Newly appointed Director General welcomed by the MSG Secretariat staff
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat has officially welcomed its newly appointed Director General, Dr Anna Naupa, who assumed her duties Monday, 27 July...
U.S pours additional US$6M into UXO clearance in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has announced a major boost to the country’s unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance efforts, after securing an additional SBD$50M...
5000 people in Fiji may be living with HIV without knowing it
An estimated 5000 people in Fiji could be living with HIV without knowing it, as health officials race to identify undiagnosed cases amid what...
Deep-sea mining talks end without a framework… again
Two weeks of negotiations at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) have concluded with the regulatory framework for deep-sea mining no closer to completion and...
Drawing a line in the ocean
Efforts to settle the maritime boundary between Vanuatu and New Caledonia continue to be blocked by France’s attachment to two uninhabited islands
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Sports ministers renew Commonwealth cooperation through sport
Commonwealth sports ministers agreed to increase cooperation on sport to bolster access to funding and for development and peace at the 12th Commonwealth Sports...
Sāmoa and Nauru win medals at Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Sāmoa is celebrating its first medal of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games after John Lautafi Tafi claimed silver in a dramatic men's 71kg weightlifting...
At least 10 feared dead in Gold Ridge Pit collapse in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Police are now at the Gold Ridge mine site as reports emerge that at least 10 bodies have been recovered after a...
More Pacific defence partnerships likely after PNG and NZ sign agreement, expert says
The new defence agreement between Papua New Guinea (PNG) and New Zealand could lead to more joint training, maritime patrols and regional cooperation as...
Signing the U.S shiprider agreement is selling our sovereignty: Sogavare
Solomon Islands leader of the Opposition, Manasseh Sogavare, has warned that the ruling government’s plan to sign a shiprider agreement with the United States...
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Fiji police deputy commissioner appointed first PACPOL Hub executive director
Fiji Police deputy Commissioner Mesake Waqa Tikomainiusiladi has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the Pacific Community of Policing (PACPOL) Hub, based in...
Fiji urges global shift from harmful subsidies to biodiversity incentives
Fiji has called for urgent international action to redirect public funding away from activities that damage nature and towards incentives that protect biodiversity and...
Tonga Coastal Resilience Project elevates Pacific Ocean Voices and Community-led Climate Action Ahead of...
As Pacific Island nations prepare to take a strong and united voice to COP31, Tonga is advancing a powerful message shared across the Blue...