Fiji – Germany relations promoting sports diplomacy
The German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Tuesday visited the Fiji Football Association (FFA) in Vatuwaqa, Suva.
During the visit, Baerbock met with the Future Kulas...
Children in Pacific Island countries face increasing levels of violence
Children in five Pacific Island countries are facing increasing levels of physical, sexual, emotional, and online violence at home, school and their communities, according...
Proposed law on tainted cryptocurrency ‘terrible’ for human rights, says Cook Islands expert
A Cook Islands cryptocurrency expert is critical of a proposed law targeting tainted cryptocurrency, arguing it undermines human rights and doesn’t address the real...
UN boss to attend Forum Leaders meeting in Tonga, No rush for regional architecture review: SG Puna
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres will attend this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga in August.
This was announced by Secretary General...
Nine more Solomon Islands Ministers sworn-in
Nine more Solomon Islands ministers have been sworn-in Monday formalising their appointments to their respective Ministerial portfolios, almost completing the lineup of cabinet ministers...
Australian officials scrambled to halt China-PNG policing deal
China’s top diplomat pushed for Papua New Guinea to sign a policing agreement with Beijing during a trip to Port Moresby last month, forcing...
Bougainville may use other means to gain independence
The Autonomous Bougainville Government(ABG) is warning it might use other avenues to gain its independence should the PNG government continue to be mischievous in...
Fiji’s media freedom ranking jumps, PNG’s plummets
By Stephen Wright and Stefan Armbruster
Fiji’s ranking in a global press freedom index has jumped into the top tier of countries with free or...
Hong Kong, PNG and Fiji receive Taekwondo Olympic berths after quota reallocation
Three countries have been awarded Olympic berths following the reallocation of quota places.
Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea clinched them in the men's -68kg...
Don’t ignore geopolitical tensions says Tuvalu’s Climate Change Minister Dr Talia
Tuvalu’s Climate Change and Home Affairs Minister, Dr Maina Talia, has called on church leaders in the Pacific not to turn a blind eye...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
Speaking...
Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...