Micronesia finally loses covid-free status
Two of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have reported their first community spread of covid since the pandemic began...
High swells hitting Pacific coasts made worse by rising sea levels
A prolonged indentation in sea levels is being blamed for causing damaging elevated high tides in the Cook Islands, both Samoas and French Polynesia.
A...
Majority of businesses report structural, coastal damages in Cook Islands
Cook Islands businesses have rallied round in the wake of last week’s flooding as they prepare for another battering.
The king tides, which reached as...
Former PNG PM Peter O’Neill retains Ialibu-Pangia Open Seat
Former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has surpassed absolutely majority with 37,501 votes on Tuesday and declared winner of the Ialibu-Pangia Open...
French territories part of cooperative Pacific region – Ambassador
France's Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu says his country shares the Pacific's ambition for regional integration.
As major powers China and the...
Fiji Pearls thrash PNG Pepes
The Fiji Pearls started its Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifier campaign with a big win over Papua New Guinea last night.
Our Pearls thrashed the...
‘We must stand united’: PNG PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says the Pacific Islands’ ocean holds 60 percent of the world’s tuna resources and “that is our...
Pacific leaders’ endorsement for ICJ advisory opinion bid must spur global groundswell
The support from Pacific leaders for an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is welcomed and must begin...
Hunt for PNG election candidates in Enga: PNG Police Commissioner
Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning has fired the first warning shot in the hunt for candidates who were involved in disrupting the...
Rosso re-elected as Lae MP
Lae Member of Parliament and deputy Papua New Guinea Prime Minister John Rosso has retained his seat for the second term polling past the...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...