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The National Broadcasting Corporation(NBC) of PNG and its sister public broadcaster, the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) today signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the areas of exchange of staff, sharing of news content, and technical cooperation. The signing was done by Managing Director of NBC, Kora Nou and Chief Executive Officer of SIBC, Johnson Honimae. Part of the...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set up office in Papua New Guinea for the first time in 25 years and aims to work more closely with the Government. IMF official Sohrab Rafiq said it was the first time that the fund would have a resident representative based in country. “I hope that this goes a long way to show that...

The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), Internews Earth Journalism Network, Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) are proud to announce the inaugural “Pasifika Environews Awards”. The awards will honor exemplary reporting and photography/videography that sets a standard for environment, ocean, and climate change reporting in the Pacific. There are six awards...

A group of former leaders of Pacific island nations have condemned the AUKUS security pact saying it is “bringing war much closer to home2 and goes against the Blue Pacific narrative. The deal between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom will see Canberra forking out billions of dollars over the next three decades to acquire a fleet of...

The Pacific Elders’ Voice is urging the Pacific Islands Leaders to take a decisive and ethical stand on the submarine deal between Australia, United Kingdom and the United States which signals greater militarisation by joining Australia to the networks of U.S military bases in the Northern Pacific and is triggering an arms race, bringing war much closer to home. The...

The core mission of the U.S Coast Guard is search and rescue but training in the Pacific region tailored for island nations is also part of the work it carries out in the region. The Commander of the 14th US Coast Guard district, Rear Admiral Michael Day, is responsible for directing operations throughout Oceania, including Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana...

The Fiji government will look into factors challenging regional security following the Pentagon document leak over the weekend. The leak contained information on security and defence details in the Indo-Pacific region. There are concerns if this critical information falls into the wrong hands. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka assures that there is nothing to be concerned about as of now. “Should we be concerned?...

The Australian government has announced they will pledge AUD$20 million (US$13 million) of additional budget support to Samoa. Labor will deliver this financial support to pensioners and people with disabilities because Australia is Samoa’s “partner of choice”, says Minister for International Development Pat Conroy. “That money has gone out to support to pensioners and people with disabilities within Samoa to really...

Tonga's Appeal Court has upheld a decision saying a law did not apply to a nobleman. A member of Parliament, a nobles' representative, was elected in 2021 despite the fact he had a court debt. It is forbidden by law for someone to stand as a candidate with debt over a set amount. The Supreme Court ruled this law does not apply...

By Chris Bartlett Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima reactor into the ocean has its supporters but is causing ripples in the Pacific. Sometime in the next few months, over a million tonnes of treated radioactive water from Japan’s ruined Fukushima nuclear reactor will begin to be pumped into the Pacific Ocean. “We expect the timing...