2022 Fiji General Election: 1500 additional police officers deployed
More than 1000 additional Fiji police officers have been deployed around country for the 2022 General Election.
Fijian Police Commissioner Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho said the...
Pacific teams up with indigenous North Americans in global fight against climate change
The Pacific Islands is joining forces with Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada in an initiative that brings together vulnerable communities and states to call...
Election Day: Early numbers excite Fiji Supervisor of Election
Polling in Fiji is now in full swing as the 2022 General Election continues until 6pm today.
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem has so far...
Penny Wong says Vanuatu security deal will be made public unlike China-Solomons agreement
--The Australian Foreign Affairs minister, Penny Wong, has drawn a contrast with China’s approach to the Pacific by promising that a new security deal...
There is no plan B, Kingdom of Tonga encourages spirit of compromise at biodiversity...
As negotiations between 196 parties continue with the goal of reaching an ambitious post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to halt biodiversity loss, the Kingdom of...
Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses African, Caribbean and Pacific leaders
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, addressed leaders from 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, as well as strategic partners, highlighting the...
OACPS urge European Union to sign post-Cotonou Agreement with member states
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
The head of the member Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Georges Rebelo Chikoti has called...
CHOGM in Samoa a chance for member states to witness the effect of Climate...
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
Samoa’s hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2024 is an opportunity for the island nation to...
Fiji on black out period before polls
Fiji goes on a 48-hour blackout period at midnight tonight before its General Election on Wednesday, 14 December.
The blackout period means there will no...
OACPS Summit endorse Luanda Declaration, support Vanuatu draft resolution seeking climate justice at UN...
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
The 10th Summit of Heads of States and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)has...
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Australia unveils $190 million security deal for Solomon Islands
Australia has struck a new security agreement with Solomon Islands to bolster the size of the Pacific island nation's police force.
The ABC has been...
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Solomon Islands government’s move to amend the constitution which proposed an extended timeframe to allow for the establishment of the Constituent Assembly was defeated...
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