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Security Coordinator for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM52) in Cook Islands, Tereroa Pumati, has appealed for cooperation and assistance from residents and visitors as the country prepares to host Pacific Leaders and their delegations in Rarotonga and Aitutaki from 06 – 10 November 2023. The appeal comes as the Cook Islands finalises preparations to host PIFLM52 under...

The Fiji Government has affirmed its solidarity with Israel and commitment to global peace in the midst of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. In a statement, the Government said Fiji’s stance was demonstrated by its recent vote in support of the Canadian amendment and against the UN resolution urging a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Along with numerous other...

Vanuatu's Cyclone Lola response faces transport roadblocks with the country's patrol boat out of action after it was damaged from twin cyclones Kevin and Judy in March. The ship, RVS Tachouare, is currently in Australia getting repaired. Vanuatu Helicopters also sent back its helicopters to Australia last year. Prime Minister Charlot Salwai admitted that a lack of government transport will hamper its...

Member of Parliament for Ubenide David Adeang has taken his oath as the newly elected President of Nauru. Chief Justice Mohammad Khan presided over the swearing in ceremony and witnessed the swearing in of the newly elected cabinet administration. President Adeang is the longest serving member of parliament. He launched his political career in the 2001 General Elections and has remained...

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has congratulated David Adeang after the Nauru Parliament elected him president of Taiwan’s Pacific ally, following a no-confidence vote that ousted former president Russ Joseph Kun on Wednesday last week. Adeang, the longest-serving member of Nauru’s parliament, yesterday secured 10 votes in the 19-member parliament, becoming president, while Delvin Thoma received eight, the ministry said...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has officially opened the 19th African Caribbean and Pacific – European Union (ACP- EU) joint parliamentary assembly at the National Parliament of Solomon Islands Monday. The Prime Minister formally welcomed distinguished delegates of the ACP- EU and delved into a number of issues that the joint parliamentary assembly will cover in their one week...

China’s declining aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward its political allies in the region as appetite there for Chinese credit declines and competition grows with the U.S for influence, an independent Australian think tank reported Tuesday. Chinese overall economic influence among the 14 aid-dependent island nations in the region is losing ground because of better loan deals...

Regional media has emerged as a new front in the contest between the US and China in the Pacific, as Washington said it will support “free media” while warning of the dangers of Beijing’s efforts to manipulate information around the world. During a visit to countries in the Indo-Pacific in October, the U.S under secretary for public diplomacy and public...

Climate impacts are accelerating with every fraction of a degree of global warming, yet denial, distortion and falsehoods about well-established scientific facts are flooding the internet and media landscape, according to the participants of a panel discussion at UN Headquarters on mis- and disinformation relating to climate change. Scientists agree that climate change is real and is caused by unsustainable...

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Monday received aid batches of security equipment and materials totalling SBD$5 million (US$590,000) for next month’s Pacific Games, a generous donation from the People’s Republic of China. This is yet another embodiment of the sound police cooperation between Solomon Islands and PRC; another promise fulfilled by China in support of Solomon Islands hosting the...