Yoon, Cook Islands PM discuss maritime cooperation
Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a summit with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Wednesday, and discussed cooperation in the maritime and...
Easier for the West to say ‘yes’ than ‘no’ to Japan’s nuke water dump
Japan, in an irresponsible manner, has started to dump its nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean, despite the environmental impact this will have on the...
Flying Fijians fly-half Muntz ruled out of the Rugby World Cup
Flying Fijians fly-half Caleb Muntz has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining a knee injury during the team’s training run...
Winger Emoni Narawa ruled out of All Blacks’ campaign with back injury, replacement to be named after opener against France
Emoni Narawa's Rugby World Cup dream has been cruelly ended before it could even begin, with a back injury meaning an early flight home...
World Rugby to protect officials and players from online abuse during Rugby World Cup 2023
World Rugby has announced that it will implement transformative measures to protect all match day officials and team squad players from online abuse during...
Solomon Islands Chief Justice backs strike out request, election to be held in 2024
Solomon Islands Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer has ruled in favour of the strike out application filed by the Speaker, Prime Minister, and Governor...
NOAA report accuses nine nations, including China , Taiwan and Vanuatu of supporting illegal fishing
The U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a report identifying several nations it alleges are engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated...
Pacific Tuna Forum kicks off
The 8th Pacific Tuna Forum 2023 kicks off today in Port Moresby.
Under the theme “Strengthening tuna sustainability and industry development in the Blue Pacific...
Factsheets to support Pacific negotiations for Plastics Treaty launched
A series of factsheets aimed at supporting Pacific Island negotiators as they navigate through the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) process to negotiate a new...
Benny Wenda stands down as head of Papua liberation group
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has declared it will now base itself in the region after years of partial exile.
At a...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...