WHO in the Western Pacific calls for urgent action to save mothers and newborns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on World Health Day is calling for immediate and decisive action to ensure that every mother and every baby...
Four political camps for VONC; PNG Government side locks in 82 Members
With just hours remaining before Papua New Guinea Parliament resumes to address the Vote of No Confidence (VONC), as directed by the PNG Supreme...
Chair blames panel in Manu Samoa coach delay
The chairman of Lakapi Samoa Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says the reason behind the delay in the selection of a new Manu Samoa coach was...
Do U.S tariffs signal an end to business as usual for Pacific
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
I normally avoid writing about domestic issues of countries other than my own. Such writing requires insights and depth that I...
Final Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui grounding and sinking in Samoa released
Twelve further factors, in addition to the direct causes, have been identified as contributing to the grounding and sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa,...
Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later
The body running the new UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) caused by climate change has recommended that it should focus...
In the crosshairs of stiff U.S tariffs, tiny coral islands in the South Pacific and Arctic outposts
The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears...
Fiji among big Pacific losers under Trump tariffs
Fiji and American lovers of high-end bottled water Fiji Water - stand as the big losers of US President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff play...
Disproportionate and unfair, Fiji on 32 percent tariff imposed by Trump
Fiji's Ministry of Finance states the imposition of a 32 percent across the board tariff on Fijian exports into USA is quite disproportionate and...
Cook Islands prime minister wants to rework ties to NZ to be more independent
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he will only re-work constitutional ties with New Zealand if the new agreement makes it clear his...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...