PNG Parliament dissolves
Papua New Guinea's 10th Parliament of 2017-2022 reached the end of road Friday with Members of Parliament now heading into campaign mode to seek...
Dr Transform Aqorau cites loopholes with China-Solomon Islands treaty
Senior Solomon Islands scholar Dr Transform Aqorau says the China/Solomon Islands Security Treaty had lots of escape clauses that will become a problem for...
U.S warns Solomon Islands of action over pact with China
The Biden administration on Friday warned the Solomon Islands that the United States will take unspecified action against the South Pacific nation should its...
Japan closely eyes China’s moves in Pacific island region: PM Kishida
Japan is keeping a close eye on China's behaviour concerning Pacific island nations, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday after meeting with his Tuvalu...
Scott Morrison says Chinese military base in Solomon Islands would be ‘red line’ for Australia, U.S
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says China building a military base on Solomon Islands would be the "red line" for Australia and the United...
Cook Islands reports first Covid-19 death
Cook Islands has announced its first death from Covid-19 on Sunday, over two years since the pandemic began.
The country had long been free from...
Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley visit Fiji
The first-ever State visit from the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, David Hurley, to Fiji this week will be a landmark achievement in...
Rashmi Aslam appointed as Commissioner of FICAC
The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) has announced that Rashmi Aslam has been appointed as it’s Commissioner with effect from 18 April 2022.
The...
Private paradise: The French Polynesian island locking locals out of beaches
Last November more than 2,000 people arrived on Temae beach, the heart of Mo’orea island in French Polynesia.
The gathering was a traditional cultural ceremony...
Why Australia and the U.S care so much about China’s security pact with a tiny Pacific island nation
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN
When China announced it had inked a security pact with a tiny Pacific island nation this week, there was little...
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Neville Choi takes PINA presidency as Moala steps down
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea Media Council President Neville Choi has been elected President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA),...
PNG secures bid to host 2028 Pacific Media Summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea has secured the bid to host the Pacific Media Summit in 2028, with the decision taken...
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already...