Fiji and Tonga give ADB approval to raise bonds in their local currencies
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
Fiji and Tonga have become the first Pacific developing member countries to give the Asia Development Bank...
No-confidence motion withdrawn, Solomon Islands PM Manele stays in power
The motion of no confidence against Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele was withdrawn by its mover, Central Honiara MP Gordon Darcy Lilo, after...
Australia-Pacific relations to remain ‘more of the same’ following Labor re-election – experts
No major changes are expected in how Australia engages with the Pacific, geopolitical experts say.
Anthony Albanese's Labor Party will have another three-year term after...
Fiji PM Rabuka discusses Fiji–U. S relations and regional security with CIA regional head
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with Henry Liu, Head of the CIA Office for East Asia and the Pacific, in his office on...
ADB pledges billions for Asia-Pacific overhaul as Nauru pushes for support amid OECD graduation
The Asian Development Bank’s 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors opened on 5 May in Milan, Italy, with ADB President Masato Kanda...
No-confidence motion absent from today’s Solomon Islands Parliament agenda
The motion of no confidence (MONC) against the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele, which had previously been scheduled for tabling and...
ADB urged to align its project procurement process with the Pacific Quality Infrastructure Principles
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
Both New Zealand and Australia have urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to ensure project procurement process...
Cook Islands environment group calls on govt to speak out against U.S Trump’s deep seabed mining order
Cook Islands' leading environmental lobby group is hoping that the Cook Islands government will speak out against the recent executive order from United States...
ADB President highlights trust as cornerstone of his leadership at the ADB
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
In a very personalised appeal to the 69 members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the new...
Australia stands up for Pacific Developing Member Countries at ADB Annual Meeting
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Milan, Italy
Australia has reminded the Asian Development Bank (ADB) if it wants to maintain its position as the...
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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...