Fiji and other Pacific nations decry ‘unfair and disappointing’ U.S tariffs
Leaders in Pacific nations are disappointed and trying to wrap their heads around the United States' tariffs.
Fiji's Finance Minister said that its 32 percent...
Pacific nations push for universal carbon levy for international shipping at IMO talks
The 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC83) reconvenes this week, and a global shipping levy remains on the table, Marshall Islands'...
PNG Parliament adjourned to 15 April
Papua New Guinea Parliament has been adjourned to 10am, 15 April 2025, to allow members to deliberate on a motion of no confidence against...
Indigenous leaders want same clout as world leaders at UN climate talks
Members of about 200 Indigenous communities from Latin American and Pacific territories, including Aboriginal Australians, were taking part in an annual gathering of Indigenous...
Tuvalu PM Teo leads delegation at CEDAW session, engages in key bilateral talks
During the Pacific Technical Cooperation Session of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Pacific Islands Forum...
Blessed Peter ToRot to be canonised
The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands is celebrating the long-awaited announcement of the upcoming canonisation of Blessed Peter ToRot, a...
WHO in the Western Pacific calls for urgent action to save mothers and newborns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on World Health Day is calling for immediate and decisive action to ensure that every mother and every baby...
Four political camps for VONC; PNG Government side locks in 82 Members
With just hours remaining before Papua New Guinea Parliament resumes to address the Vote of No Confidence (VONC), as directed by the PNG Supreme...
Chair blames panel in Manu Samoa coach delay
The chairman of Lakapi Samoa Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says the reason behind the delay in the selection of a new Manu Samoa coach was...
Do U.S tariffs signal an end to business as usual for Pacific
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
I normally avoid writing about domestic issues of countries other than my own. Such writing requires insights and depth that I...
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