Former Cook Islands deputy PM jailed on fraud and corruption charges
Former Cook Islands deputy Prime Minister Robert Tepaitau and two other former high-ranking Government officials were handed jail terms Friday for fraud and corruption...
Chinese Communist Party-backed businessman in Fiji is a top Australian criminal target
From his perch at the hilltop Yue Lai Hotel, China-born entrepreneur Zhao Fugang enjoys a panoramic view of Fiji’s seaside capital, Suva.
But the hotel...
Japan begins Pacific cybersecurity push to counter China threat
Japan conducted its first-ever cybersecurity exercise with five Pacific island countries in February, apparently aiming in conjunction with the United States to create secure...
Major milestone reached in historic climate judgement as States submit arguments to world’s highest...
Today marks a significant milestone in the historic campaign to take climate change to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ),...
300 foreign officers to be deployed to Solomon Islands for elections: Police Chief Mangau
About 300 foreign personnel will be deployed to Solomon Islands to support the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force provide security at next month’s joint...
A crime against humanity has been committed in Yahukimo: ULMWP President Wenda
The video from Yahukimo showing Indonesian soldiers torturing a West Papuan man is horrifying, says Benny Wenda the President of the United Liberation Movement...
Pacific leaders must hold Japan accountable at PALM10 for Fukushima nuclear waste
Op-ed by Joey Tau
Last month’s visit to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat by Japanese Foreign Minister, Yōko Kamikawa, to convene an interim Ministerial meeting...
Survival of Small Island States depends on implementation: AOSIS chair
Chair of Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and Samoan Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster has expressed AOSIS’s readiness to...
Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Samoa and Tonga ahead of CHOGM and Forum Leaders Meeting
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland , will embark on official visits to Samoa and the Kingdom of Tonga from 25 March 2024.
In both countries,...
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...
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ADB procurement reform lifts competition and quality in Pacific infrastructure projects
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
A new procurement approach introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasing competition, widening bidder participation,...
Fiji and Australia deepen Pacific partnership with Vuvale Union, tackle fuel crisis and security...
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their deepening partnership, announcing progress toward a landmark “Vuvale Union” while pledging closer cooperation on security, climate action and...
ADB outlines new Pacific resilience push to counter rising external shocks
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...