Foreign minister: Solomon Islands may take longer to shed least developed status
The Solomon Islands may not shed its least-developed country status by the 2024 target after suffering economic setbacks, Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele said Monday.
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China-Solomons security deal keeps U.S and Pacific neighbours on deck
Solomon Islands has appealed to its neighbours to give it a break, repeatedly giving reassurance that its security agreement with China was a harmless...
PNG Government’s position on Bouganville
Bougainville’s push for independence has hit a constitutional snag with top legal advisors telling the National Government that nothing can usurp the power and...
FBI sent to the Pacific as U.S, Australia and Japan stand up to China’s...
Defence ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan have agreed to boost military cooperation to counter Chinese influence across the Asia-Pacific.
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Gap to 1.5C yawns, as most governments miss UN deadline to improve climate plans
Almost all the world’s governments have failed to improve their climate plans this year, breaking a promise made at last year’s climate summit in...
‘We have let this drift’: U.S says further work to do after signing Pacific...
The United States has conceded it let its relationship with Pacific Island nations “drift” before reaching an historic new partnership agreement with the region.
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China’s warning to United States over Pacific islands
China has told the United States to stop engaging in “geopolitical jostling” after Washington announced an enhanced partnership with Pacific island nations.
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Blinken’s meets with the Marshall Islands President, FSM President and Palau President
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with the Marshall Islands President David Kabua, the Federated States of Micronesia President David Panuelo, and...
PNG Immigration Minister Kramer welcomes Leadership tribunal to suspend him from office
Madang Open MP Bryan Kramer has welcomed the decision of the Leadership Tribunal to suspend him from office and vowed to prove his innocence...
U.S, Pacific Island Leaders reach partnership deal at historic Summit
The United States and Pacific leaders have reached a nine-point Declaration on U.S.-Pacific Partnership as Washington hosts its first summit with leaders from Pacific...
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Private citizens offer to fund legal action over COI report
Leader of the Opposition Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has welcomed the support of private citizens who have come forward to assist with legal costs, as...
Fijian government negotiating confidential deal with Chief Justice over COI findings
The Fijian government is negotiating a secret deal with the country's highest-ranking judge after he was accused of corruption in a damning Commission of...
ADB President Welcomes Palau President in First-Ever Headquarters Visit
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda met with Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. Wednesday in the first-ever visit by a Palau head...