Former Fiji PM Bainimarama, Qiliho trial set for July
Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho’s trial will run from 17-28 July, 2023.
The matter was called this morning before...
Fossil fuel cost lives : Vanutu Climate Change Minister Regenvanu
By Elenoa Dimaira
Fossil fuels cost lives.
Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate, Ralph Regenvanu reminded the region of this adding that he grieved for lives lost in...
Six political parties suspended in Solomon Islands
Six political parties in Solomon Islands have been suspended last month over their failure to comply with requirements of the Political Parties Integrity Act...
Nations split over fossil fuels and carbon capture
Governments are split over whether to call for a phase-out of fossil fuels and the role of carbon capture in the energy transition, as...
Dalton Tagelagi re-elected premier of Niue
Dalton Tagelagi has been re-elected premier of Niue beating opposition leader O'love Jacobsen by 16 votes to 4 during the first sitting of the...
U.S President Biden to sign defence pact in Papua New Guinea, with eyes on China
U.S President Joe Biden will sign defence and surveillance agreements with Papua New Guinea, the island nation's foreign minister said, on a visit that...
People in Kiribati at high risk to climate crisis and multiple health threats
Kiribati is one of the most remote and geographically dispersed countries in the world. It is also one of the most vulnerable countries to...
Tuvalu joins forces with Sea Shepherd Global to combat Ilegal fishing in Pacific waters
The Government of Tuvalu has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sea Shepherd Global, a marine conservation organisation based in the Netherlands, to...
Journalists launch first investigative media outlet in Solomon Islands
A new investigative media outlet has been launched in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 5 May 2023.
It comes two days after the world marked World...
The disproportionate attention on the Solomons- China security pact
A tendency to “securitise” problems via a geopolitical lens only downplays legitimate aspirations of local communities.
By Ilan Kiloe
In his statement delivered during the...
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Former NZ PM Clark criticises New Zealand for abstaining on UN pandemic declaration
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Fiji rights coalition questions legal authority for referendum date
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