Opposition says PM Sogavare attempts to save face after ‘secret signing’ was released from...
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale says it is unfortunate that the security pact with China had to be secretly signed and was only...
José Ramos-Horta wins in landslide Timor-Leste presidential election
The Nobel prize winner José Ramos-Horta has scored a landslide victory in Timor-Leste’s presidential election, according to preliminary results published by the election secretariat.
The...
Fiji and U.S discuss cooperation on defence and security
Fiji's Permanent Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs, Yogesh Karan Wednesday chaired a security dialogue with the high-level United...
Australia rejects claim its security forces in Solomon Islands were told not to protect...
Australia has refuted claims that Australian security forces deployed to Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara to quell last November’s riots were instructed not to protect...
Australian Defence Minister Dutton warns China will expand its presence in Pacific after Solomon...
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton is warning China will not waste any time expanding its presence in the South Pacific, after signing its controversial...
Australia must ‘change the way it talks’ to Pacific Islands
Melanesian News Network Editor Dorothy Wickham says Australia must start “changing the way it talks” to the Pacific Islands.
It comes as Chinese ships and...
FSM President Panuelo announces proposed Compact of Free Association package
Federated States of Micronesia President, David Panuelo, has concluded in depth discussions with U.S Special Presidential envoy for Compact negotiations, Joseph Yun and Jake...
No caretaker government in PNG: Barker
There is no provision in law or in the Constitution for a caretaker government to be formed after Parliament is dissolved for a general...
PNG PM Marape tables report on UBS loan inquiry in Parliament
The Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) Australia overcharged the PNG Government by AUD$175 million (about K464 million) which must be reimbursed to the State,...
Solomon Islands-China security deal needs scrutiny – NZ Foreign Minister Mahuta
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says the new Solomon Islands security arrangement with China is unwelcome and unnecessary and should be open...
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HIV cases could reach 9,000 – Fiji Assistant Health Minister tells Parliament
Fiji could soon have close to 9,000 people living with HIV, a figure that will place growing pressure on the country’s public health system,...
NZ PM Christopher Luxon to visit Samoa, Tonga to meet new PMs
New Zealand Prime Minister has announced he will visit Samoa and Tonga later this week, for what will be the government's first comprehensive engagements...
Technology must be affordable, reliable for small islands,’ Palau President urges at World Ocean...
Palau President Surange lWhipps Jr called for “sustained collaboration and equitable access to technology” as cornerstones of ocean governance, delivering the keynote at the...