Candidate list for Niue General Election released
At the close of nominations at midday Friday, 25 nomination forms for the 14 village seats and 17 candidates competing for the six common...
Fiji and China relationship tested as PM Rabuka skips meeting with top Chinese diplomat
A diplomatic spat has broken out between China and Fiji after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka skipped a meeting with a top Chinese diplomat.
Chinese Vice-Minister...
NZ Deputy Prime Minister lead Pacific Mission
New Zealand deputy Prime Minister and Associate Foreign Affairs (Pacific Region) Minister Carmel Sepuloni is leading a Pacific Mission to Solomon Islands, Fiji and...
French Polynesian voters head to the polls to cast ballots
Voting has started in French Polynesia in the first round to elect a territorial assembly for a new five-year term.
The polls opened at 8am...
Marshallese foreign minister reinforces support for Taiwan, condemns ‘intimidation’
Marshall Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kitlang Kabua said Thursday that her country will continue to support Taiwan's bid to join the...
UN handover of US$1.7 million in funding to Vanuatu Government
The UN Resident Coordinator to Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu, Sanaka Samarasinha, paid a courtesy visit to Vanuatu Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau,...
South Africa’s wanted fugitives Guptas are now citizens of Vanuatu
South Africa's Director-general of the justice department advocate Dr Mashabane said on Friday they only just learnt that the Guptas are citizens of Vanuatu...
Fiji government suspends Director of Public Prosecutor for alleged misbehaviour
Fiji’s President Ratu Wiliame Katoniverere Thursday suspended the island nation’s Director of Public Prosecutor (DPP) Christopher Pryde.
The President in a letter advised him that...
‘Diplomatic backlash’: Pacific scheme sparks concerns
Australia's attempt to plug workforce gaps with Pacific labourers has sparked concerns about disadvantage and diplomatic backlash.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government is introducing a...
Japanese state Minister for Foreign Affairs visit to Fiji reaffirms Japan’s support to Fiji
Fiji's deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Cooperatives Manoa Kamikamica received a courtesy call Thursday from the Japanese State Minister for Foreign...
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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...