OACPS Ministers begin Brussels meeting with focus on Samoa Agreement
The 121st Session of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Council of Ministers has opened in Brussels, with leaders shifting attention...
Solomon Islands PM Wale to welcome PNG’s Marape on official visit to Honiara
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale will welcome Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape to Honiara.
The visit highlights the close and enduring relationship...
Papua New Guinea says it will shut Taiwan’s rep office, winning praise from China
Papua New Guinea's foreign minister said the government had decided to close Taiwan's representative office in the country immediately, winning praise from China, although...
West losing battle for influence in Asia-Pacific, warns Australian envoy
The United States and its allies are “gradually losing” the contest against China’s campaign of military pressure and economic coercion in the Asia-Pacific, Australia’s...
TNG appeals rejection of $1.4 billion Vuda waste-to-energy project
The company behind the proposed $1.4 billion (US$700 million) waste-to-energy project at Vuda Point in Lautoka has taken its fight to the Environment Tribunal...
Tuvalu says attaining global prosperity goals requires boost for poor nations
While vowing its commitment to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Tuvalu cited the challenges hindering its progress.
For Tuvalu, sustainable development is inseparable...
New Zealand Foreign Minister to meet Ministers from Fiji, Niue and Samoa
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will meet Pacific counterparts from Niue, Fiji and Samoa in Auckland today.
“In these uncertain geostrategic times in our...
PM Wale sets to travel to U.S & Japan on eight-day trip
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale will leave for the United States this weekend on an eight-day overseas visit that will also take him...
Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea advance maritime boundary treaty discussions
Legal and technical representatives from the Governments of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea have successfully concluded a two-day bilateral technical and legal meeting...
Australia treaties to return to Parliament for ratification: Fiji PM Rabuka
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed the Vuvale Union and Ocean of Peace Alliance (Veitacini Treaty), signed with Australia on 06 July, will...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...