New Zealand Labour government to expand exploitative migrant labour schemes
By John Braddock
New Zealand’s Labour government announced last week that it will ease restrictions on temporary migrant workers to address severe labour shortages...
Church leaves PNG Hunters
Papua New Guinea Hunters will have a new head coach next season following Matthew Church’s departure to Hostplus Cup rivals Brisbane Tigers on a...
PNG Barramundis head coach resigns
Cricket PNG and PNG Barramundis Head Coach Carl Sandri have mutually agreed to part ways.
Sandri has been on leave from CPNG since returning from...
Pacific Ocean Commissioner calls on world to conclude a legal binding agreement on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General and Pacific Ocean Commissioner Henry Puna has called on UN member states to conclude a legal binding agreement on...
Biden administration urges Supreme Court not to take American Samoa citizenship case
The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Monday that it should not take up a case about citizenship rights for American Samoa even though...
Blackburn: Taiwan tripabout ‘Protecting’ Pacific Islands from Chinese ‘aggression’
U.S Senator Marsha Blackburn on Monday sounded off about her recent trip to Taiwan.
Blackburn told Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Company” that her trip...
French representatives to visit New Caledonia in September
The President of the New Caledonian Congress Roch Wamytan says a visit with French representatives will take place on 12 September.
The minister delegate for...
OACPS SG appeals closure unity among 79 – member Organisation
Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, urged unified positions by the 79-member grouping ahead of...
Australia changing Pacific perception: PM Albanese
Australia continues to step up its engagement with the Pacific amid concerns the Solomon Islands government is moving to further align itself with China.
Solomon...
Penny Wong visits PNG and Timor-Leste as expert warns neighbours are ‘playing the China card’
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says Australian aid in the Pacific comes with “no strings attached”, in a veiled reference to China’s expanding...
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IMF flags ‘very concerned’ outlook for Pacific as fuel prices rise
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised alarm over the impact of Middle East tensions on Pacific Island economies, warning that rising fuel costs...
Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm amid fuel crisis
Most government offices in the Marshall Islands began enforcing a new policy this week of closing by 3pm daily as a way to conserve...
IMF warns energy shock to hit Asia- Pacific
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says rising oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict are set to weaken growth, raise inflation...