Biden envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign deals
Two Pacific nations considered by Washington as crucial in its competition with China for influence in the region have agreed 20-year extensions of funding...
PNG Government told to be careful over deals with any superpower
Former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has cautioned the Government to tread carefully on deals it plans to sign with any superpower...
With China looming, Biden plans new Pacific islands summit after PNG no-show
U.S President Joe Biden will arrange another summit of Pacific island leaders this year after the disappointment caused by his cancellation of a visit...
NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Mahuta reacts to reports of potential United States, PNG security agreement
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says she takes a “country-agnostic” view to the militarisation of the Pacific amid reports that the United...
Blinken: US$7billion commitment to COFA nations critical to national security goals
The Biden administration’s US$7 billion pledge to extend Washington’s economic engagement with the freely associated states and an additional US$2 billion for other allies...
Fiji boosts it’s renewable energy goals
Fiji is a step closer to its goal to provide 100 percent of its population with access to affordable, reliable, safe and clean energy...
Four women feature in new French Polynesian government
French Polynesia's newly-elected president Moetai Brotherson has presented a 10-member government, which includes four women.
Brotherson has confirmed his pre-election choice of Eliane Tevahitua as...
Biden’s Papua New Guinea no-show deals blow to U.S credibility in Pacific, analysts say
U.S President Joe Biden's cancelled visit to Papua New Guinea, which had declared next Monday a public holiday in honour of his arrival, has...
Disappointment in Papua New Guinea after Biden cancels first visit by a U.S leader
Papua New Guineans have reacted with disappointment to the news that U.S president, Joe Biden, has cancelled his visit to the capital, Port Moresby,...
Former Fiji’s ruling party FijiFirst among four political parties temporarily suspended
Fiji's Acting Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa has suspended four political parties for 30 days with immediate effect for contravening Section 26(2) of...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...