Samoa now a market on its own for illegal drugs
Samoa Commissioner of Police, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo has stated that Samoa is now a market of its own for illegal drugs and is no...
Vanuatu Kava exports reached VT5.3B last year
Vanuatu generated VT5.3 billion(US$43,523,273) in kava exports last year, a rise from VT4 billion(US$32,851,501) in 2023, and VT3.3 billion(US$27,099,924) in 2022.
Kava has been the...
Palau Congress holds firm on stance against accepting asylum seekers
Palau's Senate stood pat on its position to balk at Washington’s proposal to resettle asylum seekers in the Pacific island nation, rejecting President Surangel...
GNUT reaffirms commitment to support Solomon Islands PM Manele
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Fiji launches final Blue Prosperity Ocean science report
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Inquiry into standard of journalism in PNG underway
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Chair of the Permanent Parliamentary Committee...
Iro, Piakura, Niukore spearhead Cook Islands squad
Cook Islands have named their squad for the 2025 Pacific Bowl with premiership winner Brendan Piakura, Sharks star KL Iro and Warriors hardman Marata...
UN SG Guterres urges countries to ‘seize this historic opportunity’ as renewable energy use grows
With clean energy on the rise, the UN Secretary-General renewed his longstanding call for countries to make the transition from fossil fuels that cause...
Sceptical senators grill White House pick to lead Indo-Pacific policy
U.S Senators across the political spectrum are worried the White House and Pentagon’s focus is drifting from the Indo-Pacific, leaving the United States vulnerable...
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Pacific tells Asian Development Bank: step up as climate bank for the region
By Makereta Komai in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Island countries have called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to significantly scale up climate financing, warning that...
Cook Islands pushes for inclusion in ADB critical minerals agenda
By Makereta Komai in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Cook Islands is seeking greater inclusion in emerging regional initiatives on critical minerals, with Prime Minister Mark Brown...
Pacific warns of fuel crisis risk, urges expanded ADB support at annual meeting
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Pacific Developing Member Countries (PMDCs) have warned that limited fuel storage across the region is leaving...