No movement on Cook Islands-China deals months after signing
Three months after signing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with China, Cook Islands Foreign Affairs Minister Tingika Elikana confirmed that no progress had been made...
Pacific island workers reassured as Labor’s re-election preserves key mobility scheme
Pacific countries that send seasonal workers to Australia can now breathe a sigh of relief following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s emphatic victory at the...
Niue hosts crucial 138th Forum Fisheries officials Meeting
Fisheries officials and delegates from the 17 Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), are gathering this week at the Millenium Hall...
We let people decide’: Tongan PM ‘Aisake Eke optimistic ahead of November election
Tongan Prime Minister Dr 'Aisake Valu Eke is optimistic about this year's election and says his government is focused on doing its best, leaving...
Whole government effort needed to protect Palau’s waters: President Whipps
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has signed Executive Order No. 491 creating a new national working group to better protect Palau’s waters, calling it...
Geoff Turner sworn in as Tonga’s new Police Commissioner
Geoff Turner has officially taken office as Tonga’s new Police Commissioner, marking yet another important leadership transition.
The swearing-in ceremony occurred Monday at Tonga Police...
Solomon Islands PM Manele suggests reforms to processes on moving motions of no confidence
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has proposed reforms to the process of moving motions of no confidence in Parliament.
This comes after the withdrawal...
Solomon Islands Government 100 days policy lacks strategic vision: Wale
Solomon Islands Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has described the Government’s 100-day policy programme as ‘sorrowful,’ lacking new ideas or strategic vision.
Speaking in Parliament...
The coalition trust bubble has burst: Fiji PM
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the trust and spirit of cooperation that existed within the coalition prior to 24 December 2022 is now...
Anthony Albanese reveals new cabinet with Tanya Plibersek named as minister for social services
Tanya Plibersek has been moved out of the environment portfolio and into social services as part of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s reshaped cabinet,...
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China is expanding its policing footprint across the Pacific, moving from basic training support to more operational involvement in several island countries, raising the...
Tuvalu boosts Maritime Security with new Patrol vessel from Japan, UNODC
Tuvalu has strengthened its ability to police its waters and protect its resources following the handover of a new inshore patrol vessel at Funafuti...
Cyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ
Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.
Both are category...