World Rugby chair responds to Moana Pasifika struggles
World Rugby chair Brett Robinson has fiercely defended the organisation's investment in the Pacific, but says it's not their job to rescue the embattled...
France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal showdown
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...
U.S, PNG seal US$18 million health dealth to boost disease response under ‘America First strategy’
The United States and Papua New Guinea have signed a five-year health agreement aimed at strengthening disease response and building a more self-reliant health...
Nauru Financial Intelligence Unit flags crypto scam, warns public ‘promises of guaranteed returns’
The Nauru Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has issued a public alert warning residents of a fraudulent investment scheme operating in the country and across...
Fiji has fuel, but price pain bites as PM Rabuka roll out $56 million response
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s fuel supply is stable but warned more price pressure is coming, announcing a $56 million (US$39.95 million) government...
US$239 million Pacific health push targets NCD crisis
The Fiji Government, together with Pacific neighbours, on Thursday launched the Pacific Healthy Islands Transformation (PHIT) Project to tackle the region’s most pressing health...
‘Industrial colonial takeover’: Cook Islands environment groups slam U.S deep-sea mining firm merger
Cook Islands environmental groups have slammed the recent merger of an American minerals investment company with Odyssey, calling it “an industrial colonial takeover of...
Kanaky New Caledonia’s ongoing path to self-determination
By Jennis Naidu
The question of Kanaky New Caledonia (KNC) remains one of the most complex and unresolved decolonisation processes in the contemporary Pacific. Although...
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ADB procurement reform lifts competition and quality in Pacific infrastructure projects
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
A new procurement approach introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasing competition, widening bidder participation,...
Fiji and Australia deepen Pacific partnership with Vuvale Union, tackle fuel crisis and security...
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their deepening partnership, announcing progress toward a landmark “Vuvale Union” while pledging closer cooperation on security, climate action and...
ADB outlines new Pacific resilience push to counter rising external shocks
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...