DPP: No charges against Fiji PM Rabuka, former PM Bainimarama and other high profile...
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will not lay charges against Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama...
‘Not my king’: UK republicans want King Charles coronation to be the last
On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue...
Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia
Anxieties are growing in Canberra that a landmark security agreement between Australia and Vanuatu could stall in the Pacific nation's parliament, with Prime Minister...
Long-serving Niue MP wants ‘democracy observed at all levels in politics’
O'Love, or Veve, Jacobsen has been winning elections in Niue for the past 35 years, apart from a spell when she was the country's...
Australia to increase funding in the Pacific in ‘whole of government’ package worth hundreds...
A wide-ranging Pacific assistance package covering environmental, military, and economic support for Australia's closest neighbours will be unveiled in Tuesday's budget, as the Albanese...
U.S to open embassy in Tonga – Vanuatu and Kiribati could be next
The United States says it will open a new Embassy in Tonga this month as Washington steps up its diplomatic presence in the Pacific...
Fiji urged to uphold one-China principle
The Chinese Embassy has called on Fiji to uphold the one-China principle, stating that the Taiwan question is a matter of China’s sovereignty and...
Be free to do your work Fiji Media: PM Rabuka
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has called on the local media fraternity to be as free as they can ever be following the repealing...
Marine sanctuary expansion alarms Pacific governors
The prospect of expanding a marine sanctuary has alarmed CNMI Governor Arnold I. Palacios, Guam Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero and American Samoa Governor Lemanu...
Cop28 boss slams rich nations “dismal” $100bn finance failure
The president of the Cop28 climate talks has blamed rich nations’ “dismal” failure to provide US$100 billion a year in climate finance to developing...
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Corruption in Tonga has shifted into Civil Service: PINA President Moala
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Veteran Tongan journalist and Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Kalafi Moala says corruption in the Pacific is no...
UNODC warns climate funds face corruption risks as Pacific climate finance grows
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
The growing flow of climate and disaster finance into the Pacific must be matched by stronger accountability as complex...
Pacific journalists urged to scrutinise climate finance
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific journalists will examine corruption risks in climate finance and disaster response programmes Monday, focusing on how weak oversight...