Changes to Australia’s Pacific labour programmes welcomed
Changes to Australia's Pacific worker programmes have been welcomed but questions remain over the pathway to permanent residency.
The Australian government hailed their reforms to...
Pacific Minister Seselja pleads with Micronesian Leaders not to leave the Forum
Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Zed Seselja,has called on Micronesian Leaders not to leave the premier political body- the Pacific Islands...
Fiji records 146 new cases of COVID-19, one death reported
Fiji has recorded 146 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death reported Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases to 49,320 and 538...
Solomon Islands PM urges journalists to be fair when reporting on corruption
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare urges journalists to be fair and accurate when reporting integrity and corruption issues.
Sogavare made the call in his...
Pacific Forum Members hold third briefing with Japan regarding Fukushima treated nuclear wastewater
Pacific nations continue to raise questions and concerns in closed briefing sessions around plans by Japan to discharge over a million tonnes of treated...
Over 100 Pasifika overstayers deported last year during pandemic
Deportation of Pacific overstayers is continuing despite the global Covid-19 pandemic putting pressure on island nations.
Fiji has been particularly ravaged by the virus of...
30kg meth seized, arrests in Tonga and NZ in transnational drugs trafficking operation
Thirty kilogrammes of methamphetamine, exported from Tonga to New Zealand in a refrigerated food container, was seized in a joint operation by police and...
PACNEWS Interview with Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific,Zed Seselja
What was the purpose behind the PacificAusSports Olympic and Paralympic Partnership?
The purpose of the partnership is about providing elite level pathways to Pacific...
Samoa Prime Minister, Speaker assure Head of State of calm
Samoa Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa and Parliament Speaker, Papalii Lio Taeu Masipau have assured the Head of State, Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi 11 that...
Fiji Bureau of Statistics CEO’s contract terminated, FRCS Acting CEO resigns
Fiji's Ministry of Economy, through the acting Permanent Secretary, has terminated the contract of the chief executive officer of the Fiji Bureau of Statistics...
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OACPS must adapt to global challenges, Secretary General says
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) must strengthen its institutions, improve coordination and focus on implementation as it responds to growing...
Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...