Fiji resets police cooperation with China, scraps short-term deployments
Fiji will continue police cooperation with China but won’t have Chinese officers stationed inside its force, a government minister said, following a review of...
Too many parties causing instability: Vanuatu PM
The main reason for political instability in Vanuatu is that there are too many political parties and the frequent switching of sides by politicians.
This...
Defence calls for suspended sentence in former Fiji PM Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner...
Fiji's former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho are at the centre of a legal case where the defence counsel...
Nuclear legacy likely to persist as the staple of U.S-Marshall Islands talks
Despite compromises that have been reached on nuclear reparations, the lingering impact of the massive U.S nuclear testing in Bikini Atoll is likely to...
U.S Deputy Secretary Campbell’s meeting with Forum Secretary General Puna
U. S deputy secretary of State Kurt Campbell last week met with a high-level delegation from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) including Secretary General...
Small Islands: COP29 Presidency must commit to urgent delivery of Climate commitments
The most significant political global gathering on climate change since COP28 is just a day away, with countries coming together at the Copenhagen Climate...
Japan vows to build peaceful future for Pacific islands
Defence Minister Minoru Kihara pledged Wednesday that Japan will work with Pacific island nations to build a future of peace, stability, and prosperity for...
Former Kiribati leader rejects Chinese police on island
Pacific nations can't afford to snub Chinese money as they struggle with the impacts of climate change but foreign police being shipped in should...
Micronesian official sees benefits from economic partnership with China
An official from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) says his nation values its relationship with China in terms of its economic partnership, which...
Members of European Parliament endorse the conclusion of the Samoa Agreement
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) has approved the conclusion of the Samoa Agreement, on the partnership between the EU and members of the...
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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...