Partnership with U.S boosts Pacific Islands Forum’s influence as a group
The recently concluded White House summit that fortified the alliance between Washington and Pacific island nations has powered up the Pacific Islands Forum into...
Cook Islands signs new partnership with Australia
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has revealed his hopes for financial support to tackle climate change following the signing of a new partnership...
Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner
By Akansha Narayan in Suva
Award-winning University of the South Pacific student journalist Sera Tikotikoivatu-Sefeti says Pacific voices on the climate fight need to...
Oceania prepares for historic election of Dr Mitchell as ANOC President
The city lights of Seoul bear an extra sparkle for the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) as they anticipate the election of Fijian medical...
‘Election will be held in the not too distant future’: Fiji AG
Fiji's Attorney-General and Minister responsible for Elections Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has reassured Fijians that the “2022 General Election will be held in the not too...
VP, RDP, NUP and IG excluded from new Vanuatu Government formation
The formation of Vanuatu's new Government is in the works, after a pact signing between 31 candidates of the snap election who have secured...
Cook Islands proud to endorse candidacy of Dr Lara Manarangi-Trott for Executive Director of WCPFC
The Cook Islands Government has announced its support for the candidacy of Dr Lara Manarangi-Trott for the position of Executive Director of the Western...
Samoa’s HRPP leaders suspended for record two years
Samoa Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and party secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi are officially suspended from Parliament for a record...
Tongan PM welcomes South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Tonga's Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, Tuesday welcomed Defence Ministers and senior delegates from the region to discuss Pacific security challenges and build collective...
AIFFP will provide FJD$117 million to Fiji
The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) will provide FJD$117 million (US$58.5 million) in financing to support the restoration and upgrade of...
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Pacific must defeat corruption to prosper
A regional academic has warned that the Pacific cannot achieve peace or prosperity unless it confronts corruption head-on, calling it a “tapeworm” quietly draining...
World Bank warns of rising costs as Middle East conflict hits global markets
The World Bank Group says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already driving up global costs and disrupting supply chains, with developing...
Foreign crew charged after Australian police say ‘smuggling hides’ used in cocaine plot
Australian Police have charged six crew members of the high-profile MV Raider vessel with drug smuggling, saying they attempted to bring one tonne of...