Defence Minister Richard Marles happy for Australia to support Solomon Islands defence force
-Defence Minister Richard Marles declared Australia would be “very keen” to help Solomon Islands set up its own defence force and says the Pacific...
UK imposes visa requirements on five nations including Vanuatu and Timor Leste citing ‘abuse’...
Britain is imposing visa requirements for all visitors from Dominica, Honduras, Namibia, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu, as Home Secretary Suella Braverman cited abuse of the...
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu consider forming militaries
Pacific Islands nations Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are considering forming defence forces and have discussed the matter with Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said...
Doug Emoff will become the highest-profile U.S official to visit Samoa as U.S makes...
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, next week will become the highest-profile U.S official to visit Samoa, as the Biden administration...
No coup says Fiji’s Armed Forces Chief
There will be no coup, assures the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai.
This follows speculations on social media including...
Three former Samoa ruling Human Rights Protection Party MPs to head to by-election
The three former Samoa ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP)MPs who resigned from the party to declare themselves independent have had their seats made...
Marshall Islands seeks U.S apology, compensation for nuclear tests damage
The Marshall Islands on Tuesday called on Washington to pay “full” compensation for the health, environmental and cultural damage caused by 67 nuclear tests...
U.S Secretary of Defence travel to PNG, Australia next week
U.S Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III will depart next week for a trip to Papua New Guinea and Australia.
As part of his...
EU notes Samoa’s blacklist delisting attempt
Samoa’s two-year-old Government has shown commitment towards removing itself from the list of countries on the European Union’s tax blacklist.
Sujiro Seam, outgoing European Union...
U.S upbeat about reaching agreement with Marshall Islands
A senior official of U.S Department of State told U.S Congress on Tuesday that the Biden administration was confident of reaching a strategic agreement...
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UNODC-PINA launch regional initiative to strengthen anti-corruption journalism in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today signed an agreement to implement the Journalism for...
PNG Parliament must now deal with Bougainville referendum result with respect, responsibility and unity:...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on the National Parliament to deal with the 2019 Bougainville Referendum result with maturity,...
Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished decades after nuclear testing
Decades after nuclear testing ended across the Pacific, regional leaders and advocates say many of the issues that fueled anti-nuclear and independence movements remain...