Benny Wenda calls for global attention to genocide and ecocide in West Papua
The President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Benny Wenda, has made a blunt assessment of the dire situation in West...
National Executive Council appoints Commodore Philip Polewara as new Commander of PNGDF
The National Executive Council (NEC)has promoted Commodore Philip Polewara to the rank of Rear Admiral and appointed him as the new Commander and Chief...
Blue Pacific unity the focus as SG Waqa leads first mission to Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has met with Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele in Honiara.
The opportunities and challenges faced by...
Growing interest in the Pacific to fund renewable energy project through PPPs
Palau's new solar power plant, commissioned in June last year serves as a benchmark for other Pacific Island Countries to seek clean energy funding...
Former Fiji AG explains reasons for resignation from FijiFirst Party, not happy with Parliamentary...
Former Fijian Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum says the top executives of the FijiFirst Party have resigned.
Former Prime Minister and FijiFirst Leader Voreqe Bainimarama...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum among others resign from FijiFirst
Former Fijian Prime Minister and FijiFirst leader Voreqe Bainimarama has resigned from the party leader’s position, reports FBC News.
FijiFirst founding member Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum confirmed...
AOSIS proposes new climate finance goal to drive 1.5°c ambition
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has published a substantial proposal aimed at setting a new climate finance goal, the New Collective Quantified...
Marine species disappear amid dredging works
By Ilaitia Turagabeci
As dredging works moved downstream in the Sigatoka River, Kulukukulu Village headman Christopher Herbert Work watched as the machines heading towards them...
Palau president expects China to try to meddle in election
The Pacific island nation of Palau expects China to attempt to meddle in a national election later this year over its recognition of Taiwan,...
Pacific Ocean Commissioner calls for global ocean literacy on World Ocean Day
On a significant event of World Ocean Day on 08 June, the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Dr Filimon Manoni joined voices worldwide to honour the...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...