ADB provides $10 million grant to help Samoa manage COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released a US$10 million (25.6 million tala) grant from its Pacific Disaster Resilience Programme (Phase 3) to help...
Tuvalu races against time and tide in “Future Now” project
By Dionisia Tabureguci
Real threat from rising sea level has forced Tuvalu to future proof its existence as a nation despite considerable challenges.
In what...
Macron wins re-election, but most New Caledonian voters stay home
By Nic Maclellan
President Emmanuel Macron has won re-election in the second round of the French Presidential poll, held on Sunday. Macron is the...
Australia Defence Minister Dutton’s warning as China tensions increase
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has issued a warning as tensions with China increase.
Last week a controversial security pact was signed by the Solomon...
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...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
‘Cut the umbilical cord’: Bougainville’s bid to break away from Papua New Guinea faces...
For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
- Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among...