Forum Chair Manele warns unresolved maritime borders threaten Pacific sovereignty
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has called on Pacific nations to move quickly to settle...
Pacific tuna stocks lead the world in sustainability, FFA tells Leaders
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific tuna fisheries remain the healthiest in the world, delivering major economic and social benefits while facing growing...
Pacific moves to secure banking lifeline as correspondent links dry up
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
The Pacific Islands Forum has stepped up efforts to protect the region’s economies from the loss of...
Bougival Project a “setback” for Kanak self-determination: FLNKS warns MSG Chair Rabuka
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
The pro-independence Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) has written to Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)...
Pacific voices concern over carbon market impacts on Oceans and Communities
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific climate and community groups are urging leaders at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara...
Solomon Islands PM assumes Forum leadership, Pushes regional unity
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has officially assumed the role of Pacific Islands Forum Chair,...
Tonga PM bids farewell as Forum Chair, calls for unity and resilience
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Tonga Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke opened the 54th...
Tonga PM bids farewell as Forum Chair, calls for unity and resilience
Outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Tonga Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke opened the 54th Leaders Meeting in Honiara with a message of...
Forum must stand united in face of challenges: SG Waqa
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has called on regional leaders to stand united as they begin the 54th...
PM Rabuka reaffirms Fiji’s neutral foreign policy and “Ocean of Peace” vision
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has defended Fiji’s decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem, stressing that Fiji’s...
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