Geopolitical instability sparks surge in Nauru citizenship by investment programmes
Global events are sparking strong interest in Nauru citizenship by investment (CIB) schemes, according to the director of one of the most recently introduced...
Advocate calls for voting access for Tongans working overseas ahead of November polls
The head of the Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) in Nuku'alofa is calling for overseas-based workers to be given the right to vote...
U.S vows to block UN’s first global carbon tax, warns of retaliation against supporters
The United States has rejected what it calls a “global carbon tax” proposed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), warning that nations supporting the...
David Adeang elected unopposed as Nauru President
David Adeang has been elected unopposed as President of the Republic of Nauru at today's inaugural sitting of the country’s 25th Parliament.
Adeang’s election...
Australia expands support for HIV services in Papua New Guinea
The Albanese Government is nearly tripling its investment in HIV services in Papua New Guinea (PNG), following the PNG Government’s declaration of a...
PINA Pays Tribute to the Late Pesi Siale Fonua, a Pioneer of Tongan and...
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Pesi Siale Fonua, founder, publisher, and editor of Matangi Tonga,...
Nauru’s 25th Parliament to convene, Presidential election set for today
Nauru’s newly elected Members of Parliament will meet today, Tuesday 14 October, for the inaugural sitting of the 25th Parliament, marking the next...
Bougainville President Toroama outlines bold 100-day plan, sets independence agenda
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has reaffirmed his government’s push for political and economic independence, declaring that “Bougainvilleans will always stand as one people...
Bougainville to become a demilitarised zone: Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says Bougainville will be declared a demilitarised zone as part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring...
Up to nine tropical cyclones forecast for Pacific this season
Meteorologists are predicting five to nine cyclones for the southwest Pacific in the coming season.
The official cyclone season for this region runs from...
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Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator TEPCO to shut down again hours after...
A reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant that restarted for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster is now being...
Pacific nations warned to guard sovereignty as Greenland tensions rise
Pacific leaders are being urged to stay vigilant as renewed United States interest in Greenland exposes the risks small nations face when powerful countries...
Military set to launch drone tests over Guam next week
Small drones will fill the skies over the waters of Guam next week for the Department of War’s operational tests, a component of the...