Australian police to stay in Solomon Islands until 2024 election
Australian police will stay in the Solomon Islands to provide security for a regional sporting event in November and national elections in 2024, the...
Forum SG Puna hopes leaders will endorse declaration
Pacific Islands Forum secretary general Henry Puna says he hopes Forum leaders would endorse the Pacific Leaders Gender Equality Declaration in November.
During a media...
Support for Fiji Coalition Government ‘very solid’ – SODELPA leader Gavoka
Fiji's deputy Prime Minister and Social Democratic Liberal Party leader Viliame Gavoka has confirmed SODELPA’s support for the Coalition government is “very solid”.
And he...
Pacific Police Chiefs unite to fight transnational crime
The Australia Federal Police (AFP) hosted the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference last week, reinforcing the need to work closely together to ensure...
Samoan climate activist welcomes UN’s recognition of children’s rights
A young Samoan climate activist says the UN's new guidance on children's rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is “the first step...
China shipped real guns to Solomon Islands, not replicas, diplomats claimed
China likely shipped genuine firearms to the Solomon Islands when its donation of “replica” weapons to police last year sparked a political firestorm in...
Australia-owned Pacific Telco likely exploited by private spies
An Australian-owned mobile phone operator in the Pacific Islands has likely been used by private spy firms to track people on the other side...
Fiji coalition government kingmaker SODELPA threat to defect to FijiFirst, issues seven days ultimatum
The future of Fiji coalition Government hangs in the balance as the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) drafts an ultimatum that could collapse the...
Wale slams Solomon Islands PM’s hypocritical stand on West Papua
Solomon Islands leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has expressed disappointment with the Prime Minister’s stand on the West Papua issue labelling it as ‘hypocritical’.
Wale...
Regional NDC Hub to be handed over to SPC in Sept 2024
A Pacific-led and owned initiative to help Pacific nations implement their climate targets under the COP21 Paris Agreement, has been hailed as an example...
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Cocaine trafficking surge in Pacific region fuels China policing fears, Australia a ‘cash cow’...
A surge in drug trafficking through the Pacific by transnational criminal syndicates has triggered fears China may exploit the crisis to expand its regional...
CROP and UN Leaders strengthen Pacific coordination
Heads of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) and the United Nations Pacific Country Team (UNCT) met in Suva for their...
Papua New Guinea to host Tuna Economy Dialogue
Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko has announced that PNG will host the Pacific-led Tuna Economy Dialogue from 13-16 October 2026...