook Islands 60th Constitutional Celebrations, Prime Minister Brown took time to meet with National Security Council Senior Director David...
Fiji PM rejects power grab claims, pledges legal process
-Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has clarified that his party’s submission to the Supreme Court requests the court to consider all potential actions and...
Russian oligarch’s superyacht seized in Fiji three years ago to be auctioned in U.S
A luxurious superyacht seized by the United States authorities from sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov is headed to the auction block.
The 348-foot (106m) Amadea...
Palau backs Solomon Islands’ move to exclude Pacific Islands Forum partner talks until 2026
Palau "respects" the Solomon Islands' decision to exclude Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) dialogue partners when it hosts the annual leaders' meeting in Honiara next...
Samoa warns Forum against interference on Taiwan
Samoa caretaker Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has issued a strong warning that her government would find it “very difficult” to attend the upcoming...
“We know our place – and we have a homeland” : Cook Islands PM...
--Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has marked the nation’s 60th anniversary of self-governance with a firm message of pride, unity, and cultural identity.
“Today...
PM Marape backs Forum unity as PNG advises on Taiwan’s exclusion
As Papua New Guinea (PNG) celebrates 50 years of independence, Prime Minister James Marape is calling for greater Pacific solidarity in the face of...
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Tuvalu appoints first woman Governor-General on eve of Independence
Tuvalu has inaugurated its first woman Governor-General, Temukisa Auina Penehuro Hauma, in a historic change of leadership on the eve of the country’s 48th...
Pacific civil society demands fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP31
Pacific civil society groups are calling for an immediate end to new coal, oil and gas expansion and demanding climate reparations, stronger action on...
Keep 1.5 Alive, Pacific SIDS strategise ahead of COP31
Pacific solidarity remains our greatest strength and most effective tool for influencing outcomes at the upcoming 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN...