NRL eye tax-free status for players with PNG-based team
The NRL will launch an audacious bid for players and staff representing a Papua New Guinea franchise to be granted tax-free status, as part...
Tahiti confident as they face Italy for a semi-final place at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2024
Two teams who have both been runner-up twice at FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups are preparing to square off in Dubai early tomorrow morning...
Who will form the next government is the question on the minds of the people of Tuvalu
As the capital, Funafuti prepares to welcome the last four elected Members of Parliament from the northern islands of Nanumea and Nanumaga, the people...
At ICJ, lawyer for Palestine rips U.S and Fiji for defending whatever offenses Israel commits
An attorney representing Palestine at the United Nations' highest court called out the U.S on Monday for routinely defending Israel's violations of international law,...
UN strongly condemns the mass killing in PNG’s Enga Province
The United Nations in Papua New Guinea strongly condemns the killing of over 53 people in the highlands province of Enga, and calls for...
PNG PM vows tough response after dozens massacred in tribal violence
An eruption of tribal violence in PNG that resulted in dozens being killed has prompted Prime Minister James Marape to bestow additional powers on...
Forum Secretary General expresses condolences for tragic loss in PNG
In the wake of the recent tragedies in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has conveyed his condolences and sympathies...
China lures Palau with economic incentives to break ties with Taiwan
China has promised Palau economic benefits in exchange for the latter severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan, a letter the Palauan president wrote to an...
Tuvalu residents are fighting for their home in the face of worsening tides and climate change
Tuvalu is on the front line of the effects of climate change, and residents of the low-lying island fear their home will be “wiped...
Australia must stay engaged during Pacific island countries’ political instability and change
By Blake Johnson and Euan Graham
As highlighted by Tuvalu’s recent election and recent political instability in PNG, amongst other countries in the region, Australia’s...
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Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organised crime’, President José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organised crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.
His comments come as Australian federal police (AFP) confirmed...
Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
This was the strong reminder from Fiji's Minister...