Largest drug haul in five years: CNMI Customs seizes 4.9 lbs of meth
The Division of Customs and Biosecurity on Saturday seized 4.9 pounds of crystal methamphetamine with a street value of US$700,000 at the post office...
Fiji and NZ Defence Ministry continue to improve regional security
The visit to Fiji by New Zealand’s Minister for Defence Peeni Henare has reaffirmed the shared commitment to improving regional security.
This was highlighted by...
UN secretary general calls Australia a ‘holdout’ for refusing to do more to cut...
The Australian government has brushed off criticism from the UN secretary general labelling it a “holdout” after Scott Morrison refused to strengthen the nation’s...
30 PNG personnel flying in today as Solomon Islands Parliament meeting looms
Thirty members of the Royal PNG Constabulary (RPNGC) personnel are flying in this morning from Port Moresby to Honiara in a second deployment since...
UN chief warns against ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe’
The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate change, and driven home in last November’s COP26,...
Samoa COVID-19 cases reach 247, unable to pinpoint origins of first community case
Samoa Health authorities have recorded 66 new community cases in 24 hours up to Monday night to bring Samoa’s total number of active COVID-19...
Fiji to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 2.5 million tonnes by 2024
Our mission is to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 2.5 million tonnes by 2024 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
This was announced by...
ABC wants more journalists, expansion of radio into Pacific region
The ABC is planning to employ more journalists in the Pacific region and re-establish satellite feeds for its international service under a $12 million...
High seas treaty talks fail to reach a deal
The clock ran out Friday at UN talks to forge a legally binding treaty to protect open oceans beyond national jurisdictions (BBNJ), with no...
PNG MP remains in custody
“Fabian, Fabian, why did you do that, why?” were the alleged words of Moresby Northwest MP Lohia Boe Samuel contained in a Papua New...
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Pacific leaders converge in Fiji for key Troika talks
Pacific leaders have arrived in Suva ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Troika Meeting, with Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr and Solomon...
Alarm sounded on radioactive risk from deep sea mining
Plucking minerals from the ocean floor risks disturbed radioactive material entering the marine food chain, an anti-deep sea mining group warns.
The Deep-Sea Mining Campaign...
Fiji Military Commander Kalouniwai given option to extend term, PM Rabuka reveals
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka revealed that the Constitutional Offices Commission had decided to offer Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Major-General Ro Jone...