Calls to revoke Solomons MPs pay rise
A civil society organisation in Solomon Islands has called for a pay raise for Members of Parliament to be revoked.
Transparency Solomon Islands said the...
The Nakamal Agreement has been signed, but at what cost?
By Siobhan McDonnell
In the last fortnight the Australian government has loudly celebrated the signing of two new security treaties in the Melanesian region. The...
Tonga stun hosts as Pacific athletes light up Commonwealth Games
Pacific athletes delivered another memorable day at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with Tonga pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.
While...
Samoa says Geneva Weeks strengthened its voice in global trade
Samoa says its participation in the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Geneva Weeks helped strengthen its role in global trade discussions and laid the foundation...
Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed international law in six years
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...
ICJ Advisory Opinion to guide Pacific priorities at pre-COP31
The Pacific will use October's Pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji to push for oceans to be elevated within the United Nations climate negotiations while pressing...
Malvatumauri apologise, says attack on MSG DG Dr Naupa misleading
The Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs has apologised, saying a statement which called for the revocation of Dr Anna Naupa from the position of the...
Vanuatu civil society backs Dr Anna Naupa’s merit-based Appointment to lead MSG
The Vanuatu Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (VANGO) and its member civil society organisations have voiced support for Dr Anna Naupa and the Government of...
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NZ Foreign Minister backs stronger Pacific Women’s leadership ahead of Forum Meeting
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed his country's support for stronger Pacific parliamentary cooperation and increased women's representation, telling Pacific women parliamentarians...
Taiwan halts LNG spot purchases from PNG over office closure
Taiwan State-owned CPC Corp, has temporarily suspended spot market purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea, after its foreign minister earlier...
Nauru’s Jerusalem embassy move raises questions over Pacific diplomacy – academic
Nauru's decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem is part of a growing Pacific trend that highlights the challenges small island states face as...