Last hour appeal to 400,000 plus Fijian voters
An hour before the close of polling in Fiji, the country’s President has appealed to voters to turn up in large numbers and make...
2022 Fiji General Election: 1500 additional police officers deployed
More than 1000 additional Fiji police officers have been deployed around country for the 2022 General Election.
Fijian Police Commissioner Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho said the...
Pacific teams up with indigenous North Americans in global fight against climate change
The Pacific Islands is joining forces with Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada in an initiative that brings together vulnerable communities and states to call...
Election Day: Early numbers excite Fiji Supervisor of Election
Polling in Fiji is now in full swing as the 2022 General Election continues until 6pm today.
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem has so far...
Penny Wong says Vanuatu security deal will be made public unlike China-Solomons agreement
--The Australian Foreign Affairs minister, Penny Wong, has drawn a contrast with China’s approach to the Pacific by promising that a new security deal...
There is no plan B, Kingdom of Tonga encourages spirit of compromise at biodiversity negotiations
As negotiations between 196 parties continue with the goal of reaching an ambitious post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to halt biodiversity loss, the Kingdom of...
Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses African, Caribbean and Pacific leaders
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, addressed leaders from 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, as well as strategic partners, highlighting the...
OACPS urge European Union to sign post-Cotonou Agreement with member states
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
The head of the member Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Georges Rebelo Chikoti has called...
CHOGM in Samoa a chance for member states to witness the effect of Climate change
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
Samoa’s hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2024 is an opportunity for the island nation to...
Fiji Election: Commonwealth Secretary General voice of the people will be heard
By Pita Ligaiula in Luanda, Angola
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has offered her best wishes to the people of Fiji as they go to...
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IMF flags ‘very concerned’ outlook for Pacific as fuel prices rise
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised alarm over the impact of Middle East tensions on Pacific Island economies, warning that rising fuel costs...
Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm amid fuel crisis
Most government offices in the Marshall Islands began enforcing a new policy this week of closing by 3pm daily as a way to conserve...
IMF warns energy shock to hit Asia- Pacific
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says rising oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict are set to weaken growth, raise inflation...