Ombudsman Commission’s Chief Justice referral seen as dangerous precedent: PNG Opposition
The Papua New Guinea Ombudsman Commission’s referral of Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika to the National Executive Council (NEC) for alleged misconduct in office...
Pact signed, Melanesian committed to protect & sustainably manage the Pacific Ocean
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape, alongside Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat, have officially signed the historic...
France backs Pacific Ocean push at Melanesian Summit
France has thrown its support behind Melanesian efforts to protect the Pacific Ocean, with French Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Pierre Fournier telling leaders...
MSG visionary defends Udaune declaration as shield against global greenwashing
Leonard Louma, former Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat, Wednesday issued a defence of the Udaune Declaration, as a radical and...
“Our backyard, Our Science”: Professor declares PNG home to the world’s warmest ocean
In an address at the 2026 Melanesian Ocean Summit, Professor Chalapan Kaluwin, Director of the Momis Ocean and Climate Research Institute, issued a bold...
Dialogue: Micronesia’s leaders confront a region caught in someone else’s war plan
Leaders and security officials from across Micronesia gathered Tuesday in Guam for the first day of a regional security dialogue that laid bare an...
Fighting ‘fake news’ in the Pacific
BBC Media Action has been working across the Pacific Islands since 2024, training and mentoring journalists in Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga,...
Manele backs Peter Shanel for PM, urges calm ahead of Solomon Islands leadership vote
Solomon Islands caretaker Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele delivered an emotional and reflective final press conference on Wednesday, calling on Solomon Islanders to uphold peace,...
PNG expands Pacific ties with new embassy plans
Papua New Guinea will open three new embassies in the Pacific, strengthening its diplomatic presence across Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia.
The new missions will be...
Live rounds, pistol magazine discovered, not part of Fiji Military inventory
A pistol magazine containing 11 live 9mm rounds was discovered near Makoi Monday, triggering a joint investigation by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces...
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China tests long-range missile in South Pacific in move Australia condemns as ‘destabilising to...
China has conducted a long-range missile test in the South Pacific just hours after Australia signed a defence agreement with Fiji, sparking condemnation from...
NZ accuses China of going against peace and stability of Pacific
New Zealand says China's testing of nuclear-capable weapons into the South Pacific is at odds with peace and stability in the Islands region.
China briefed...
Historic Vuvale Union strengthens Fiji-Australia security partnership
Australia and Fiji have signed two landmark treaties that elevate their bilateral relationship into a new strategic partnership, with Prime Ministers Sitiveni Rabuka and...