Cook Islands Parliament dissolved, election 01 August
Queen's Representative Sir Tom Marsters has dissolved Cook Islands Parliament and announced 01 August 2022 as the election date.
He made the announcement in Rarotonga...
Samoa and China do not have any plans for military ties- PM Fiamē Naomi...
Samoa and China do not have any plans for military ties, Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa says.
Mata’afa who is on a three-day trip to...
We needed China deal to protect ‘domestic security’, says key Solomon Islands official
The controversial security deal struck between Solomon Islands and China that caught the western world off guard was needed to maintain internal security and...
Kiribati Government declares state of disaster due to severe drought
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PNG Common roll incomplete
Papua New Guinea’s Common roll, important for the voting population in the 2022 National General Elections has one glaring loophole, it is incomplete.
It is...
Island states say fund for climate disaster victims must be created by Cop27
Vulnerable island states say they cannot wait another three years for a funding mechanism to help victims of climate disasters.
Developing countries demanded the creation...
Samoan PM arrives in NZ for bilateral meeting with PM Ardern
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Bid to strengthen ties: Fiji’s Defence Minister Seruiratu
Fiji will make the most of all its relationships amid growing ties with China and other countries around the world.
Minister for Defence, National Security,...
China sees Pacific islands as ‘equals’, U.S sees a ‘backyard’, claims Beijing’s former envoy
China's former ambassador to the United States claims Western countries are treating the South Pacific like their “backyard” in a throwback to the colonial...
Australian troops in PNG for election
Australian troops have touched down in Papua New Guinea to help support the country’s national election.
The vote from 02 - 22 July is largely...
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