PNG Polling date moved forward
Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai has announced that polling will commence on Saturday 18 June 2022 and not the initial date of...
Blinken heads to Australia, Fiji
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed late Monday for Australia where the State Department said he will attend Quad ministerial meetings to advance...
Samoa closes her borders to Australia, Fiji, U.S and high risk countries
Effective immediately Samoas’ borders to travelers from countries such as Australia, Fiji, the United States, the United Kingdom is closed until further notice.
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Tonga’s Princess Frederica feared for her life during tsunami
Tonga’s Princess Frederica Lupe'uluiva Tuita Filipe has reflected on the emotional moment she thought she was about to die after the island nation was...
French Minister discussing New Caledonia vote with UN
The French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu is travelling to New York for talks with the United Nations decolonisation after New Caledonia's rejection of independence.
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Fiji cops $500m a year or 5% of GDP from flood and cyclones but...
By Dionisia Tabureguci
Tropical cyclones and flooding may be costing Fiji $500m (US$250 million) a year but the country’s new Climate Change Act, 2021...
Kiribati confirms 201 new Covid-19 cases
Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed two 201 new Covid-19 positive cases in the community on South Tarawa, Betio and Buota...
Bad weather slows search for Fiji end of broken Tonga cable
Progress has been slow in the search for the Fiji end of Tonga's submarine telecommunications cable - suspected to be broken in several places.
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ADB announces $500,000 grant to help Tonga in relief efforts
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a US$500,000 ($1.13 million pa’anga) grant to the Government of Tonga to help restore life-sustaining services following...
Quad to build ties with other blocs to counter Chinese influence
Foreign Ministers from Australia, Japan, India and the U.S will canvass how the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue can work in concert with other regional blocs...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...