Media Accreditation for Sol2023 PG Opens
The 2023 Pacific Games Organising Committee (GOC) in Solomon Islands has announced that the Media Accreditation process for the Sol2023 Pacific Games is now...
Global temperatures set to break records during next five years: WMO
Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El...
Biden envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign deals
Two Pacific nations considered by Washington as crucial in its competition with China for influence in the region have agreed 20-year extensions of funding...
PNG Government told to be careful over deals with any superpower
Former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has cautioned the Government to tread carefully on deals it plans to sign with any superpower...
With China looming, Biden plans new Pacific islands summit after PNG no-show
U.S President Joe Biden will arrange another summit of Pacific island leaders this year after the disappointment caused by his cancellation of a visit...
NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Mahuta reacts to reports of potential United States, PNG security agreement
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says she takes a “country-agnostic” view to the militarisation of the Pacific amid reports that the United...
Blinken: US$7billion commitment to COFA nations critical to national security goals
The Biden administration’s US$7 billion pledge to extend Washington’s economic engagement with the freely associated states and an additional US$2 billion for other allies...
Fiji boosts it’s renewable energy goals
Fiji is a step closer to its goal to provide 100 percent of its population with access to affordable, reliable, safe and clean energy...
Four women feature in new French Polynesian government
French Polynesia's newly-elected president Moetai Brotherson has presented a 10-member government, which includes four women.
Brotherson has confirmed his pre-election choice of Eliane Tevahitua as...
Biden’s Papua New Guinea no-show deals blow to U.S credibility in Pacific, analysts say
U.S President Joe Biden's cancelled visit to Papua New Guinea, which had declared next Monday a public holiday in honour of his arrival, has...
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OACPS must adapt to global challenges, Secretary General says
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) must strengthen its institutions, improve coordination and focus on implementation as it responds to growing...
Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...