Fiji donates Weight sets to boost Trade accuracy in Niue and Tuvalu
Niue and Tuvalu’s ability to ensure accurate trade measurements has received a major boost with the official handover of precision test weight sets from...
World Rugby unveils evolved SVNS model
Following a record-breaking Olympic Games Paris 2024, World Rugby has confirmed an evolved HSBC SVNS competition model designed to deliver long-term financial sustainability and...
Pacific pushes for digital sovereignty and unity at ICT dialogue
Pacific Island nations are uniting behind a shared digital vision to strengthen sovereignty, boost connectivity, and build resilience across the region, Papua New Guinea’s...
No bipartisan consultation on proposed Vanuatu Constitutional Amendments: Kalsakau
The Vanuatu Opposition bloc, led by Member of Parliament for Port Vila and President of the Union Moderate of Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, chose...
I never fought to be PM: Sogavare
Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare pushed back sharply on Wednesday when asked by journalists whether he had defected to the Opposition to...
Digital tools and stronger institutions key to Pacific’s economic future, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is backing digital transformation and targeted capacity building as key tools to strengthen Pacific Island economies in the face...
Sogavare, Maelanga accuse PM Manele of weak leadership
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Australian Coalition makes infrastructure its top Pacific priority
The Australian coalition will place infrastructure needs at the heart of a revamped development strategy in the Pacific, pledging an extra $2 billion (US$1.28...
NZ deputy PM to visit New Caledonia
New Zealand deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to New Caledonia later this week.
“This visit comes at an important moment...
IMF warns Pacific Economies face slower growth, Rising risks amid global trade turbulence
In an interview with PACNEWS Senior Journalist Pita Ligaiula, Nada Choueiri, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Asia & Pacific Department based in Washington DC,...
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US$202 million Commonwealth Nature Initiative launched in Antigua and Barbuda to support protection of...
Commonwealth nations and regional partners come together in major initiative to mobilise resources to accelerate protection of nature
The Commonwealth Nature Initiative (CNI)was launched...
Commonwealth SG urges global financial reforms to ease small states’ debt burden
Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey has called for urgent reform of the international financial system, saying small states must have better access to affordable financing...
Solomon Islands pushes constitutional reforms to curb political instability
The Solomon Islands Government is advancing a package of constitutional reforms aimed at curbing political instability, strengthening parliamentary governance and protecting the independence of...