IMF warns Pacific, low-income Asian economies face growth downgrades
Pacific Island and low-income Asian economies are facing downward growth revisions as energy shocks, rising fiscal pressures and uneven benefits from the artificial intelligence...
V20 Ministers call for longer-term concessional finance, set next phase of Vulnerability to Viability Compact
Finance ministers representing 77 economies most affected by disasters this week called for a pivot on resilience by prioritising investments in education, health, and...
Albo the ‘number one social media influencer for Palau’
By Finn McHugh
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr visited Australia this week to open the country’s new embassy in Canberra, another sign of the Albanese...
After U.S accuses Fijian of corruption for China, experts warn of region-wide network
Beijing’s corruption and influence operations are not limited to Fiji, and similar operations likely exist in other Pacific island countries, experts on the region...
Australian sea drones to combat Pacific drug crime
Australia will provide maritime drones to Fiji's military in a bid bolster security in the Pacific.
The Australian-made Bluebottle vessels will be gifted as part...
Pacific police chiefs endorse constitution establishing PACPOL
Pacific police chiefs have endorsed the constitution of the Pacific Community of Policing (PACPOL), establishing a new framework for regional policing cooperation.
The endorsement brings...
Second Solomon Islands MP dies within days as Parliament mourns David Gina
Solomon Islands is mourning the loss of two Members of Parliament within days, following the sudden death of Acting Speaker David Gina, after the...
Filimoni Vosarogo to take over Employment portfolio, Fiji PM confirms
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that Lands and Mineral Resources Minister Filimoni Vosarogo will take over the Employment Minister portfolio.
Speaking in an...
Bostock hat-trick inspires Kangaroos to thrilling 24-22 win over Kiwis in World Cup opener
A dazzling debut hat-trick from Jack Bostock helped the Kangaroos to a 24-22 win over arch-rivals New Zealand in an epic World Cup opener...
TNRL rejects claims it is blocking Tonga from using ‘Mate Ma’a Tonga’ name
The Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL), the trademark owners of the Mate Ma'a Tonga (MMT) brand, has clarified it is not acting as a...
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Bougainville independence must be resolved by PNG, Bougainville: Aust Foreign Minister Wong
Australia says the question of Bougainville’s independence must be resolved through negotiations between the Autonomous Bougainville Government and Papua New Guinea, while Canberra is...
PNG faces crisis due to impacts of El Niño, sends warning to rest of...
A severe environmental crisis.
Those were the words used by Papua New Guinea’s First Secretary for the Ministry of Transport, Coffee and Meteorology, Nos Werao...
Fiji takes South Fiji Basin claim to UN
Fiji is seeking international recognition of the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the South Fiji Basin, with its...