Samoan Head of State intervenes, calls for fresh elections
Samoans woke up to the news today that they will go back to the polls in just over two-weeks’ time, on 21 May 2021.
Calling...
United Nations General General statement on World Press Freedom Day 2021
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Statement from the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres to mark World Press Freedom Day 2021.
Happy #WPFD2021
The global challenges we have faced...
Palau Media Council calls on government to support free and independent media on World Press Freedom Day
One of the hallmarks of a democratic society is free and independent media.
As we celebrate this year's World Press Freedom Day, with the theme...
“Media Workers are also COVID-19 Frontline Workers,” says PINA President
As we join the global community in marking the UNESCO 2021 World Press Freedom Day today, the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) acknowledges the...
The Fijian Media Association statement on World Press Freedom Day 2021
The Fijian Media Association takes this moment on World Press Freedom Day to thank and pay tribute to its members for their courageous and...
Dame Meg Taylor’s Pacific Islands Forum Legacy
Written by Greg Fry
At the centre of the recent crisis in Pacific regionalism has been a high stakes tussle over the appointment of...
NZ, Cook Islands travel bubble significant step in COVID-19 recovery
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown have today announced that, pending final confirmation by New Zealand’s Director-General...
Domestic terrorists declare war with state: PNG Police Commissioner Manning
The attack on police and burning of 13 police houses in Milne Bay last week is an act of terrorism and will be dealt...
Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalists call for regional commitment to Media Freedom
Marking World Press Freedom Day 2021, the Pacific Anti-Corruption Journalists Network (PACJN) has called for a regional Pacific commitment to boost media freedom and...
Palau President Whipps says PIF apology over Secretary-General selection requires action
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr said while Micronesia welcomes the apology made by the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), the sub-region will remain steadfast on...
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Are social media algorithms killing Pacific news? — Part 1
By Sue Ahearn
Facebook is strangling Pacific journalism, with some news organisations losing up to 70 percent of their audience almost overnight.
The sudden falls have...
New Samoa Rugby Football Union launched
A new rugby union, the Samoa Rugby Football Union (SRFU) was launched in Apia last Friday reviving the old Samoa Rugby Union logo, and...
UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...