National Security reporting course underway for Solomon Islands Journalists
The Australia Pacific Security College (PSC) in collaboration with the Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI) have commenced a National Security Reporting Course for...
Bitcoin dream brewing in Tonga
A Tongan member of parliament hopes the country can copy El Salvador in adopting bitcoin as legal tender and pave the way for other...
Cost of hosting events at UN climate summit surges on shortages
An array of organisations aiming to host events at November’s UN climate conference in Glasgow have raised concerns about delays and the unusually high...
COVID-19 transmission in PNG widespread: Data
Twelve provinces in Papua New Guinea are showing widespread community transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), according to reports and data from health authorities.
They are...
Target vaccination population is 400k plus: Solomon Islands PM Sogavare
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the country’s target population to be fully vaccinated is 414,327 people.
The Prime Minister said this means we...
Ignoring international law in the Blue Pacific
Colonised peoples have rights to resources, on land and in the oceans, and this must be recognised.
By Nic Maclellan
Both the Australian Labour Party...
New Zealand supreme court blocks seabed mining consent
A New Zealand offshore mining company has lost its supreme court bid to overturn a decision preventing it from mining millions of tonnes of...
New Zealand ruling against deep-sea mining set a global precedent – now Ardern should ban it
By Phil McCabe and James Hita
The decision by New Zealand’s Supreme Court last week against a giant seabed mining proposal in the South...
Six more Fijian Drua squad members announced
The Fijian Drua have welcomed six additional squad members for its debut Super Rugby Pacific 2022 season.
Joining the team are Olympic Gold Medallist and...
PNG Rugby Patron Parkop wants to see rugby 7s teams compete in Olympics
Lifting rugby union and getting the national sevens teams into the next Olympics are the dreams of Papua New Guinea National Capital District Governor...
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Veteran Martin leads from front in final PNG campaign
Playing his farewell World Cup campaign for Papua New Guinea, Rhyse Martin has helped steer the Kumuls to a gritty 42-18 win over Lebanon.
Martin...
Tonga crush England in World Cup game of death
England's hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals are already on life support after suffering a 30-12 loss to world No.5 Tonga in their...
Four-try Fa’alogo leads Samoa’s 74-8 rout of France in Rugby League World Cup opener
A four-try haul from Sua Fa'alogo helped Samoa to a record-breaking 78-4 victory over France to open their World Cup account in style at...