Princess Anne arrives in Papua New Guinea for second leg of royal tour
Princess Anne has landed in Papua New Guinea as she continues her southern hemisphere tour to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
The Princess Royal and...
Australia, Vanuatu sign Pacific Fusion Centre MOU
The Australian Government and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu have reached an important milestone, signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...
ADB outlook: Fiji’s debt to surge to 88.6 per cent of GDP in FY2022
Fiji’s debt is forecasted to surge to 88.6 percent of GDP in the 2022 financial year before subsiding to 85.3 percent in FY2023.
This was...
ADB and Vanuatu sign grant agreements to support Disaster Resilience
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Vanuatu on 08 April signed grant agreements totaling US$2.9 million to improve resilience in the...
Djibouti shows what Sogavare’s deal with China really means
By Michael Shoebridge
Why shouldn’t we believe Beijing’s claims that its security agreement with Honiara won’t result in a base or place to operate...
Super W Finals confirmed as Grand Final joins Super Round
The Super W finals have been locked in, with the Grand Final set to be played as part of Super Round in Melbourne.
Fijiana Drua...
TJ Perenara returns for Hurricanes against Moana Pasifika
The Hurricanes and Moana Pasifika have made the tough decisions before Tuesday night’s rescheduled game in Wellington.
TJ Perenara is back in the Hurricanes No...
New Caledonia leader calls for France to grant independence vote to counter China’s ‘omnipresence’ in Pacific
A prominent New Caledonian indigenous party has said that if France wants to have an economic and political stake in the Pacific – as...
Fiji votes against Russia, Helen Clark in disbelief 58 countries abstained including Vanuatu
Fiji has voted alongside 93 other countries to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The resolution to strip Russia of its seat...
Vanuatu upset by Indonesia’s US$100,000 donation to MSG
The Vanuatu Government through the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marc Ati, has expressed utter dismay at the announcement by the Director General of the...
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Micronesia calls for Climate finance, Ocean protection and fossil fuel transition
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has called for stronger climate action, predictable adaptation finance and a faster transition to renewable energy, warning that...
Pacific must not become consumers of AI: Wahuzue
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific newsrooms risk becoming consumers of artificial intelligence systems shaped outside the region unless they build their own tools, rules and...
French Polynesia Assembly calls for UN Mission to Tahiti
The Assembly of French Polynesia has called for a United Nations mission to visit Tahiti and assess directly the political situation and aspirations of...