Tonga calls PRF a ‘game-changer’ for Pacific Resilience
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Tonga's Finance Minister Vika Sivoki Lavemaau has described the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) as a “game-changer” for the...
Australian PM Albanese signals push on Tonga, Solomon Islands Agreements
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will continue discussions with Tonga and Solomon Islands on key regional...
Pacific risks becoming a ‘fortress’ under new security deals: PANG
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has warned Pacific Islands Forum Leaders against approving negotiations on two proposed...
Political will needed to break intelligence-sharing barriers: Pacific Leaders told
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific governments must provide stronger political backing, funding and legal frameworks to break persistent barriers to intelligence sharing...
China’s missile test ‘not the act of a friend’: Aust PM Albanese
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China’s recent ballistic missile test in the Pacific was “not acceptable” and...
‘We are a sincere friend and reliable partner’: China Tells Forum Leaders
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
China has pledged to increase investment and engagement in the Pacific, with its Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries...
‘Organised crime is a business’: Pacific Fusion Centre Chief calls for attack on criminal profits
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Fusion Centre Director, Viliame Bovoro has called on Pacific governments to target the money behind transnational organised crime,...
PNG Police Chief calls for Pacific treaty to fight transnational crime
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning has called for a regional Pacific treaty to strengthen the fight...
Protect Tuna or lose billions: FFA DG Pakop
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director-General Noan Pakop has called for stronger regional surveillance and monitoring to protect Pacific...
Solomon Islands calls for funds to build new Pacific Fisheries Surveillance Centre
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister and head of delegation Rick Houenipwela has called on development partners and philanthropic organisations to...
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Bougainville independence must be resolved by PNG, Bougainville: Aust Foreign Minister Wong
Australia says the question of Bougainville’s independence must be resolved through negotiations between the Autonomous Bougainville Government and Papua New Guinea, while Canberra is...
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Those were the words used by Papua New Guinea’s First Secretary for the Ministry of Transport, Coffee and Meteorology, Nos Werao...
Fiji takes South Fiji Basin claim to UN
Fiji is seeking international recognition of the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the South Fiji Basin, with its...