Arrest in human trafficking sting in Tonga
Law enforcement officials in Tonga said they have arrested a person and recovered a victim during a human trafficking bust last week.
The report comes...
6PAC+ Alliance calls for immediate action on global carbon levy as MEPC 82 stalls on key GHG targets
The 6PAC+ alliance, representing Pacific Island nations, expressed frustration over the lack of strong action at the 82nd session of the Marine Environment Protection...
Bougainville launches corporate plans to drive independence aspirations
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has officially launched its corporate plans for government departments that sets out clear strategies up to 2027, to prepare...
Reflections on Pacific regionalism
By Sione Tekiteki
The Pacific Islands Forum and its secretariat is a complex bureaucracy that will take any individual at least a year to understand....
Five Pacific Islands Attorneys-general unite ahead of international climate case
Following three days of meetings, Pacific Island Attorney Generals representing Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu and Vanuatu issued a joint statement today underscoring...
Buffet starts four-day visit to New Caledonia
France's new Minister for Overseas, François-Noël Buffet, arrived in New Caledonia on Wednesday, five months after violent riots broke out.
Buffet is scheduled to spend...
Australian Police probe PNG minister in $3 million detention bribe investigation
Controversial Australian government contractor Paladin is suspected of abusing taxpayer funds to bribe then-Papua New Guinea police minister Jelta Wong to enable the firm...
CHOGM 2024 Samoa to accelerate progress across the Commonwealth
More than 3,000 delegates and leaders from 56 Commonwealth countries, representing 2.7 billion people, will gather in Apia, Samoa, next week for the bi-annual...
Vanuatu’s landmark Climate Change case advances with 100 oral statements now scheduled at ICJ hearings
The Registrar of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has released the schedule for the oral hearings as part of its consideration of an...
‘Pacific moment:’ Island nations to lead ocean protection conference in Samoa
The upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, or CHOGM, set to take place in Samoa from 21 – 26 October, is a significant moment...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
Speaking...
Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...