U.S lawmakers renew call for increased engagement with Pacific island region amid Trump’s retreat...
A proposal to boost Washington’s diplomatic relations with Pacific island nations received a new push in the U.S Congress amid President Donald Trump’s erratic...
Coast Guard pulled National Security Cutter from planned Pacific Patrol to support border surge
To help it meet President Trump’s directive for the U.S government to achieve operational control of the southern border, the acting Coast Guard Commandant...
PNG Opposition MP Bird slams media crackdown
Papua New Guinea Opposition MP and East Sepik Governor, Allan Bird has issued a scathing rebuke of recent actions taken by government-linked entities against...
PNG PM must look deeper at alarming suppression, sackings of journalists, says Pacific media...
Pacific Article 19 watchdog, the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) has welcomed the call from Papua New Guinea PM James Marape for more information and...
Vanuatu builds momentum ahead of United Nations climate negotiations
Government officials from across Vanuatu have taken a critical step to prepare for the 62nd session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Australia commits $24.75m to SPREP
The Government of Australia has bolstered their commitment to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) with an additional AUD$24.75 million (US$15.85...
World awaits historic ICJ Climate ruling: Vanuatu demands Justice, not just Carbon cuts
The Government of Vanuatu, alongside legal and youth climate leaders, has urged the global community to prepare for a key moment in international climate...
Lawyer with Fijian ancestry named as Australia’s Attorney General
Michelle Rowland, whose mother is Fijian has been announced as the new Australian Attorney General.
She is a lawyer by profession and has served as...
Donald Trump’s deep-sea mining order condemned as ‘militarisation’ of Pacific
United States President Donald Trump’s latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry is a ‘contemporary militarisation of the Pacific region yet...
Samoa’s political leaders go round and round: ‘You never know’
The leader of Samoa's main opposition party claims that Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is holding on to the top job because of the...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...