Samoa rugby aims to secure needed funding
Lakapi Samoa is trying to secure much-needed funding to keep operations normal and has revised the national 15s tournament to sustain it.
The Chief Executive...
Weightlifter Cikamatana in tears after finishing fourth
Eileen Cikamatana was in tears and her coach Paul Coffa is reconsidering retirement after she fell short of their lofty Olympic weightlifting goals.
Coffa had...
Samoa’s Don Opeloge vows to come back stronger after Olympic setback
Don Opeloge, Samoa's 25-year-old weightlifting sensation, faced a tough challenge in his Olympic debut in the 102kg event.
Despite high hopes, Opeloge was unable to...
Humanitarian warehouses to be built in 14 Pacific Islands
New Zealand and Australia are partnering up to invest a combined NZ$47.5million (US$28.64 million) to establish humanitarian warehouses across the Pacific.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters...
Can Pacific’s Finance-Economy Ministers Declare a Code Red?
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
The Finance Ministers of G20 met earlier this week in Brazil. Collectively, these G20 countries account for over 80 percent of...
Forum Chair Brown calls for stronger Pacific solidarity amid rising challenges
Outgoing Pacific Islands Forum Chair Mark Brown Friday emphasised the need for unity and strategic action as the region faces increasing global interest, climate...
Regional Cooperation and 2050 Strategy headline Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers will meet in their annual convening today in Suva, Fiji to consider key regional issues that will be...
France to decide today on Pacific Leaders’ mission to New Caledonia
France will reveal today whether it will allow Pacific leaders to visit New Caledonia ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga later this...
Key UN report lends weight to Pacific plan for shipping emissions levy
Pacific governments say an official UN report shows their push for a levy on all shipping emissions – with the revenues redistributed to poorer...
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...
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Second PNG Media Summit elevated to regional event
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) is proud to announce that the 2nd PNG Media Summit 2026 has been elevated to a...
Micronesia pushes UN reform, says Security Council ‘no longer adequately represents today’s world
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has called for urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council, warning the current structure “no longer adequately...
UN Secretary-General hopefuls make their case in televised ‘interactive dialogues’
The four candidates so far in the running to be the next UN Secretary-General will each have the chance to show why they are...