FAST party secures Falealupo seat
Fuiono Tenina Crichton is the new Samoa Member of Parliament for Falealupo following the Supreme Court decision Monday to disqualify Tuitogamanaia Dr. Peniamina Leavai...
U.S faces pressure to do more to address its nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands
Two Congress members are asking the U.S Department of Energy to provide more information about the effects of U.S nuclear waste in the Marshall...
PNG Hotel-turned drug lab
Papua New Guinea Police have busted a drug trafficking and methamphetamine (meth) underground operation based at the Sanctuary Hotel.
In a raid on the hotel...
After COP26, countries must turn climate promises into action on global shipping
A meeting of the IMO this week is the first test of translating promises made in Glasgow into bold action. The world must turn...
Tonga rugby eyes rule change for World Cup
Ikale Tahi coach Toutai Kefu believes Tonga are capable of making the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, if eligibility rules were to change.
The World Rugby...
Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua finalise squads
Pasifika communities across the Pacific are celebrating the official confirmation of the first ever Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua squads for the 2022...
Tonga interim Speaker Lord Tangi appointed
Tongan King Tupou VI has appointed Lord Tangi as the Interim Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, effective from Saturday 20 November 2021.
In...
‘Cabal derailed our Covid response’: PNG
Papua New Guinea’s top Covid official has blamed his country’s poor response to the pandemic on its shattered health system and “a cabal of...
U.S lawmakers press White House on Compact talks
United States congressional leaders have ramped up pressure on the White House to elevate focus on negotiations over Compacts of Free Association with the...
British diplomat on climate: ‘This is existential’
The British High Commissioner to New Zealand says it's not her place to single out specific countries which need to do better on climate...
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NZ Foreign Minister backs stronger Pacific Women’s leadership ahead of Forum Meeting
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed his country's support for stronger Pacific parliamentary cooperation and increased women's representation, telling Pacific women parliamentarians...
Taiwan halts LNG spot purchases from PNG over office closure
Taiwan State-owned CPC Corp, has temporarily suspended spot market purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea, after its foreign minister earlier...
Nauru’s Jerusalem embassy move raises questions over Pacific diplomacy – academic
Nauru's decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem is part of a growing Pacific trend that highlights the challenges small island states face as...