Solomon Islands appoints Police Chief who was investigated over missing drugs
Solomon Islands has appointed a new national police chief, elevating a top commander just weeks after it was revealed that prosecutors had recommended charging...
Marshall Islands steps up as Co-chair of global coalition to phase out fossil fuel...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has become co-chair of the Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies (COFFIS), bringing Pacific...
France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...
U.S, PNG seal US$18 million health dealth to boost disease response under ‘America First...
The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a five-year health agreement aimed at strengthening disease response and building a more self-reliant health...
Nauru Financial Intelligence Unit flags crypto scam, warns public ‘promises of guaranteed returns’
The Nauru Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has issued a public alert warning residents of a fraudulent investment scheme operating in the country and across...
Fiji has fuel, but price pain bites as PM Rabuka roll out $56 million...
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s fuel supply is stable but warned more price pressure is coming, announcing a $56 million (US$39.95 million) government...
US$239 million Pacific health push targets NCD crisis
The Fiji Government, together with Pacific neighbours, on Thursday launched the Pacific Healthy Islands Transformation (PHIT) Project to tackle the region’s most pressing health...
‘Industrial colonial takeover’: Cook Islands environment groups slam U.S deep-sea mining firm merger
Cook Islands environmental groups have slammed the recent merger of an American minerals investment company with Odyssey, calling it “an industrial colonial takeover of...
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Vanuatu seeks to host Pacific Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre
Vanuatu has formally put forward its interest in hosting a Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre for the Pacific region, drawing on its growing capacity in...
Pacific countries unite at COFI37 to advance Pacific-led fisheries solutions
Pacific Island countries and territories have reinforced their collective leadership in sustainable fisheries management at the 37th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
‘1.5°C is not just a number for the Marshall Islands’
Keeping global warming within the 1.5°C limit is a matter of survival for low-lying Pacific island nations such as the Marshall Islands, where climate...