HIV diagnoses rise 27 percent in Fiji
Fiji recorded a record 2,016 HIV diagnoses in 2025, with young people accounting for a significant proportion of cases.
Speaking at the inaugural Pacific HIV...
Naoero minister laments Northern Pacific Connector demise
Minister for Naeoro Air Corporation Asterio Appi says the end of the Australian Government-administered Northern Pacific Connector contract was a slap in the face...
‘Regional ownership matters most,’ Pacific foreign ministers say amid fragile bloc unity
Foreign affairs leaders called on the Pacific Islands Forum to “remain united around” the region’s own priorities, including its own security challenges, in the...
Cook Islands election gives Brown powerful majority as Mangaia MPs join government
The Cook Islands Party (CIP) is heading for a powerful fifth consecutive term in government after three newly elected independent women MPs from Mangaia...
Cook Islands election: Democratic Party pledges ‘honest review’ after preliminary election wipeout
Cook Islands' Democratic Party leader Tina Pupuke-Browne pledged an “honest campaign review” after preliminary results showed the party losing all its seats.
Pupuke-Browne said the...
Fiji election officials declare readiness as constitutional window opens
The Electoral Commission (EC) and Fijian Elections Office (FEO) say they are ready to conduct Fiji’s next General Election at any time within the...
Solomon Islands can turn economic recovery into more jobs and incomes
Solomon Islands has an opportunity to turn its economic recovery into more jobs, higher incomes, and better resilience to future shocks.
The World Bank Group's...
Nakarawa returns home to join Fijian Drua
Former Olympic gold medallist and Flying Fijians star Leone Nakarawa is returning home to join the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua for the 2027 Shop...
Oldest Sitting MP Tea Toala Peato appointed to Samoa Cabinet
Samoa Parliaments oldest sitting MP, Tea Toala Peato has been appointed Minister of the Legislative Assembly and the office of the Ombudsman.
At 86 years...
U.S moves ahead with Mariana Trench seabed mining lease proposal
The U.S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has moved forward with plans to open 69 million acres of seabed around the Mariana Trench...
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‘Australia cops out on official Torres Strait role at global climate talks’
By Stefan Armbruster and Jennifer Enosa, Torres News
No specific role is planned for Torres Strait Islanders by the Australian government as it prepares to...
Australia snubs Torres Srait in Melanesia Spearhead Group bid
By Stefan Armbruster and Jennifer Enosa, Torres News
Australia is seeking observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) but has not committed to giving...
Pacific youth declaration at PCNC11 calls for integrated action on biodiversity, climate change and...
Biodiversity, climate and ocean action must be implemented together and not treated in isolation. The health of Pacific reefs, forests, fisheries, and communities depends...