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Concerns over voter access and representation have emerged following municipal elections in New Caledonia, as second-round results confirmed a widening political divide between urban...
Kiribati makes bid for UN women’s body, pushes Pacific voice in global stage
Kiribati has formally entered the race for a seat on a key United Nations body, with its minister declaring the Pacific is ready to...
PNG-Australia defence treaty creates jobs, risks amid rising China influence
Six months after Papua New Guinea and Australia signed a bilateral defence treaty, public opinion in PNG remains divided, with some telling Radio Free...
Coalition’s Court challenge a ‘futile exercise’, says Solomons Attorney General Muria Jr
The case the new Coalition is pursuing against the Government is a “futile exercise,” Solomon Islands Attorney General John Muria Jnr says.
He said this...
A more responsive Vanuatu Police Force organisational structure
For the first time since 1997, the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) will operate under an officially approved framework after the Minister of Internal Affairs...
Fiji welcomes ceasefire but urges caution as Middle East tensions remain
Fiji's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has welcomed a temporary ceasefire between Iran and the United States but warns the situation in...
Cook Islands declares equal standing in New Zealand security pact: PM Brown
The Cook Islands has taken an important step on the world stage, with Prime Minister Mark Brown framing a new defence agreement as both...
Fiji PM proposes 20% pay cut for MPs, Ministers amid fuel uncertainty
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has proposed a 20 percent pay cut for Ministers, Assistant Ministers and MPs, saying leaders must share the burden...
$5m emergency fund activated as TC Vaianu recovery begins: Fiji PM
The Government has released $5 million (US$2.5 million) from the National Disaster Risk Management Office (NDMO) Contingency Fund to support immediate relief efforts post...
PNG Defence minister Joseph steps aside, allows investigation into PNGDF recruitment
Papua New Guinea Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph has stepped aside from his portfolio to allow investigations into allegations he interfered with the recent...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...