Fijian Speaker of Parliament rejects petitions against Bill 17
Fijian Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has rejected three petitions against the iTaukei Land Trust Amendment Bill.
Three separate petitions were filed by SODELPA...
How to avoid a repeat of Samoa’s election crisis
by Nick Rogers and Richard Reinen-Hamill
With a resolution to Samoa's election crisis seemingly reached, several Pacific experts have set out how the country...
Australia continues vaccine campaign in Pacific Islands
Australia’s AstraZeneca vaccine rollout in the Pacific Islands to hit one million doses by the end of the week, according to International Development Minister.
Minister...
Healthcare worker among dead as Fiji reports 715 new infections
Fiji records 715 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths Tuesday.
Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Dr James Fong said 97 cases...
Non-compliance is biggest COVID threat: Fiji Defence Minister
Minister for Defence Inia Seruiratu says Fijians are not playing their part in helping to end the COVID-19 outbreak in Fiji.
With case numbers above...
U.S, FSM reach consensus on a plan to build military base in Micronesia
The United States and the Federated States of Micronesia have agreed on a plan to build a military base in the Pacific island nation,...
New Zealand wants to atone quarter-final exit in Rio 2016, Fiji looks set to defend title at Tokyo 2020
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Tokyo
Ahead of today’s semi-final match against Great Britain, New Zealand men’s sevens rugby coach Clark Laidlaw is determined...
Tonga’s Malia Paseka hopes to inspire more women to take up combat sport
Tongan taekwondo player Malia Paseka of Tonga’s brief and bruising Olympic debut consisted of just two things: being kicked in the head and falling...
Tokyo Olympics men’s rugby sevens day two recap: Medal quarter-final line-up confirmed
Fiji, New Zealand and South Africa have qualified for the medal quarter-finals unbeaten on day two of the men’s Olympic Sevens tournament at Tokyo...
Samoa turns fresh political page as new Government takes over
Samoa has turned a new political page as the country’s first female Prime Minister, took office today and conducted its first Cabinet meeting at...
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Israel voted against Pacific decolonisation — then claims welcome into Pacific family
Israel voted against all United Nations resolutions concerning decolonisation of six Pacific territories, yet its foreign minister says Pacific leaders have welcomed the country...
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The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) has warned that current global climate policies could drive temperatures up by 2.8°C this century, putting Pacific...
Connecting climate change and Pacific biodiversity at the CBD COP17
Pacific Islands are negotiating to ensure “Sea-Level Rise” remains in the preamble of the outcomes for the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the...