Non-signing ACP states could lose funding access
-Countries that don't sign the Samoa Agreement by the end of December face the prospect of missing out on accessing funding from the European...
Pacific Conference of Churches begins Assembly in Noumea
By Nic Maclellan in Noumea, New Caledonia
A fortnight after the Pacific Islands Forum brought political leaders to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, church leaders from...
Traditional welcome for Pacific Games athletes
In a vibrant display of cultural unity and warm hospitality, the host province of the Sol2023 Pacific Games, Guadalcanal, on behalf of Solomon Islands,...
PNG PM Marape meets with U.S Vice President Kamala Harris
U.S Vice President Kamala Harris has met with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on the margins of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation...
Forum SG Puna welcomes “milestone” Samoa Agreement signing
Leaders across Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) were in Apia this week to seal a historic multilateral development and trade partnership with the...
Fiji signs historic Samoa Agreement with EU and OACPS
Fiji participated in the signing of the Samoa Agreement, a new framework of partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African,...
71 ACP nations endorse ‘Samoa Agreement
A total of 71 countries have endorsed and signed the Samoa Agreement as the overarching framework for the European Union (EU) agreement with the...
Samoa Agreement: EU and its member states sign new Partnership Agreement with members of ACP
The EU and its Member States signed Wednesday a new Partnership Agreement with the Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) that...
Pacific welcomes the signing of the new OACPS-EU Partnership Agreement Signing (Samoa Agreement)
Papua New Guinea Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Jelta Wong says the opening for signature Wednesday of the OACPS-EU Partnership Agreement, that we...
EU hopes to increase Pacific presence
The European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships, and Chief Negotiator Jutta Urpilainen says they are looking at increasing their presence in the Pacific.
Urpilainen in...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...