Tongatapu by-elections on 03 November
Tonga will hold a parliamentary by-election on 03 November to elect three new People's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, in the constituencies of...
Vanuatu leads the way for Pacific elimination of trachoma – the world’s biggest infectious...
-Vanuatu has become the most recent country in the world and the first Pacific island country to eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD)...
Former Fiji Opposition MP and Tui Namosi sentenced to 36 months imprisonment
Former Fiji’s Opposition MP and Namosi province paramount Ratu Suliano Matanitobua has been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment by the Anti-Corruption Division of the...
AOSIS pushes progress on Loss and Damage Finance Facility
The operationalisation of a Loss and Damage Finance Facility is an urgent issue for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that grapple with servicing loans...
China-proposed BRI boosts socio-economic development of Pacific island countries — Fijian expert
The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been warmly welcomed in the Pacific island countries because it has helped boost their social and...
Mark Brown confirmed as Cook Islands prime minister
The Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands has confirmed Mark Brown as the Prime Minister.
In a statement issued from Mark Brown's office Sir Tom...
Relationship between Pacific countries and development partners must be watertight: Vanuatu Finance Minister
By Pita Ligaiula in Port Vila
The geo-strategic competition intensifying in the Pacific region requires a reset in relationships that does not jeopardise diplomatic...
Vanuatu releases a world leading NDC to the Climate Change Paris Agreement
Vanuatu, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable countries, has today submitted one of the world’s most ambitious nationally determined contribution (NDC) commitments to...
Proposal to develop a regional climate finance strategy
By Pita Ligaiula in Port Vila
A proposal to develop a regional climate finance strategy has been put forward to the Forum Economic Ministers...
Island economies dealing with economic brunt of global trends
By Pita Ligaiula in Port Vila
Pacific economies are still struggling to recover from the burdens brought forth by COVID19 and record positive economic...
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France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...