Digital residency ID bill dies in Palau Senate
A plan to pass a Digital Residency Identification law this weekend did not succeed when the bill failed to get majority votes in the...
Many voters to boycott New Caledonia referendum
By Nic Maclellan
Many New Caledonians will go to church this Sunday, or visit family or go fishing, and some of them will also...
Glasgow Climate Change Conference: A Glass Half Empty
By Ian Fry
For many, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, was a significant disappointment. Much had been promised by the UK...
PNG Government keeps Cabinet reshuffle list under wraps
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is expected to announce a major Cabinet reshuffle leading into the festive season and the 2022 National...
New Zealand quietly deploys navy ship to Solomon Islands
New Zealand has deployed a navy ship to the Solomon Islands to help peacekeeping efforts after political unrest in the capital, Honiara.
The decision to...
Omicron cases prompt COVID safety warning in Fiji
Fiji's Ministry of Health says finding the Omicron variant in travellers in border quarantine is not unexpected, given how quickly it has spread worldwide.
Permanent...
West Papua independence movement re-submits for full MSG membership
An application by the United Liberation Movement of West Papua to become a full member of Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has been re-activated.
Last year,...
Cook Islands panic abates after first ever Covid case proves to be a false alarm
On Friday, the tiny Pacific country, one of the few countries to avoid any Covid cases throughout the pandemic, announced its first case: a...
King tides wreak havoc on islands in Manus and East Sepik Province
The rise in sea level and king tides now affecting more than 30,000 lives on coastal Manus will continue through 2022, according to the...
ADB signs $6 million grant to expand renewable energy in Vanuatu
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a US$6 million grant and the Government of Vanuatu US$1.2 million to establish a network to deliver...
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Neville Choi takes PINA presidency as Moala steps down
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea Media Council President Neville Choi has been elected President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA),...
PNG secures bid to host 2028 Pacific Media Summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea has secured the bid to host the Pacific Media Summit in 2028, with the decision taken...
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already...