António Guterres secures second term as UN Secretary-General, calls for new era of ‘solidarity and equality’
António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN Secretary-General, pledging as his priority, to continue helping the world chart a...
Kainaki Lua, Pacific Resilience Facility and Pacific 2050 Vision top first mission for SG Puna
Partnerships and advocacy for urgent climate change action, partnerships for a new regional resilience financing facility, and a reinvigorated vision for regionalism towards 2050...
Vanuatu Supreme Court confirms 19 Govt MPs lose seats
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the former Speaker of Parliament to expel 19 government MPs from Parliament.
The court ruling looks set...
FAST party seeks Samoa Court clarity to resolve impasse
Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party is seeking clarity from the court to overcome the differed interpretation of the situation from...
Another death reported; Fiji records 166 new cases of COVID-19
An even higher number of positive COVID-19 cases – a total of 166, and a death have been recorded by Fiji’s Ministry of Health...
Tonga names 15 new caps to face All Blacks, Samoa
Fifteen new caps have been included in the Tonga rugby squad to face the All Blacks and Manu Samoa in New Zealand next month.
The...
Bougainville independence: Pressure for PNG agreement builds
Setting goals for independence by 2025, UN membership and a sustainable economy signal Bougainville’s resolve
By Anthony Regan
The second constitutionally mandated post-referendum consultations between Papua...
PNG cabinet told $1.2b UBS loan was illegal
A $1.2 billion(US$810 million) loan extended by the Sydney office of UBS to Papua New Guinea in 2014 bypassed the usual cabinet and parliamentary...
Controversial legal case in Vanuatu nearly complete
here have been astounding developments in a controversial legal case in Vanuatu.
The case revolves around the move by the then speaker, Gracia Shadrack, to...
Fijian Media Association agrees way forward
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) convened a virtual special general meeting on Thursday, 17 June 2021 to present audited accounts, discuss training opportunities, and...
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