Kalshem Bongran wins top Vanuatu Police role among eight candidates
Former Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) Commander and senior officer of the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) – Kalshem Bongran – from Southwest Bay, Malekula, has...
CJA deplores criminal libel charge against leading Samoan journalist, a “cruel vestige of colonialism”
The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) deeply deplores the criminal libel charge filed against a prominent Samoan journalist and urges the government of Samoa to...
France spent €90,000 countering research into impact of Pacific nuclear tests
France’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) has spent tens of thousands of euros in an effort to counter research revealing that Paris has consistently underestimated...
Head of State accepts Samoa PM’s advice, cabinet is caretaker government
The Samoan cabinet has assumed the role of the caretaker government until a new government is elected and convenes its first parliamentary sitting, after...
Vui Gemma Nelson appointed Ocean adviser as Palau takes Over AOSIS leadership
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has appointed Samoa legal expert Vui Gemma Nelson as Ocean Adviser, under the Chairmanship of Palau.
AOSIS, established...
UN Ocean Summit to spotlight Pacific priorities, marine protection
Pacific island leaders listed three priorities they hope to achieve at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference next month - the ratification of the...
China comes calling in debts of developing nations
Developing nations, including those in the Pacific, will pay China AUD434 billion (US$22 billion) this year as Beijing comes calling for repayments on project...
Samoa budget fails, early elections triggered
Samoa will go into an early election after the Legislative Assembly voted against the national budget 2025-2026 on Tuesday morning.
In favour of confidence in...
OACPS Ministers back reform agenda, name King Mswati III Resource Mobilisation Champion
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) concluded its 119th Council of Ministers Session in Brussels, commemorating its 50th anniversary under the...
Pacific must build Its own digital future, says PNG ICT Minister Masiu
The digital transformation of the Pacific must be rooted in cooperation, inclusion, and local empowerment, says Papua New Guinea’s Minister for ICT, Timothy Masiu,...
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Fiji backs UN call to end U.S embargo on Cuba, citing Charter and humanitarian...
Fiji has defended its vote in favour of ending the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba, saying its position is grounded...
El Niño makes its presence felt across the Pacific; countries share impacts at PICOF-19
The current ‘super El Niño’ that has been established in the Pacific is making its presence known, and felt, across the region.
Countries attending the...
GCF invests US$15m in Pacific climate businesses fund
A US$15 million Green Climate Fund (GCF) investment will help establish a US$60 million fund to finance locally owned businesses protecting reefs and strengthening...