Beijing backdrops Australia-Solomons meeting
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the prime minister and his Solomon Islands counterpart will discuss important regional issues amid concerns about Honiara relationship with...
FijiFirst announces 20 provisional candidates
Fiji's ruling party,FijiFirst has introduced its first batch of 20 proposed candidates for the 2022 General Election.
The lineup includes former Republic of Fiji Military...
PNG Chief Justice steps down from official duties for an indefinite period
Papua New Guinea Justice Minister and Attorney General Pila Niningi, has announced that Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika, has stepped down from official duties...
Pacific Regional Climate Centre Coordination Committee urged to find solutions for “climate emergency”
The first physical meeting of the Pacific Island Regional Climate Centre (RCC) was commissioned in Apia with a call on delegates to work together...
Pacific Islands backed a partnership with the U.S, but China unlikely to be deterred in push for influence
-Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says respect for their sovereignty was likely among the reasons why Pacific leaders accepted an offer of partnership...
Major UN powers question Pacific islanders’ call for nuclear legacy help
Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United Nations to seek help on dealing with the consequences of...
Three more NZ judges to face tribunal in Kiribati, as Mahuta warns of ‘constitutional issues
Kiribati will put another three New Zealand judges before a tribunal for misconduct, as Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta warns of “constitutional issues” in the...
USAID to increase assistance for Fiji and Pacific
The re-establishment of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) regional mission for the Pacific in Suva Fiji, will expand the presence and...
Provisions ‘ambiguous’: Fiji Times Editor-in-chief
The Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley says he has to live under the ambiguous provisions of the Media Industry Development Act (MIDA) 2010 “from...
An Australian-funded safe ferries programme would save lives in the Pacific
By Anthony Bergin and Neil Baird
Marine safety and sea transport are major concerns for the Pacific islands region. The island states have a...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...