ADB, FSM sign $4 million grant to strengthen and secure FSM’s electricity network
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have signed a US$4 million grant to fund disaster...
A plea to make widespread environmental damage an International Crime takes Centre stage at The Hague
By Katie Surma
The campaign to make ecocide an international crime took center stage in the Hague on Tuesday as Bangladesh, Samoa and Vanuatu...
Anger and hatred still exist, there is little dialogue: Solomons Opposition leader Wale
Solomon Islands leader of Opposition, Matthew Wale claims that the international peacekeepers deployed into the country following the recent unrest only brings calm while...
Undersea volcano sends plume of steam into the skies near Tonga
A Pacific volcano that explosively emerged from the sea in 2014 has erupted again.
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai started letting off steam on Sunday night, around...
People, fisheries and improved services key to Economic development in Marshall Islands, says World Bank report
The Republic of Marshall Islands(RMI) can achieve higher household incomes, increased employment and economic growth by focusing on the health and education of its...
Westpac on hunt for Pacific buyer
Westpac is reportedly still looking for a buyer for its Pacific banking business – but finding an interested party hasn’t been easy, according to...
2022 Tide Prediction Calendars released; a new calendar for Ebeye-Marshall Islands
Tide Prediction Calendars for 24 Pacific locations were distributed last week to National Meteorological Services and ocean stakeholders around the region to assist in...
PNG Defence Force Commander replaced
Papua New Guinea Minister for Defence Solan Mirisim, Monday announced that the Chief of Defence Force Major General Gilbert Toropo, will no longer serve...
New Zealand donates 1.2m doses of vaccine to Pacific, Asia
New Zealand has now given almost 1.2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Pacific and Asian nations, with more than half of them going to...
WHO sounds warning over fast-spreading Omicron
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have...
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Fiji Electoral Commission tightens campaign rules ahead of the General Election
The Fiji Electoral Commission has adopted new campaign limitation rules restricting the use of State resources and government premises for election campaigning ahead of...
Mothers and babies pay the price as Fiji’s HIV emergency worsens
By Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver
Each beep of the heart monitor machines in Fiji’s biggest hospital's paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) signifies life.
But there is...
CNMI government shuts down due to lack of 2027 budget
The Northern Mariana Islands government suspended operations today, with an undetermined number of employees furloughed, after Governor David Apatang declared a shutdown due to...