PNG Opposition MP Bird slams media crackdown
Papua New Guinea Opposition MP and East Sepik Governor, Allan Bird has issued a scathing rebuke of recent actions taken by government-linked entities against...
PNG PM must look deeper at alarming suppression, sackings of journalists, says Pacific media watchdog
Pacific Article 19 watchdog, the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) has welcomed the call from Papua New Guinea PM James Marape for more information and...
Vanuatu builds momentum ahead of United Nations climate negotiations
Government officials from across Vanuatu have taken a critical step to prepare for the 62nd session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Australia commits $24.75m to SPREP
The Government of Australia has bolstered their commitment to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) with an additional AUD$24.75 million (US$15.85...
PINA Statement in support of the Media Council of Papua New Guinea on Press Freedom
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) stands in full solidarity with the Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) in raising serious concerns about...
Ikanivere expected to depart Fijian Drua
Fijian Drua captain Tevita Ikanivere is expected to leave the club at the conclusion of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.
Head coach Glen Jackson...
Dragons sign Tonga wing Fine Inisi from Moana Pasifika
The Dragons have signed ‘electric’ Tongan wing Fine Inisi from Moana Pasifika.
The 26-year-old will head to Rodney Parade this summer to add to their...
World awaits historic ICJ Climate ruling: Vanuatu demands Justice, not just Carbon cuts
The Government of Vanuatu, alongside legal and youth climate leaders, has urged the global community to prepare for a key moment in international climate...
Lawyer with Fijian ancestry named as Australia’s Attorney General
Michelle Rowland, whose mother is Fijian has been announced as the new Australian Attorney General.
She is a lawyer by profession and has served as...
U.S-Pacific Tuna Treaty passes House, heads for Senate vote
The world’s only multilateral tuna fisheries treaty has achieved a 2025 milestone and is headed for a final vote before it becomes law in...
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Solomon Islands ratifies Pacific Resilience Facility as region pushes toward 2026 launch
Solomon Islands has handed over its instrument of ratification for the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), marking another step toward activating the Pacific-led climate and...
Population decline in FSM and RMI
By Stephen Howes
The urge to survive is a powerful one, for both an individual and a country.
Nauru, whose population was decimated by infectious disease...
Samoan chief jailed for more than 16 years after slavery trial
A Samoan chief found guilty of enslaving two people in Auckland has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison.
Moeaia Tuai was found...