‘We are not interested in dirty money’, Palau President Whipps says
The response to Palau’s much-ballyhooed digital residency programme has been much slower than expected. So far, 800 people have signed up since the programme...
Forum and FIFA sign partnership on climate change
FIFA and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) over the weekend signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), in the margins of the 72nd FIFA Congress...
Fijiana Drua bust Waratahs’ Super W streak
Fijiana Drua have burst the NSW Waratahs' bubble to all but book a berth in the Super W final.
The Drua turned on the style...
Moana Pasifika signs new sponsorship deal with Digicel
Digicel Pacific has signed their inaugural Super Rugby Pacific sponsorship with Moana Pasifika and is the new sponsor for the jersey sleeve for the...
Scientists to set sail for Tonga to map sea floor following eruption
NIWA scientists are sailing to Tonga next week to survey the ocean around the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano after the devastating eruption in January.
Thousands of...
SPREP farewells Kosi Latu as Director General
Commemorating over a decade of achievements made, the staff of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) had a special virtual farewell...
digitalFIJI strategy aims to develop a $1bn digital economy in Fiji by 2030
The digitalFIJI strategy aims to develop a $1bn (US$500 million) digital economy in Fiji by 2030 - matching the size of the country's tourism...
UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global pandemic
“Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion people, they’re a deadly threat – which is...
Scientists decode why Tonga volcanic eruption was so explosive
A smaller eruption in Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) volcano may have primed it for the massive explosion that happened in January this year,...
China, Solomon Islands agree controversial security pact
The Solomon Islands on Thursday said it had inked a wide-ranging security pact with Beijing, an agreement Western allies fear will pave the way...
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Malvatumauri demands revocation of Dr Naupa’s MSG DG appointment by 30 July
The Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs has issued an ultimatum to Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat, demanding the immediate revocation of Dr Anna Naupa's...
Vanuatu Government demands apology over criticism of MSG DG appointment
The Vanuatu Government has condemned the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs over its criticism of the appointment of Dr Anna Naupa as the new...
China urges openness after Solomon Islands announces U.S Coast Guard patrol deal
China says it is ready to deepen cooperation with the Solomon Islands while calling on all countries engaging with Pacific Island nations to respect...