PNG Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko announce plan to grant visa-on-arrival for Filipinos
Papua New Guinea Government will soon offer visa-on-arrival for Philippine passport holders.
Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko made this announcement at a joint press conference...
Facility to boost Maritime surveillance and search training
The opening of the Pacific Regional Vessel Boarding and Searching Training facility will boost and strengthen the Maritime surveillance and Protections of the Blue...
Japan Ambassador to Fiji warns of meth epidemic
The new Ambassador of Japan to Fiji Rokuichiro Michii says over four tons of methamphetamine seized in Nadi are enough to make every Fijian...
Project which ‘eliminates’ dengue extended to Pacific
An Australian project which “all but eliminated dengue fever” in Far North Queensland has been successfully extended to Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu.
The programme uses...
Deportations raise alarm in Marshall Islands
Majuro Mayor Ladie Jack is raising the alarm about criminal behavior involving Marshallese deported from the United States, saying the “impact of these deportees...
Aukus weighs expanding security pact to deter China in South Pacific
The U.S, UK and Australia are to begin talks on bringing new members into Aukus as Washington pushes for Japan to be involved in...
King tides cause new levels of devastation in Tuvalu, as nation weighs up Falepili...
Angela Telupe watched her backyard flood as a king tide tightened its grip on the main island of Tuvalu.
Outside her home in northern Funafuti,...
‘Indonesia’s claims that West Papua was never colonised false’
It has been 60 years since Indonesia has refused humanitarian agencies and international media access to enter West Papua.
According to Benny Wenda, the President...
WHO urges action to fully realise people’s right to health in the Western Pacific
In a world threatened by multiple crises, from diseases to disasters, conflicts and climate change, the right to health for all people is more...
Cook Island needs referendum to decide UN membership – Foreign minister
Cook Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs Tingika Elikana says a referendum would allow its people to decide whether to join the United Nations and...
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Pacific climate experts convene in Fiji to assess recent La Niña impacts
Loss of life, damage to agricultural crops, coral reefs and domestic and commercial property damages were among the impacts reported at the 18th Pacific...
ADB ready to mobilise support for Pacific countries impacted by the Middle East crisis
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The impact of the conflict in the Middle East is expected to dominate discussions this week at...
Niue voters stick with experience as Tagelagi eyes top job again
The preliminary results from Saturday’s general election in Niue show that most of the “old guard” have held their ground.
Outgoing Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi...