World Rugby unveils evolved SVNS model
Following a record-breaking Olympic Games Paris 2024, World Rugby has confirmed an evolved HSBC SVNS competition model designed to deliver long-term financial sustainability and...
Pacific pushes for digital sovereignty and unity at ICT dialogue
Pacific Island nations are uniting behind a shared digital vision to strengthen sovereignty, boost connectivity, and build resilience across the region, Papua New Guinea’s...
No bipartisan consultation on proposed Vanuatu Constitutional Amendments: Kalsakau
The Vanuatu Opposition bloc, led by Member of Parliament for Port Vila and President of the Union Moderate of Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, chose...
I never fought to be PM: Sogavare
Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare pushed back sharply on Wednesday when asked by journalists whether he had defected to the Opposition to...
Digital tools and stronger institutions key to Pacific’s economic future, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is backing digital transformation and targeted capacity building as key tools to strengthen Pacific Island economies in the face...
Sogavare, Maelanga accuse PM Manele of weak leadership
Leaders of the defected ministers and government backbenchers have defended their decision to leave GNUT (Government for National Unity and Transformation) – accusing Solomon...
Australian Coalition makes infrastructure its top Pacific priority
The Australian coalition will place infrastructure needs at the heart of a revamped development strategy in the Pacific, pledging an extra $2 billion (US$1.28...
NZ deputy PM to visit New Caledonia
New Zealand deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to New Caledonia later this week.
“This visit comes at an important moment...
IMF warns Pacific Economies face slower growth, Rising risks amid global trade turbulence
In an interview with PACNEWS Senior Journalist Pita Ligaiula, Nada Choueiri, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Asia & Pacific Department based in Washington DC,...
Fa’amausili named for Moana Pasifika debut in Highlanders rematch
Former Wallabies and Melbourne Rebels prop Pone Fa’amausili will get a chance to make his long-awaited debut for Moana Pasifika, when they take on...
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Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organised crime’, President José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organised crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.
His comments come as Australian federal police (AFP) confirmed...
Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
This was the strong reminder from Fiji's Minister...