Pacific ACP Trade Officials Meets in Suva
The Pacific ACP Trade Officials meeting began today in Suva.
The meeting brings together Pacific members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States...
Government of the Cook Islands promote Pacific Partnerships for Prosperity Pavilion for 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
The Cook Islands Government as current Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and host of the 52nd PIF Leaders Meeting (PIFLM52), is pleased...
Vanuatu PM Kilman no longer commands majority
Power transitioned from the Vanuatu Government to the Opposition in Parliament during the Fifth Extraordinary Session convened to debate the motion of no confidence...
U.S deal with Marshall Islands lapses without renewal, but Cofa talks continue; Micronesia and Palau reaffirm ties
A deadline of strategic importance for Washington passed without a breakthrough on Saturday night.
As lawmakers remained occupied with averting a federal government shutdown just...
New UNODC report examines patterns and prevalence of trafficking in persons in the Pacific Islands
A new report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today delves into the current evidence of trafficking, risk areas,...
Vanuatu Government boycotts parliament, delays leadership challenge
The Vanuatu Government has boycotted Parliament forcing an adjournment until Friday due to a lack of a quorum.
The extraordinary sitting was called to debate...
Fiji PM Rabuka stresses significance of U.S-PIF Summit
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the U.S-Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting is a critical platform to hold one-on-one interactions with President Joe Biden...
Bougainville prepares for 2025 independence timeline
By Joseph Morokana
Thirty-three constituencies in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) are currently implementing a strategic programme known as the ‘Bougainville Internal Independence Readiness’.
This...
Vanuatu MP sends a dire warning to Australia about the upcoming referendum
Australia will lose respect among its Pacific neighbours in the “inconceivable” scenario that the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum fails, according to a Vanuatu...
Fiji pushes for successful implementation of WTO’s Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
Fiji is leading the fight to ensure that the World Trade Organisation’s Fisheries Subsidies Agreement is successfully implemented.
This agreement is the first WTO agreement...
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