Samoa Speaker clarifies Parliament quorum
Samoa Parliament Speaker, Papali’i Li’o Tae’u Masipa’u has confirmed that parliament has the quorum to meet in its session that started today where the...
Cook Islands woman nabbed in PNG, 150 C-4 plastic explosives seized
A 59-year-old widow from the Cook Islands was arrested with 150 pieces of C-4 plastic explosives in Milne Bay’s Alotau last Thursday, Papua New...
Fiji’s total population stands at 864,132
Fiji’s population is made up of 62 percent iTaukei people, 34.2 percent Fijians of Indian descent and 3.8 percent of other races, states the...
Westpac Pacific bank sale blocked by PNG regulator
Westpac’s exit strategy in the Pacific is in tatters, after the competition regulator in Papua New Guinea knocked back the $420 million(US$176 million) sale...
Albacore Tuna are spawning less, and that’s worrying some south Pacific nations
Longstanding concerns over the South Pacific’s stock of albacore tuna have been raised once again at a recent meeting of the Western and Central...
Samoa Speaker rejects swearing-in of HRPP members by Head of State
Samoa Speaker of Parliament, Papali’i Li’o Ta’eu Masipa’u has rejected Human Rights Political Party's(HRPP) latest repeated request to be sworn in by the Head...
Fiji records 127 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 127 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to 49,043...
Four Papuan districts can form South Papua Province: Indonesian Home minister
Indonesian Home Minister Tito Karnavian highlighted “a specialty” pertaining to the public's aspirations in the Merauke, Boven Digoel, Mappi, and Asmat districts in Papua...
Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns
Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned ahead of...
PNG deputy PM Sam Basil suspended over alleged misappropriation of K150,000
Papua New Guinea deputy Prime Minister and Bulolo MP Sam Basil has been suspended from official duties pending a leadership tribunal inquiring into allegations...
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Private citizens offer to fund legal action over COI report
Leader of the Opposition Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has welcomed the support of private citizens who have come forward to assist with legal costs, as...
Fijian government negotiating confidential deal with Chief Justice over COI findings
The Fijian government is negotiating a secret deal with the country's highest-ranking judge after he was accused of corruption in a damning Commission of...
ADB President Welcomes Palau President in First-Ever Headquarters Visit
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda met with Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. Wednesday in the first-ever visit by a Palau head...