Former Fiji PM Bainimarama resigns from Parliament
Former Fiji's Prime Minister and suspended Opposition Leader Voreqe Bainimarama has resigned from Parliament.
He confirmed this in a live video posted on the FijiFirst...
Appointment of Baron Waqa to PIF leadership subject to ‘more review and considerations’, says...
The president of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has defended Micronesian leaders' controversial choice for head of the Pacific Islands Forum, but said...
Back-to-back cyclones in Vanuatu – Stories of survival emerge
People in Vanuatu remain optimistic about their future after two destructive cyclones in two days left parts of the Pacific nation in ruins.
Authorities are...
High seas treaty: historic deal to protect international waters finally reached at UN
It has been almost two decades in the making but on Saturday night in New York, after days of gruelling round-the-clock talks, UN member...
PNG Fisheries Minister Wong opposes discharge of nukewater into the Pacific Ocean
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Jelta Wong, has called on Japan to cancel plans to dump more than one million...
Fiji on high alert over Japan’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater
Fiji's Acting Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica said on Friday that Fiji has been on very high alert after Japan planned to discharge the Fukushima...
Fiji PM Rabuka speaks on his sweeping changes
Fiji’s new Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has taken swift action against figures from the previous regime, comparing them to “cancer”.
He made the comment in...
Cook Islands assume Pacific Islands Forum Chair responsibilities
---“Let’s get to work!” These were the words of Prime Minister Mark Brown to the Cook Islands delegation supporting his attendance at the Pacific...
Suspended PNG MP Kramer found guilty on seven of 12 allegations
The Papua New Guinea leadership tribunal inquiring into misconduct allegations against suspended Madang MP Bryan Kramer today found Kramer guilty on seven of the...
Pacific solidarity restored, declares Fiji PM
By Pita Ligaiula in Denarau Nadi
Fiji's Prime Minister and outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Chair Sitiveni Rabuka says the Pacific solidarity has been restored after...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...