Fears of further violent protests prompt offers of mediation now in Solomon Islands
After days of violent protests, Solomon Islands' capital city Honiara is calm for now, but only after dozens of businesses were burnt to the...
Omicron did not come as a surprise: Dr Fong
Policymakers in Fiji are leaving the situation to the health experts to draft the country’s next course of action.
This as the new Omicron variant...
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop urges PNG to take tough stand on West...
Papua Guinea National Capital District(NCD) Governor Powes Parkop has called on the government to revise and adopt a more courageous policy on West Papua.
He...
Britain re-joins major Pacific body
The United Kingdom has re-joined the Pacific Community, 17 years after severing ties with the regional organisation.
It was one of the six founding members...
Emmanuel Macron’s dangerous shift on the New Caledonia referendum risks a return to violence
By Rowena Dickins Morrison, Adrian Muckle & Benoît Trépied
With the growing possibility of a pro-independence victory, France is derailing decolonisation in a bid to...
Pacific Community adopts 10-year plan at its annual meeting, setting out ambitious vision for...
The Pacific Community (SPC) has set its vision for a sustainable, thriving and peaceful Blue Pacific with the endorsement of its new 10-year Strategic...
Solomon Islands PM ‘must take responsibility’ for Honiara tragedy, says Wale
Solomon Islands Opposition leader Matthew Wale has rejected the prime minister’s claim that he and other opposition members were behind last week’s rioting in...
Guam Catholic Church offers to pay up to US$34million to sex abuse victims
Guam's Catholic Church has come up with a revised proposed payment of US$27.96 million to US$34.38 million to those who claimed they were raped...
Pacific Island leaders bemoan weak Glasgow climate pact
Leaders from Pacific Islands threatened by rising sea levels said they were disappointed with the Glasgow climate pact, which called for a phase down...
New Zealand to send dozens of peacekeepers to Solomon Islands
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says she is ‘deeply concerned by the recent civil unrest and rioting in Honiara’
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda...
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Wong backs Pacific-led regional security talks, says Forum will shape region’s future
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has backed discussions on a Pacific-wide security framework, saying regional security should be driven by Pacific nations as Forum...
Pacific ministers to debate China missile statemen as diplomats meet in Fiji
Pacific Island foreign ministers are expected to debate on Friday whether to issue a joint statement on China’s July missile launch, with New Zealand...
Nuclear justice, climate resilience top Marshall Islands president’s parliamentary agenda
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine called for stronger national security, climate adaptation and public-sector reform as parliament resumed, warning that geopolitical tensions, extreme weather...