Pacific Leaders urged to hold the line on Deep sea mining
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific voices are pressing Forum Leaders meeting in Honiara to take a firm stance against deep sea mining,...
Civil Society urges Forum Leaders to defend rights and reorient Pacific regionalism
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Forum Leaders gathering in Honiara this week have been put on notice by Pacific civil society that...
“We see you, we value you”: Forum SG Waqa tells Pacific media
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has reminded journalists that they are not just observers but part...
Pacific cannot preach peace while backing Israel: PCC
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
The Pacific Council of Churches (PCC) has condemned Israel’s planned “goodwill” mission to the Pacific, warning that Pacific...
Solomon Islands move to limit Forum to Pacific voices wins Church backing
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
The Pacific Council of Churches (PCC) has welcomed Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele’s decision to bar dialogue...
Pacific Leaders arrive for 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
The first of the Pacific Leaders and delegations for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM54) arrived in Honiara today.
Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Media vital to shaping Pacific’s future: Solomon Islands PM Manele
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has told Pacific journalists they are central to shaping regional...
Honiara Forum puts regional solidarity under pressure
By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands’ hosting of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
Leaders’ Meeting next week will be a defining moment...
“Stand with us”: Torres Strait to Pacific Island leaders
By Stefan Armbruster
A senior Torres Strait elder has called on Pacific Island leaders meeting in Solomon Islands next week to hold Australia to...
Bougainville at a crossroads: 2025 Vote to shape fate of Pacific’s Would-be nation
As the Autonomous Region of Bougainville heads into its general election in 2025 and goes to the polls tomorrow (Friday), the region finds itself...
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U.S to link Pacific drug investigations with South Asia crime networks
The United States is looking to connect its law enforcement operations in the Pacific with expertise and investigations in South Asia as criminal networks...
Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...