Manatua Consortium mobilises repair effort after Submarine Cable fault disrupts internet services
The Manatua Consortium is coordinating a regional response after a technical fault on the Manatua submarine cable disrupted internet services in parts of the...
U.S Pacific Command considers moving billions in Planned Infrastructure out of Micronesia
By Cleo Paskal
Negotiation failures are leading U.S Pacific Command (PACOM) to look for alternative locations for the US$2 billion Department of Defence investment in...
Australia pushes for stronger Pacific regionalism at Forum Foreign Ministers meeting
Australia will use the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Fiji to strengthen regional cooperation in addressing health, economic and security challenges, Foreign Minister Penny...
Australia commits FJD$23.5 million to Fiji’s HIV response as Wong backs Vuvale Partnership
Australia has announced FJD$23.5 million (US$16.53 million) in support of Fiji’s HIV response, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong describing the country’s HIV outbreak as...
Australian Foreign Minister Wong urges global leaders to ‘Come to the Pacific’ ahead of Pre-COP meetings
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged world leaders to attend the pre-COP meetings in Fiji and Tuvalu, saying the Pacific offers firsthand evidence...
We are here to deliver, not to be praised: PM Wale
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called on all Members of Parliament to rise above division and work together to deliver the reforms...
Scientists explore Samoa in support of nation’s trailblazing Plan, Already achieved to trotect 30 percent of its Ocean
Over the course of four weeks, National Geographic Pristine Seas will survey marine life in Samoa's newly-protected marine areas, home to a dazzling array...
First Nations & Pasifika XV and Tonga to Make History in Inaugural Kaume’a Ofi Trophy Clash
A new milestone in the growing partnership between Tonga Rugby Union, Rugby Australia and the Australian Government will be marked this September, with the...
Forum SG Waqa urges Smaller Island States to retain Political leadership amid regional reforms
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has called on Smaller Island States (SIS) to retain political ownership of their priorities while using existing...
World leaders need to see Pacific climate impacts firsthand: PM Rabuka
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says it would be “a sad thing” for Fiji if world leaders fail to attend the pre-COP31 climate meeting in...
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