Jeremiah Manele is the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
Jeremiah Manele has been elected prime minister of Solomon Islands polling 31 votes to 18 over rival candidate and former opposition leader Mathew Wale...
Election of the Solomon Islands new PM now underway
The election of the Solomon Islands new Prime Minister is now underway at the National Parliament.
The Governor General Sir David Vunagi is presiding over...
Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4),...
Manele Vs Wale for Solomon Islands top job
The re-elected Member of Solomon Islands Parliament for Kia-Hograno-Havulei, Jeremiah Manele and the re-elected MP for Aoke-Langalanga, Matthew Wale have emerged as contenders for...
G7 offers tepid response to appeal for “bolder” climate action
When UN climate chief Simon Stiell addressed climate and energy ministers from the G7 group of rich nations on Monday, he issued a frank...
CARE, SIUP, SIPRA nominate Matthew Wale as Solomon Islands PM candidate
The Coalition for Accountability, Reform and Empowerment (CARE), Solomon Islands United Party(SIUP) and Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement(SIPRA) has officially nominated former Opposition...
Pacific delegates advocate for a key regional aspiration to be included in the plastic treaty text
In the final hours of the fourth round of negotiations on the revised zero draft of the global plastics treaty, Pacific delegates remain steadfast...
Fiji and Australia bilateral meeting signals stronger cooperation
Fiji's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka and Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy MP met in...
Chinese influence lingers in Solomons despite Sogavare ouster
The Albanese government expects China will remain undeterred from trying to duchess Pacific political leaders despite the pro-Beijing Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare...
Fiji and Australia signs MOUs for Ports and Infrastructure services and cybersecurity cooperation
Fiji's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka and the Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, and Minister for Defence...
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Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
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