Tourism boosts Pacific Economic outlook, but COVID-19, rising prices pose risks
A revival in tourism is expected to boost economic growth in the Pacific in 2022 and 2023, but the COVID-19 pandemic, rising commodity prices,...
Coalition talks – Cook Islands Party ‘confident’, United Party up for the challenge
Coalition talks have begun in earnest, with the governing Cook Islands Party (CIP) confident they have the edge in the race.
Meanwhile, the final count...
Outrage as Solomon Islands government orders vetting of stories on national broadcaster
The Solomon Islands’ government has prompted outrage by ordering the censorship of the national broadcaster, forbidding it from publishing material critical of the government,...
UN Secretary General thanks Fiji PM for his leadership on climate change and other global issues
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has met with the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres where they discussed the need for greater urgency by the...
Former PNG PM Peter O’Neill offers genuine Prime Minister contenders
Former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and re-elected Ialibu Pangia MP Peter O’Neill has called out for any leaders who genuinely want to lead...
Peace is in our DNA as Pacific people – Fiji PM Bainimarama
Peace is in our DNA as Pacific people.
Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama made this comment as he reassured the Pacific Vuvale of his duty, as...
Pacific Island countries face catastrophic debt
The effects of climate change is causing Pacific Islands, including Fiji to experience what is termed “catastrophic debt”.
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Director Programmes &...
Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible toll
By Nick Bainton, Emilka Skrzypek
Plundering the Pacific for its rich natural resources has a long pedigree. Think of the European companies strip-mining Nauru...
Fijian Eileen Cikamatana makes history with weightlifting gold for Australia
At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Eileen Cikamatana won weightlifting gold for Fiji. Four years later in Birmingham she repeated the achievement, this time...
ONOC Digest – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
ONOC is delivering this Digest in partnership with The Reporters’ Academy and the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA).
OCEANIA’S DAY AT THE GAMES - DAY...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...