Pacific Environment Ministers strengthen commitment to address impact of triple planetary crises
Environment Ministers and High-Level Representatives from SPREP’s member countries are returning home with a strengthened commitment to mobilise individually and collectively to address the...
Jakarta’s Security Minister seeks extra US$4m to boost Pacific campaign against Papua ‘misinformation’
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Wiranto – a former high-ranking military officer — has proposed an additional budget of 60...
Wales beat Fiji 32-26 after Radradra knock-on at death
Wales struggled to hold off fast-finishing Fiji to win 32-26 in the latest instalment of their entertaining Rugby World Cup rivalry on Monday.
The pre-tournament...
Prime Minister Marape reveals reasons why PNG abstained from ULMWP bid for MSG membership
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape met with the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Leaders Summit Thursday.
Amongst...
Bainimarama and Qiliho have a case to answer – magistrate
Fiji's former prime minister Frank Bainimarama and suspended police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho will go to trial over corruption allegations.
The charge being brought against Bainimarama...
Future of prosperity lies in our ocean – its fishery and its resources: Forum...
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna says the Pacific needs to move away from the heavy reliance on access revenues and move towards...
‘Climate breakdown’ alert as air quality dips during heatwaves: UN chief
Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading to a sharp drop in air quality and human...
Palestine slams Papua New Guinea’s embassy in Jerusalem as ‘aggression’
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the opening of Papua New Guinea's embassy in Jerusalem as an “aggression” and a “violation” of international...
Tonga PM Hu‘akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni survives no-confidence vote in parliament
The vote of no confidence to oust Tonga’s Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni was defeated in Parliament Wednesday afternoon with a vote of 14-11.
The...
Samoa PM Fiame Mata’afa announces Cabinet reshuffle and new Ministers
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has announced a Cabinet reshuffle and the appointment of new Cabinet Ministers, the first in her two-year-old Government.
Having...
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Australia and Fiji upgrade relationship with alliance
Australia and Fiji have sealed a new defence alliance, marking a major diplomatic win for Anthony Albanese against China for influence in the Pacific.
The...
El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather
More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño...
Australian PM Albanese receives traditional welcome ahead of treaty
Australia is set to sign an alliance with Fiji in a major diplomatic win over China.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was given a traditional welcome...