Regional Kava Strategy aims to boost Pacific trade and preserve culture
Tongan Minister for Trade, Dr Viliami Uasike Latu, has called for a strategic and sustainable approach to developing the kava industry, emphasising its cultural...
Fifty second Pacific Islands Forum communique
The Fifty-Second (52nd) Pacific Islands Forum was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands from 6 – 10 November 2023, and was attended by the Heads...
Forum Chair calls for respect from dialogue partners, as 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders...
With the region increasingly the focus of an intensifying contest for influence between super powers, China and the U.S, Cook Islands Prime Minister and...
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