Samoa Parliament to be dissolved on 03 June
Samoa's parliament will dissolve on 03 June and the Pacific Island nation will hold an election at an unspecified date, Prime Minister Fiame Naomi...
Samoa caretaker PM not surprised with illegal move to nominate a new government
Samoa caretaker Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa says an attempt by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly to nominate a new government was legally...
Australia green-lights Woodside carbon bomb, despite climate concerns and Pacific plea
Australia on Wednesday approved a 40-year extension to a major liquefied gas plant, brushing off protests from Pacific island neighbours fearful it will inflame...
Navigating waters of change: Solomon Islands’ LDC graduation
By Sanjesh Naidu, Yusuke Tateno
The Solomon Islands is on the cusp of a significant transition as it graduates from least developed country (LDC) status...
Palau ready to host Pacific Mini Games
Palau is ready to host the 2025 Pacific Mini Games.
That's the assurance from Dr Patrick Tellei, chairman of the Games Organising Committee.
He has promised...
A decade after Tropical Cyclone Evan, Samoan villages endure a silent struggle
More than a decade ago, Tropical Cyclone Evan, a Category 4 storm, roared through Samoa’s capital, Apia, and its surrounding villages.
It left behind more...
Pacific Islands say Australia must choose between Woodside carbon bomb or COP31
Pacific Island countries have signalled that they will pull support for Australia to host COP31 if the government decides to extend the life of...
Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN
As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the true cost of disasters is actually 10 times higher than previously estimated, with far-reaching...
UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference
Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next month to save the marine environment.
The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) from...
Cook Islands PM Brown leads seabed minerals dialogue in Australia
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will lead a 11-member delegation to Australia this week for an “open dialogue” on seabed exploration activities.
The delegation...
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UNODC-PINA launch regional initiative to strengthen anti-corruption journalism in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today signed an agreement to implement the Journalism for...
PNG Parliament must now deal with Bougainville referendum result with respect, responsibility and unity:...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on the National Parliament to deal with the 2019 Bougainville Referendum result with maturity,...
Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished decades after nuclear testing
Decades after nuclear testing ended across the Pacific, regional leaders and advocates say many of the issues that fueled anti-nuclear and independence movements remain...