Pacific discuss legal frameworks to respond to transnational crime
The Pacific Regional Law Enforcement Conference(PRLEC) this week facilitated new discussions on effective leadership, the implications of money laundering, and the legal frameworks in...
Fiji PM meets with U.S vice President Kamala Harris and thanks U.S for its...
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today had the opportunity to meet with the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris where...
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Wale lashes out at SIBC control
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale has lashed out at the Prime Minister’s decision to remove the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) as a...
Coalition talks – Cook Islands Party ‘confident’, United Party up for the challenge
Coalition talks have begun in earnest, with the governing Cook Islands Party (CIP) confident they have the edge in the race.
Meanwhile, the final count...
Outrage as Solomon Islands government orders vetting of stories on national broadcaster
The Solomon Islands’ government has prompted outrage by ordering the censorship of the national broadcaster, forbidding it from publishing material critical of the government,...
UN Secretary General thanks Fiji PM for his leadership on climate change and other...
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has met with the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres where they discussed the need for greater urgency by the...
Former PNG PM Peter O’Neill offers genuine Prime Minister contenders
Former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and re-elected Ialibu Pangia MP Peter O’Neill has called out for any leaders who genuinely want to lead...
Peace is in our DNA as Pacific people – Fiji PM Bainimarama
Peace is in our DNA as Pacific people.
Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama made this comment as he reassured the Pacific Vuvale of his duty, as...
PNG Parliament to sit on 09 August, Enga writs turmoil
The first meeting of the 11th Papua New Guinea Parliament is set for Tuesday, 09 August.
Parliament Clerk Kala Aufa announced this following the official...
Lord Fohe appointed Tongan Minister of Agriculture
Lord Fohe was sworn in as the new Tongan Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests, when Parliament resumed sitting Monday 01 August.
He entered parliament...
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