Connection the key for Tonga in quest to repeat 2019 heroics
Pioneering Tonga forward Jason Taumalolo is hoping the strong connections formed by his squad will help them produce another upset when they face Australia...
“We can’t turn a blind eye to poverty’s hidden dimensions” – Fiji Women’s Minister Tabuya
Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children, and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya, has called for urgent and collective action to tackle the social and institutional maltreatment...
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...
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MSG adopts roadmap to support FLNKS, seeks new pathway for Kanaky-New Caledonia
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders have approved a new roadmap to support the Front de Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) and called for...
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown targets cost of living, housing in first 100 days
Cost of living and housing are among the major items on the agenda for the incoming Cook Islands Party-led government in their first 100...
MSG leaders move to amplify Melanesian voice across Pacific
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders have agreed to strengthen the bloc’s collective voice in regional and international decision-making while expanding Melanesian models of cooperation...