Future of Australia-Vanuatu security pact in doubt after Pacific Island nation picks new PM
The new prime minister of Vanuatu has flagged he wants to rewrite a security pact his predecessor signed with Australia, saying parliament is unlikely...
Fiji – Australia to advance relations through the review of the vuvale partnership
Fiji and Australia cooperation and friendship will be elevated to new levels through the first review of the Vuvale Partnership to strengthen engagements in...
President Jokowi and Cook Islands PM discuss cooperation between Asean and Pacific Islands Forum
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) of Indonesia held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, on Monday at the...
Papua New Guinea opens embassy in Jerusalem
The Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem on Tuesday, becoming the fifth nation to maintain a diplomatic mission in...
MSG Secretariat condemns Japan’s discharge of ALPS water
The Government of Japan has been criticised by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat for using the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report to...
Pacific groups welcome deep sea mining moratorium in Melanesia
By Brittany Nawaqatabu, USP Student
The Melanesian leaders have imposed a moratorium on deep sea mining within their respective jurisdictions, and are calling for a...
Prime Minister of Samoa reiterates Pacific leaders’ commitment to the protection of environment
The gathering of SPREP members, partners and donors in Samoa this week embodies the collective commitment and priority Pacific leaders have placed on the...
Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world’s diversity
Invasive species are costing the world at least US$423bn every year and have become a leading threat to the diversity of life on Earth,...
Vanuatu elects Sato Kilman as prime minister, names new Cabinet
Vanuatu's parliament elected Sato Kilman as the nation's new prime minister Monday after a court upheld a vote of no-confidence in the nation’s former...
Pacific region vastly underserved by climate finance – Coral Pasisi
The Pacific region remains vastly underserved by access to climate finance, according to the Pacific Community (SPC)'s director of climate change and sustainability, Coral...
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Neville Choi takes PINA presidency as Moala steps down
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea Media Council President Neville Choi has been elected President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA),...
PNG secures bid to host 2028 Pacific Media Summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea has secured the bid to host the Pacific Media Summit in 2028, with the decision taken...
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already...