Samoa Speaker to delay swearing in of two women MPs
Samoa Speaker of Parliament, Papali’i Li’o Oloipola Tae’u Masipa’u is considering delaying the Swearing in of the two women appointed under Article 44 (1A),...
Over 53,000 displaced by king tides in PNG
More than 53,000 people in the coastal areas and atolls have been displaced and affected by king tides in Papua New Guinea, the National...
More than half a billion pushed into extreme poverty due to health costs
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the...
French Polynesia vaccination law endorsed by Paris court
The French Polynesian government says France's highest court has approved the local vaccination law, which will now come into force in January.
Anyone working in...
Palau gets vehicles, protocol training from Indonesia ahead of Our Ocean Conference
Palau last week received 10 police vehicles and four protocol cars from The Indonesian government in support of preparations for the upcoming Our Ocean...
U.S request for more bigeye tuna denied by Pacific Tuna Commission
A drive to increase Hawaii longliners’ bigeye tuna quota has again fallen short at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).
The U.S delegation...
Great Pacific Garbage Patch now ‘an immense floating plastic habitat’
A giant patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean is now "an immense floating plastic habitat" for marine animals clinging to its plastic debris,...
Anti-independence ads accused of ‘profound racism’ against indigenous New Caledonians in court action
Cartoons urging New Caledonians to vote no to independence from France in this weekend’s referendum have been accused of “profound racism and ridicule towards...
Call for independence dividing Malaita: Maelanga
Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister and MP for East Malaita, Manasseh Maelanga says Malaita’s push for independence is dividing the province and its people.
Maelanga...
Date for Final Referendum in New Caledonia Not Free or Fair: MSG
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat has briefed MSG Leaders on the current political situation in New Caledonia with regards to the third and...
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Three Permanent Secretaries sworn in to lead key government ministries
Solomon Islands Government on Tuesday swore in three new Permanent Secretaries to lead the Ministries of Finance and Treasury, Police, National Security and Correctional...
Fiji says COP31 must put ocean at centre of climate action
Fiji will push for greater recognition of the Pacific Ocean as central to climate action at the upcoming UN climate negotiations, saying COP31 must...
Tourism industry ready to host Pre-COP 31 summit: Minister Gavoka
Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka says Fiji’s tourism industry is fully prepared to host an influx of world leaders for October’s Pre-COP31 summit, drawing on...