Pacific Islands Forum Chair hails landmark ITLOS advisory opinion on Marine Pollution
The Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has welcomed a significant development from the International Tribunal for the Law...
FijiFirst Party terminates seventeen MPs
The FijiFirst Party has terminated seventeen Members of Parliament who voted in favour of salary increases last Friday.
The seventeen Opposition Members received letters from...
More climate funding needed to ‘transition from rhetoric to decisive action’
Climate action taken so far to help fund efforts in cash-strapped small island developing States (SIDS) “does not measure up to what has been...
Vanuatu votes in historic referendum to tame political instability
Vanuatu was voting on Wednesday in its first referendum since independence, with citizens asked to decide on proposed constitutional amendments aimed at preventing party...
Error on notice of motion of No-Confidence against PM Marape: PNG Speaker of Parliament
The notice of motion of no-confidence in the Prime Minister filed by the Alternative Papua New Guinea Government and submitted to the Private Business...
“The ABAS has been charted, we must act now” – Tuvalu PM at SIDS4
As Tuvalu battles sea level rise, the greatest threat to its survival, the island nation also faces great challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development...
Vanuatu referendum expected on 10 June: Kaltamat
Today is the National Referendum polling day, which has been declared a public holiday in Vanuatu.
All eligible voters are expected to cast their votes...
Leadership by Small Islands Developing States magnified by the Cook Islands at SIDS4
Taking the floor, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown shone the spotlight on Pacific Island led solutions for climate change challenges faced by SIDS,...
Vanuatu PM Salwai urges citizens to vote tomorrow
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai is urging all eligible citizens to exercise their constitutional rights by participating in the national Referendum and voting Wednesday.
Salwai...
No Vote of No Confidence today, new motion to be submitted to PNG Parliament
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is cautiously confident he has the numbers to beat the Vote of No Confidence and remain in...
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Pacific nations warned to guard sovereignty as Greenland tensions rise
Pacific leaders are being urged to stay vigilant as renewed United States interest in Greenland exposes the risks small nations face when powerful countries...
Military set to launch drone tests over Guam next week
Small drones will fill the skies over the waters of Guam next week for the Department of War’s operational tests, a component of the...