Biden declares state of emergency for Guam and CNMI
President Biden Monday declared a state of emergency for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands and ordered federal assistance to supplement local responses to...
Flying Fijians Captain apologises for the inappropriate and unbecoming comment at the press conference
Flying Fijians captain Waisea Nayacalevu has asked for his sincere forgiveness through his actions for accidentally uttering “I-Taukei” improper language during the after-match press...
Samoa moves up World Rugby Women’s Rankings
Samoa will move up one place to 15th in the World Rugby Women’s Rankings powered by Capgemini when they are officially updated at 12...
PNG PM Marape condemns Hamas attack on Israel
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has condemned the attack on Israel, saying war-related violence is out of place in this modern day...
Balancing Development and Security in the U.S and Pacific Partnership
Dr Satyendra Prasad, former Fijian Ambassador to the UN and a distinguished affiliate of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace addressed a sold-out crowd at...
PNG Terrorism Act to be introduced
Papua New Guinea’s bill to amend the Terrorism Act has been drafted and ready to be presented to Cabinet before it is tabled in...
Question mark still remains over who will lead the Forum
With the countdown now on till the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting in Rarotonga, a question mark still remains over who will take over...
Forum to develop regional strategy on labour mobility
By Richard Naidu
The annual meeting of Trade Ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji has agreed on the need to develop a...
Charlot Salwai elected prime minister of Vanuatu
Vanuatu's prime minister Sato Kilman has been voted out through a motion-of-no-confidence in the country's parliament Friday in Port Vila.
The motion was carried by...
PNG threatens to send refugees back to Australia unless it keeps funding humanitarian programme
Refugees exiled to Papua New Guinea a decade ago will be sent back to Australia if the Australian government fails to continue funding PNG’s...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...