Samoa PM Fiame Mata’afa announces Cabinet reshuffle and new Ministers
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has announced a Cabinet reshuffle and the appointment of new Cabinet Ministers, the first in her two-year-old Government.
Having...
Island nations crushed by an unfair global financial system says Samoa’s PM
Samoa’s Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa has criticised the current global financial system as “condemning the small island states to a vicious cycle of...
Pacific Islands Forum and ASEAN forge historic partnership with Memorandum of Understanding signing
A milestone in regional cooperation was achieved on Monday with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), represented...
Yoon, Cook Islands PM discuss maritime cooperation
Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a summit with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Wednesday, and discussed cooperation in the maritime and...
Easier for the West to say ‘yes’ than ‘no’ to Japan’s nuke water dump
Japan, in an irresponsible manner, has started to dump its nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean, despite the environmental impact this will have on the...
Flying Fijians fly-half Muntz ruled out of the Rugby World Cup
Flying Fijians fly-half Caleb Muntz has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining a knee injury during the team’s training run...
Winger Emoni Narawa ruled out of All Blacks’ campaign with back injury, replacement to be named after opener against France
Emoni Narawa's Rugby World Cup dream has been cruelly ended before it could even begin, with a back injury meaning an early flight home...
World Rugby to protect officials and players from online abuse during Rugby World Cup 2023
World Rugby has announced that it will implement transformative measures to protect all match day officials and team squad players from online abuse during...
Solomon Islands Chief Justice backs strike out request, election to be held in 2024
Solomon Islands Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has ruled in favour of the strike out application filed by the Speaker, Prime Minister, and Governor...
NOAA report accuses nine nations, including China , Taiwan and Vanuatu of supporting illegal fishing
The U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a report identifying several nations it alleges are engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...