Former USAID official says agency shutdown could cede Pacific islands to China
The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S Agency for International Development is a boon to Beijing’s designs on Pacific Island nations and weakens America’s...
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General to visit Japan for high-level meetings
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, will visit Japan next week for a series of high-level engagements, including a meeting...
Super Rugby investigates Fijian Drua’s road trip from hell … including lift in a luggage truck
Super Rugby Pacific officials say they will use a road trip from hell for the Fijian Drua in New Zealand – which saw the...
Fiji-born legend Tuqiri slams Super Rugby’s Drua fiasco
Lote Tuqiri has slammed Super Rugby Pacific's "unacceptable" mistreatment of the travelling Fijian Drua and hopes such a "ridiculous" turn of events never happens...
Countries fail again to decide timing of key IPCC climate science reports
Governments have delayed for the third time a key decision on the timing of an influential climate science assessment, after failing to resolve deep...
Fiji Military to focus on security, not political intervention
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces must never again be seen as an institution that dictates political outcomes, but as a pillar of national...
Scammers behind Marshall Islands bribery scheme stuck in Philippines Airport after entry bans
A pair of Chinese scammers who served short sentences in the United States for conspiring to bribe Marshall Islands officials have been stranded for...
Samoa PM Fiame stays on, La’auli’s no-confidence motion defeated
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa remains the leader of the government after surviving a second vote of no-confidence vote in two weeks.
The motion...
Top Australian criminal target Zhao involved in Fiji Media startup
A Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked businessman, identified as one of Australia’s top criminal targets, was involved in establishing a new media venture in his...
Fiji PM tables Constitution Amendment Bill, four opposition MPs show support towards changing 2013 Constitution
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka as part of his legislative agenda outlined by the President at the Opening of Parliament last week, tabled and...
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IMF flags ‘very concerned’ outlook for Pacific as fuel prices rise
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised alarm over the impact of Middle East tensions on Pacific Island economies, warning that rising fuel costs...
Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm amid fuel crisis
Most government offices in the Marshall Islands began enforcing a new policy this week of closing by 3pm daily as a way to conserve...
IMF warns energy shock to hit Asia- Pacific
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says rising oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict are set to weaken growth, raise inflation...