After three referendums, France still faces major challenges in New Caledonia
By Denise Fisher
After proclaiming that New Caledonians had voted to stay with France in three recent referendums, despite a massive boycott by indigenous parties...
Let’s unite against gender-based violence and climate change crises in the Pacific
Malia Tuitupou, a volunteer working at one of the “Women Friendly Spaces” established and supported by the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) Pacific in...
Samoa, Tonga to remain tier-two nations as decision ’great for Origin’
Despite reaching the final of the World Cup, Samoa will remain a tier two nation — and International Rugby League chairman Troy Grant says...
Visa on arrival in PNG for Melanesian countries
Solomon Islands nationals and nationals of other Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries can now get their visa on arrival when traveling to Papua New...
Carteret Island needs K14 million to move 350 families by 2027
For Ursula Rakova of Carteret Islands in Bougainville, the proposed Loss and Damage finance facility agreed to at the global climate talks in Sharm...
15 Pacific Island countries join hands to improve inclusive education
15 Pacific Island countries have launched the new Pacific Regional Inclusive Education Review Wednesday to ensure all children, including those living with disability and...
Youth Parliament speaker: Tonga is sinking
There were strong, sincere statements and lamentations for Tonga, which has been severely hit by climate change.
That was how contributions from visiting Commonwealth Youth...
Fiji Supervisor of Election anticipates 65 percent voter turnout
Fiji's Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem predicts a roughly 65 percent voter turnout on 14 December.
Saneem derived this figure from the number of postal...
World’s most important tuna stocks face long-term sustainability risk
The long-term sustainability of the world’s most important tuna stocks – those in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) – will be at risk...
OFC Professional League enters next phase
The Oceania Football Confederation Executive Committee has approved plans for the formation of the OFC Professional League, during the OFC Executive Committee meeting in...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...