Experts warn Papua New Guinea is potential breeding ground for new Covid variants
Experts have warned that the next variant of Covid-19 to sweep the world could emerge on Australia’s doorstep, due to incredibly low rates of...
Slowness intentional: ABG
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama says matters before the joint supervisory body (JSB) meeting on Friday in Port Moresby are matters that have been part...
Tonga’s deputy PM Lord Ma’afu dies in Auckland Hospital
Tonga's deputy PM and a leading Noble, Lord Ma' afu, has died in Auckland Hospital.
In a statement, the Tongan government said Lord Ma'afu passed...
Arrival of submarine cable a milestone for high-speed broadband in Kiribati
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the BwebwerikiNET Ltd (BNL) and the Government of Kiribati today to celebrate the landing of a fiber optic...
The reopening of schools is good news for children, parents and the rest of Fiji
By Jonathan Veitch, UNICEF Pacific Representative, and Dr Mark Jacobs, WHO Representative to the South Pacific
School is an important time for children’s learning...
Australia to help fix internet for Pacific nations in bid to counter China
Australia has partnered with Japan and the U.S to help improve internet access in three Pacific island nations in efforts to counter China’s influence...
$101 million ADB, NZ programme to support Cook Islands economic recovery
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide an US$80 million loan and the Government of New Zealand a US$21 million grant to help the...
Massive referendum boycott highlights ongoing division in New Caledonia
By Nic Maclellan
Provisional figures in the New Caledonia referendum on self-determination show an overwhelming No to independence. But this result only comes from...
New Caledonia votes to stay in France; separatists boycott
Voters in the French island territory of New Caledonia chose overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France, in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence forces...
Samoa Speaker to delay swearing in of two women MPs
Samoa Speaker of Parliament, Papali’i Li’o Oloipola Tae’u Masipa’u is considering delaying the Swearing in of the two women appointed under Article 44 (1A),...
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Vanuatu condemns French MP letter as neo-colonial insult
The Vanuatu Government has condemned a letter attributed to French National Assembly member Nicolas Metzdorf, describing it as insulting, neo-colonial and disrespectful of Vanuatu's...
We all succeed when the Pacific is safe, resilient, and prosperous: Australia’s Climate Change...
Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the Pacific must have a stronger voice in global climate negotiations, as Australia and Türkiye...
Tabuya opens Pre-COP stakeholder programme, calls for stronger Pacific voices on climate action
Fiji’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change Lynda Tabuya has called for Pacific voices to play a central role in shaping climate decisions ahead...