Fiji Home Affairs Minister calls for probe into border agency drug links
Border security agencies must carry out their own internal investigations to flush out their own who are involved in the drug business, says Fiji...
Kiribati president hails China-Kiribati friendship
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau says that Kiribati and China have continued to forge a friendship rooted in mutual respect, cooperation, and commitment
Maamau made the...
The Cook Islands, on the cusp of making conservation history for the Pacific Islands region
Dedicated towards conserving Cook Islands biodiversity, the island nation is applying for the Takitumu Conservation Area to be recognised as an ‘Other Effective area-based...
Former PNG PM O’Neill worried about laws to curb media, freedom of speech
The Papua New Guinea Government plans to introduce laws to curb free speech and freedom of the press, former prime minister Peter O’Neill says.
In...
Tonga government to ‘talanoa’ with King about unconstitutional directive – Acting PM
Tonga's Acting Prime Minister Samiuela Vaipulu says the government will resolve its differences with the King “the Pacific Way”
This comes after the government rejected...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum and Sharma granted bail
FijiFirst Leader Voreqe Bainimarama, former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and former Health Minister Dr Neil Prakash Sharma have been granted bail by the Suva...
U.S-Pacific Island allies’ security pact renewals stall in Senate budget
The renewal of key provisions in the Compacts of Free Association (COFAs) with Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia has been omitted from the...
Climate envoy for the Marshall Islands Tina Stege: We put our heart and soul into climate negotiations…it’s about survival for us
Climate envoy for the Marshall Islands says financing must be prioritised to protect the world’s most vulnerable countries
The Marshall Islands may be a small...
Tonga’s Cabinet rejects King’s attempt to remove Ministers
Tonga's Cabinet has defied an order issued by King Tupou VI to dismiss three Ministerial appointments.
In response to the King's directive, Cabinet conveyed to...
Former Fiji leaders charged with tender irregularities to appear in court
Three prominent figures, former Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, his Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Health Minister, Dr Neil Prakash Sharma will will appear...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific Ministers to turn regional resilience plans into action amid...
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa has urged Pacific finance ministers to use worsening global conditions as an opportunity to strengthen regional resilience,...
Marshall Islands declared State of Emergency over fuel price shock, Finance Minister tells Pacific...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) declared a State of Emergency following sharp increases in global fuel and commodity prices linked to the...
Banaban leaders accused of using proposed pinnacle extraction as “quick fix” for Banaban Trust...
Concerns are mounting over plans to pursue pinnacle extraction on Banaba, with the Rabi District Council of Social Services (Rabi DCOSS) warning that the...