U.S plans second Summit with Pacific Island leaders in September
U.S President Joe Biden will host a second summit with leaders of Pacific island nations in September, Joseph Yun, the U.S. official responsible to...
Blinken heads to Tonga, New Zealand, Australia as U.S intensifies Indo-Pacific strategy
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Tonga, New Zealand and Australia next week as the Biden administration shifts its Indo-Pacific strategy into...
My reflections on the 7th Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival
By Ilan kiloe
As the 7th Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival commences in Port Vila this week, the public parade from seafront stage to...
Pacific Nations Cup: Battleground ready for Flying Fijians versus ‘Ikale Tahi
Fiji and Tonga have named their warriors for their opening 2023 Pacific Nations Cup series clash at Churchill Park, Lautoka on Saturday.
The Flying Fijians...
Australia committed AUD$5.5 million to boost PNG pathway to NRL
Sports diplomacy has taken a turn to uniting borders, foster mutual understanding and promote shared values and this is seen in a AUD$5.5 million...
FIFA Women’s World Cup will leave a legacy for the Pacific: Sarai Bareman
As the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in New Zealand and Australia, one of the most powerful figures in football is adamant...
OACP welcomes EU final approval for the signing of the Post-Cotonou Agreement
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Secretary-General, Georges Rebelo Chikoti has welcomed the European Union's final approval for the signing of...
To the Pacific islands, the West’s support for Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste ocean dumping is hypocrisy
Opinion by Dr Kalinga Seneviratne
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi, after travelling to Tokyo earlier this month to present...
Flying Fijians team named for Pacific Battle
Head Coach Simon Raiwalui has named the Flying Fijians team for the Pacific Battle match against Tonga at Churchill Park in Lautoka on Saturday.
The...
Palau president says U.S ‘reactivating’ WWII airstrips in country
The president of Palau said the U.S. military is “reactivating” Palauan airstrips built by the Japanese during World War II, after being asked at...
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Tagelagi re-elected as Niue Prime Minister
Dalton Tagelagi has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Niue, extending his leadership following the country’s general election earlier this month.
The Niue Assembly confirmed...
Ombudsman Commission’s Chief Justice referral seen as dangerous precedent: PNG Opposition
The Papua New Guinea Ombudsman Commission’s referral of Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika to the National Executive Council (NEC) for alleged misconduct in office...
Pact signed, Melanesian committed to protect & sustainably manage the Pacific Ocean
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape, alongside Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat, have officially signed the historic...