Palau president says U.S ‘reactivating’ WWII airstrips in country
The president of Palau said the U.S. military is “reactivating” Palauan airstrips built by the Japanese during World War II, after being asked at...
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-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’...
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Solomon Islands, Vanuatu consider forming militaries
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Doug Emoff will become the highest-profile U.S official to visit Samoa as U.S makes...
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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...
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