Fiji cautious on seabed mining, ISA chief urges Pacific nations to shape mining code
Fiji has minerals on its ocean floor, but not enough to make deep-sea mining commercially viable, and the Government will not proceed until international...
Pacific countries meet in Fiji to tackle Correspondent Banking risks
Pacific Island countries, regional institutions and international partners will convene in Nadi, Fiji this week for the Pacific Risk Based Supervision Workshop as part...
Former Manu Samoa Coach Schwalger guilty on eight sexual related offences
The former Manu Samoa captain and coach, Mase Mahonri Schwalger, was found guilty on 8 sexual related charges by Senior Supreme Court Judge, Vui...
AFP sounds alarm over Pacific drug trade after 17 tonnes seized in 2026
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says the Pacific is facing an escalating national security threat from transnational drug trafficking after 17 tonnes of illicit...
PNG highest Court rejects Nomane case over no-confidence motion
Papua New Guinea Parliament will not be recalled to debate a motion of confidence in Prime Minister James Marape.
This follows a Supreme Court ruling...
Naupa warns Australia’s Pacific security focus is hurting Vanuatu ties
A new policy brief by ni-Vanuatu researcher Anna Naupa has warned that Australia’s growing focus on security threats in the Pacific is straining relations...
Tuvalu, Fiji and PNG deepen regional cooperation at Ocean Summit
Strengthening regional ties was among the key discussions held between Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo and Fiji’s Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, during bilateral talks...
1.5 Through My Eyes Pacific Climate Change Click and Tell Competition launched
Aiming to magnify Pacific Islands voices sharing their thoughts on climate change is the 1.5 Through My Eyes Pacific Climate Change Click and Tell...
PM Wale sworn in, names Cabinet Ministers
Former Opposition leader Matthew Cooper Wale was sworn in Friday as the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands after securing victory in a closely...
New policy brief urges regional summit to tackle Pacific meth crisis
A new paper from the Pacific Security College proposes a cross-sector regional summit in 2027 to shape coordinated responses to the escalating methamphetamine crisis...
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