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...
Papua New Guinea’s PM to address Australian parliament as Pacific security race with China builds
Australia will roll out the red carpet to the visiting Papua New Guinea prime minister, James Marape, amid efforts to stall China’s security talks...
Tropical Cyclone Nat due to hit Cook Islands
Tropical Cyclone Nat is expected to move north over the Southern Cook Islands over the next 24 to 36 hours as a category one...
Heart of Pacific climate mobility adaption, not relocation
By Richard Musgrove
Pacific islanders have been on the move for 50,000 years, as explorers, as settlers and as traders.
But now that cultural phenomenon...
13 Political Parties to contest Solomon Islands Election
Thirteen political parties are slated to participate in the upcoming General Election in the Solomon Islands scheduled for April this year.
Registration of a new...
Kabui: Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption, a tiger without teeth
Chairman of the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC), Sir Frank Kabui has described the Anti-Corruption Commission as a tiger without teeth in...
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MSG puts Indonesia on notice over UN rights visit to West Papua
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders have warned that Indonesia’s Associate Member status could be reviewed in 2027 if...
Kanaky Groups urge Forum Leaders to back decolonisation action
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Kanaky New Caledonia civil society groups have called on Pacific Islands Forum leaders to take stronger action on decolonisation,...
ADB pushes Pacific-led finance as climate and debt pressures grow
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
The Asian Development Bank says it is working to expand access to affordable climate and development finance for...