Seventh Our Ocean conference opens in Palau
The Republic of Palau and the United States opened the 7th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) today, marking the first time this event has been...
Australian PM Morrison will ‘continue to press’ Solomon Islands over China influence
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he will continue to press the Solomon Islands amid its security pact with China if the Coalition is...
China requested heavily armed security team be sent to Solomon Islands, leaked documents reveal
China requested that a plainclothes 10-person security detail armed with pistols, rifles, two machine guns and a sniper rifle be dispatched to Solomon Islands...
Australian minister Zed Seselja deployed to Solomon Islands
Zed Seselja will visit the Solomons despite the federal government being in caretaker mode.
Australia's Pacific Minister Zed Seselja has flown to Honiara to strengthen...
Islands-led global initiative hosts first Leaders meeting in Palau
The Local2030 Islands Network held its first in person high-level meeting, co-chaired by Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate...
Palau adamant youth get a seat at the table in Our Ocean conference
Palau's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment Steven Victor says it is significant for Palau to be the first small island developing state...
Wallisian party withdraws from Caledonian Union partnership
The ethnic Wallisian party in New Caledonia's Congress, which holds the balance of power, has pulled out of its partnership with the pro-independence Caledonian...
“Pacific countries converge in Palau to navigate our Oceans, our Future”
Op-Ed by Levan Bouadze, Resident Representative, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji. (Covers Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands,...
Victoria confirmed as host of 2026 Commonwealth Games as regional model unveiled
A total of five cities and regions are set to play a role in the 2026 Commonwealth Games after Australian state Victoria was Tuesday...
NZOC chief executive predicting boost to Oceania from 2026 Commonwealth Games
New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) chief executive Nicki Nicol believes that Victoria being named as the 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts will be beneficial to...
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Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed...
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...