FSM deposits instrument of ratification for BBNJ Agreement
The Permanent representative of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Jeem Lippwe has deposited his island nation’s...
No firearms at CHOGM: Samoa Police Commissioner
Preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa are in full swing, with assurances from the Samoa Police Commissioner, Auapa'au...
200 bodies yet to be recovered PNG landslide
About 200 persons are still to be recovered with 11 bodies retrieved and buried from the 24 May Landslide in Enga’s Mulitaka, according to...
High Commissioner Tu’ivakano signs Samoa Agreement, prepares for Pacific Protocol launch in Tonga
Tonga’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Titilupe Fanetupouvava’u Tu’ivakano, has signed the Samoa Agreement at the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States...
Fiji President highlights “Ocean of Peace” concept to world leaders
Fiji's President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere highlighted the concept of Fiji's 'Ocean of Peace' as world leaders seek a peaceful resolution to the war of...
Director General’s column for SPREP Day 2024
Opinion by Sefanaia Nawadra, SPREP DG.
Every year on 16 June, we celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty which officially established the...
Papua New Guinea head count begins amid census preparation concerns
Counting is underway in a highly anticipated national census in Papua New Guinea that is hoped will dispel wildly diverging population estimates ranging from...
Fiji Military convenes Board of Inquiry on grounding of RFNS Puamau
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) has announced it will convene an independent Board of Inquiry (BOI) on the grounding of the Fiji...
Australia in a “state of permanent contest” with China says Foreign Minister Penny Wong
Diplomatic relations between Australia and China may be warming, but Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the contest for influence in the Pacific is far...
U.S and Palau strengthen partnership in Exercise Valiant Shield
The United States and Palau are bolstering their longstanding partnership through Exercise Valiant Shield, a large-scale military training event currently underway across the Indo-Pacific...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...