PNG Marape to hold talks with Fiji PM
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is expected to have bilateral talks focusing on trade and regional security with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni...
DPP: No charges against Fiji PM Rabuka, former PM Bainimarama and other high profile cases
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will not lay charges against Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama...
‘Not my king’: UK republicans want King Charles coronation to be the last
On his way to be crowned this week, King Charles III will travel by gilded coach through streets swathed in red, white and blue...
Niue to amplify our One Pacific Voice at the UN Climate Change Conference
An empowered Niue is working to grow its presence at the UN Climate Change Conference.
Niue is the world’s 177th largest emitter with a total...
Fears domestic Vanuatu politics could foil important security pact with Australia
Anxieties are growing in Canberra that a landmark security agreement between Australia and Vanuatu could stall in the Pacific nation's parliament, with Prime Minister...
Long-serving Niue MP wants ‘democracy observed at all levels in politics’
O'Love, or Veve, Jacobsen has been winning elections in Niue for the past 35 years, apart from a spell when she was the country's...
What will become of the Commonwealth under Charles III?
Republicanism was seen as a move against Queen Elizabeth II during her reign. Now the Commonwealth is at a crossroads.
By Craig Prescott, Bangor...
Australia to increase funding in the Pacific in ‘whole of government’ package worth hundreds of millions
A wide-ranging Pacific assistance package covering environmental, military, and economic support for Australia's closest neighbours will be unveiled in Tuesday's budget, as the Albanese...
U.S to open embassy in Tonga – Vanuatu and Kiribati could be next
The United States says it will open a new Embassy in Tonga this month as Washington steps up its diplomatic presence in the Pacific...
Fiji urged to uphold one-China principle
The Chinese Embassy has called on Fiji to uphold the one-China principle, stating that the Taiwan question is a matter of China’s sovereignty and...
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By Pita Ligaiula
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) says half of its climate finance is directed to adaptation, but Executive Director Mafalda Duarte acknowledges the...
“We need to make Pacific economies more resilient”: Green Climate Fund
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Forum Leaders endorse Kava declaration, fisheries fund review and regional labour ministers
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have endorsed new regional measures on kava, fisheries and labour, including the establishment of a dedicated Regional Labour...