Taiwan congratulates new Nauru president
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has congratulated David Adeang after the Nauru Parliament elected him president of Taiwan’s Pacific ally, following a no-confidence vote...
Solomon Islands PM opens 19th ACP – EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has officially opened the 19th African Caribbean and Pacific – European Union (ACP- EU) joint parliamentary assembly at...
China’s declining aid to Pacific islands increasingly goes to allies, think tank reports
China’s declining aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward its political allies in the region as appetite there for Chinese credit declines...
U.S vows to support ‘free media’ in Pacific as concern over China influence grows
Regional media has emerged as a new front in the contest between the US and China in the Pacific, as Washington said it will...
Tackling climate mis/disinformation: ‘An urgent frontier for action’
Climate impacts are accelerating with every fraction of a degree of global warming, yet denial, distortion and falsehoods about well-established scientific facts are flooding...
China hands over $5m security equipment and materials to Solomon Islands Police for the Pacific Games
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Monday received aid batches of security equipment and materials totalling SBD$5 million (US$590,000) for next month’s Pacific Games,...
Heavyweight boxer Duken Tutakitoa-Williams to lead Niue’s Pacific Games medal bid
Niue's heavyweight boxer Duken Tutakitoa-Williams will lead the country's campaign at the upcoming Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Chef de Mission Sidney Lui told...
Team Fiji athletes medically cleared, ready for SolGames23
Fiji Athletes Commission Representative for the Pacific Games to the Solomon Islands, William Bennion, eagerly reveals that the athletes are now in the final...
David Adeang elected as new Nauru President
Nauru's Parliament has elected Member of Parliament from Ubenide, David Adeang as the Pacific nation’s new President.
The member for Menen, Lionel Aingimea nominated David...
Fiji’s reputation has been dented: NFP
Fiji's coalition partner the National Federation Party (NFP) has written to the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka expressing its concerns on Fiji’s vote at the...
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Pacific group urges public submissions on U.S-backed deep-sea exploration proposal
A proposal to explore for deep-sea minerals in international waters between Kiribati, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia is open for public comment until...
Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa passes resolution opposing deep-sea mining
The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa, the largest church denomination in the territory, has formally declared its strong opposition to deep-sea mining within...
U.S rejects sovereignty fears over Solomons Shiprider deal
The United States has insisted its newly signed Shiprider Agreement with Solomon Islands is designed to strengthen, not undermine, the country’s sovereignty.
And it says...