Ryan Pini to lead Team PNG at Paris Olympics
The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee has named former national swim sensation and four-time Olympian Ryan Pini as the chef de mission for the...
Pacific Media Summit opens today
By Ben Bilua
The 6th Pacific Media Summit – the region’s biggest gathering of media executives and Practioners – opens at the Heritage Park Hotel...
Sasako: SoIomon Islands engrained by corruption
By Ben Bilua
Former Member of Parliament and longtime journalist, Alfred Sasako says Solomon Islands has been engrained by corruption that there seems to be...
Regional media told to probe more into corruption
By Eddie Osifelo
Pacific media owners, editors and senior journalists are urged to investigate corruption in order to prevent and tackle the scourge in their...
Pacific nations discuss and consolidate positions on thematic priorities for COP27
As the clock ticks towards COP27 in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Pacific nations, who are the forefront of climate change impacts, have...
Five former Vanuatu PMs in race to replace Loughman
Five former prime ministers of Vanuatu are lining up to contest the election in a little over two weeks.
They are Serge Vohor in Santo,...
SG Puna confirms friendship with Kiribati President unaffected by Forum withdrawal
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Henry Puna said his personal friendship with Kiribati President Taneti Ma'amau has remained unchanged despite the...
Forum statement on UN anniversary deems Russia’s threats on nuclear weapons ‘unacceptable’
A Pacific Islands Forum statement released to mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons has criticised Russia's invasion of Ukraine,...
What to expect from Biden’s summit with Pacific island leaders
By Richard Herr
When the White House announced that President Joe Biden will host U.S – Pacific Island Country Summit on 28–29 September, it noted...
Boost for Pacific youth sport integrity
Recognising that integrity in sport begins with the youth, the UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project (UN-PRAC) produced the Integrity and Sport for Pacific Youth...
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France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...