Political deadlock frustrates Bougainville’s aspirations of independence
Nearly five years after the islanders of remote Bougainville voted decisively in a referendum for independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG), local frustrations are...
Climate and humanitarian actors must work together: ECOSOC
The climate crisis and the humanitarian crisis are “two in one,” said Emeline Siale Ilolahia, Executive Director of the Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental...
Fiji’s Fisheries Minister charged by FICAC
Fisheries and Forestry Minister Kalaveti Ravu will be appearing in the Sigatoka Magistrates Court this afternoon.
He has been charged by Fiji Independent Commission Against...
Solomon Islands prime minister says his visits to Australia and China focus on creating...
The new prime minister of the Solomon Islands said Wednesday that his visits to Australia and China are focussed on creating jobs in the...
Assange back in Australia, avoids land of the free
A jubilant Julian Assange has embraced his wife Stella on his emotional return to Australia as a free man and convicted US criminal.
Assange arrived...
Pacific islands leaders to meet in Tokyo in July
The Pacific Islands leaders are set to meet in Tokyo next month, 16 - 18 July, for the tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting 2024...
Conference in Rome highlights Pacific islands’ climate peril and calls for global action
The effect of climate change on vulnerable populations among the Pacific Island nations was the subject of “Oceania Speaks,” a conference held in Rome...
Fiji receives 14 PMVs from Australia to strengthen UN Peacekeeping
Fiji's acquisition of 14 Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) from Australia will bolster its UN peacekeeping capabilities, with the vehicles set to arrive at Lautoka...
Australia in talks with Solomons to expand policing
Australia will help prop up the Solomon Islands police force after a request from its prime minister as the federal government works to increase...
French Ambassador responds to Vanuatu’s Kanak solidarity march petition
In response to the petition presented to the deputy French Ambassador during a solidarity march led by the Vanuatu President of the Malvatumauri Council...
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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...