Vanuatu seized 450kg cocaine, Chinese and Turkish crew arrested
More than 450 kilograms of cocaine were seized from the yacht Mi Amore in a major drug bust carried out through a joint operation...
Deepening the Pacific’s understanding of Loss and Damage projects in the region
A collective effort is underway to deepen the understanding of climate-induced loss and damage from Pacific countries and Pacific youth perspectives.
This commitment was highlighted...
Nauru’s unorthodox money-making schemes are a ‘riches to rags to riches’ story
By Doug Dingwall
Nauru's government was once so flush with cash it funded an ill-fated West End musical in which Leonardo da Vinci had a...
UN SG Guterres applauds PNG Climate leadership, urges global action
On his historic first visit to Papua New Guinea, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres praised the nation’s climate leadership and resilience, declaring: “Your country...
Super Rugby 2026: Drua and Moana Pasifika get seven home matches each
The Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika will host seven home matches each in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.
The draw for the new season...
A credibility test: Will the U.S stand by the Pacific Islands region amid its exclusion?
By Emma Chanlett-Avery
Scheduled for September in the Solomon Islands, the 2025 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting was expected to serve as a key...
Pacific Islands Forum to Observe Samoa’s national elections
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has deployed an election observer mission to observe the upcoming Samoa national election on 29 August 2025.
The Mission is...
Vanuatu MP Simeon to appeal two-year jail sentence
Epi Member of Vanuatu Parliament Seoule Simeon has revealed his intention to appeal the Supreme Court verdict that sentenced him to two years and...
Australia and PNG to sign milestone Defence Treaty on 15 September
Papua New Guinea and Australia have taken a major step toward signing a historic Defence Treaty after Foreign Affairs Secretary Elias Wohengu and Australia’s...
Kosrae-Nauru-Kiribati subsea cable set to start operating by November
The long-stalled undersea cable that will interlink Micronesian islands is expected to be up and running by November, following the fiber optic cable landing...
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AFP sounds alarm over Pacific drug trade after 17 tonnes seized in 2026
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says the Pacific is facing an escalating national security threat from transnational drug trafficking after 17 tonnes of illicit...
PNG highest Court rejects Nomane case over no-confidence motion
Papua New Guinea Parliament will not be recalled to debate a motion of confidence in Prime Minister James Marape.
This follows a Supreme Court ruling...
Naupa warns Australia’s Pacific security focus is hurting Vanuatu ties
A new policy brief by ni-Vanuatu researcher Anna Naupa has warned that Australia’s growing focus on security threats in the Pacific is straining relations...