Palau’s 2024 presidential election: A close contest
Palau’s presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most distinctive in Palau’s recent history.
On 05 November, two prominent political figures—who also...
Pacific Forum Leaders urge targeted assistance to support Smaller Island States priorities
Leaders of the Smaller Island States (SIS) met in Tonga last week on 27 August to discuss priorities for this group within the Pacific...
Forum Leaders support review of regional architecture
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have endorsed a major review of the region's governance structure, aiming to align the framework with the 2050 Strategy for...
Taiwan slams China ‘intervention’ after Pacific bloc alters statement
The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry has accused China of an “arbitrary intervention” after a joint declaration by Pacific leaders was altered to remove mentions of...
All CHOGM leaders indicate participation: Samoa PM
The leaders of 56 member countries in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) have indicated their attendance at October's conference including three monarchs.
Prime...
Tonga leader says police provide ‘freedom from fear’, support democracy
-Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni underscored the role of police to provide “freedom from fear” in democracies in a speech to Pacific Islands police...
U.S, Australia deny ‘divvying up’ Pacific policing
The United States insists it is not steamrolling and divvying up Pacific security with Australia but is working with partners to see where it...
Ocean of Peace initiative “timely and relevant: MSG Director General Louma
Fiji’s Ocean of Peace initiative is timely and relevant given the intense geo-political posturing by the big powers for influence leading to increased militarisation...
Cook Islands PM urges Pacific unity on deep-sea mining as Leaders gear up for...
Cook Islands Prime Minister and former chair of the Forum, Mark Brown is urging Pacific Island leaders to come together on a collective stance...
Fossil fuel transition back in draft pact for UN Summit of the Future after...
Governments have reinstated a commitment to transition away from fossil fuels in the draft of a new United Nations pact due to be adopted...
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France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...