Cikamatana ready to lift heavy metal for a medal
Paul Coffa fondly remembers a conversation at the Los Angeles Olympics, when he was casually asked what Dean Lukin would do the next day.
“Win...
Pacific Islands gather in Funafuti for first-ever Plastic Dialogue
With the community of nations deadlocked in international negotiations to conclude a global instrument to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024, a...
Pacific voices demand stronger Global Plastic Treaty
Pacific voices are uniting to demand a stronger Global Plastic Treaty to address the escalating plastic pollution crisis, emphasising the need for binding international...
France ‘decides on who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders’ request
France is “checking” whether a high-level mission to New Caledonia will be possible prior to or after the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Summit in...
Australian foreign Minister visit to Fiji and attend Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel today to Fiji to attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers Meeting.
“This is my fifth visit...
Former President Remengesau officially files at the Palau Election Commission
Palau Presidential candidate Tommy Esang Remengesau, Jr has officially declared his candidacy at the Palau Election Commission.
With support from families and friends, the grassroots...
Major power play could hand China unprecedented influence
Australia’s nearest neighbour could be about to sell its power grid to China in a move that would hand Beijing unprecedented influence in the...
Pacific media watchdog launches inaugural survey of media freedoms in the Pacific: For us. By us. About us.
The experiences and challenges facing Pacific journalists attempting to uphold freedom of expression and information across the region, will be captured for the first...
Pacific Heads of Maritime Forces meet in Tonga, sharing knowledge for security
The South West Pacific Heads of Maritime Forces (SWPHMF) met Wednesday in an exclusive meeting in Nuku’alofa, held at the Leadership Centre, Masefield Naval...
Australia urges China to be ‘more transparent’ with Pacific aid
Australia urged China to avoid “coercion” in the Pacific Islands and to be “more transparent in the aid” it provides on Wednesday, acknowledging a...
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PNG-Australia defence treaty creates jobs, risks amid rising China influence
Six months after Papua New Guinea and Australia signed a bilateral defence treaty, public opinion in PNG remains divided, with some telling Radio Free...
Coalition’s Court challenge a ‘futile exercise’, says Solomons Attorney General Muria Jr
The case the new Coalition is pursuing against the Government is a “futile exercise,” Solomon Islands Attorney General John Muria Jnr says.
He said this...
A more responsive Vanuatu Police Force organisational structure
For the first time since 1997, the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) will operate under an officially approved framework after the Minister of Internal Affairs...