Three former Samoa ruling Human Rights Protection Party MPs to head to by-election
The three former Samoa ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP)MPs who resigned from the party to declare themselves independent have had their seats made...
Alert for Mt Bagana, 10,000 evacuated in Bougainville eruption
More than 10,000 persons are being evacuated after the Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO) issued a Stage Three alert for the Mt Bagana volcano in...
Marshall Islands seeks U.S apology, compensation for nuclear tests damage
The Marshall Islands on Tuesday called on Washington to pay “full” compensation for the health, environmental and cultural damage caused by 67 nuclear tests...
U.S Secretary of Defence travel to PNG, Australia next week
U.S Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III will depart next week for a trip to Papua New Guinea and Australia.
As part of his...
EU notes Samoa’s blacklist delisting attempt
Samoa’s two-year-old Government has shown commitment towards removing itself from the list of countries on the European Union’s tax blacklist.
Sujiro Seam, outgoing European Union...
The grim reality of Loss and Damage in Fiji
The negative impacts of climate change-induced Loss and Damage is already a lived reality for many Pacific countries.
In Fiji, the impact is grim.
In Vunidogola...
Nauru declared State of Disaster
Nauru's Acting President Martin Hunt has revoked the declaration of state of disaster for Aiwo District but declared a state of disaster for the...
U.S upbeat about reaching agreement with Marshall Islands
A senior official of U.S Department of State told U.S Congress on Tuesday that the Biden administration was confident of reaching a strategic agreement...
New Zealand, Australia reject Solomon Islands claims of withheld budget support
New Zealand has joined with Australia to reject claims that it withheld budget support from Solomon Islands, saying it has asked its top diplomat...
Chinese officials visit Cook Islands amid concerns over police pact
China’s special envoy to the Pacific, Qian Bo, has met with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown who is also chair of the Pacific...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...