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Well-known former Papua New Guinea radio and tourism personality Erigere Singin has made history by being elected as the first woman national president of the ruling Pangu Pati at its 26th National Convention in Port Moresby last Friday. Prime Minister and Pangu leader James Marape, announced the election of Singin and other party executives after the convention. He also announced the...

By Thomas Heaton   A tonic made from the roots of a plant endemic to the Pacific region has long been mired by foreign misconceptions. Now it has a new potential threat. Nestled in the lush and steep climes of Penecost Island in Vanuatu, Anthony Tapi and his neighbours grow taro, cassava, and island cabbage....

Bougainville today celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA) that was signed between the people of Bougainville and the Government of Papua New Guinea on 30 August 2001. The Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA) formally ended the Bougainville crisis and signified the cessation of hostilities between the people of Bougainville and the Government of Papua New Guinea. It...

Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today officially opened the first ever virtual SIDS Solutions Forum hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) co-hosted by Fiji. The Prime Minister expressed his deepest sympathies to the people of Haiti who have suffered the devastation of Tropical Storm Grace on the heels of a deadly earthquake and wished them the speediest possible...

Samoa's former Ambassador to the United Nations, Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia, has called on the United States to ratify a treaty declaring the South Pacific a Nuclear free zone. The South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone Treaty of Rarotonga has been signed by Samoa and is also referred to as the Rarotonga Treaty. The regional pact establishing the Pacific as a nuclear-weapons-free zone...

Fiji has recorded 396 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, increasing the total number of cases 45,957 and 477 death since the outbreak in April. Fiji's Permanent secretary for Health, Dr James Fong said 303 cases are from the Western division and 93 cases are from the Central division in Vitilevu, Fiji's main island. “Six new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from...

Authorities have arrested a man who threatened to assassinate Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President David Panuelo, in his social media posts. The FSM government did not release the name of the suspect, who has been charged with “making threats of bodily harm” and “retaliation for official action.” The case stemmed from a Facebook comment posted by an account user with...

Kiribati Minister for Employment and Human Resource has assured Government will try its best to ensure that the South Pacific Marine Services (SPMS) does not leave the country before end of this year. Taabeta Amuera Teakai made the assurance to seafarers and their families who marched to Parliament House last Thursday to request government to convince SPMS not leave the...

The UK Government has signed an agreement with the Pacific Community (SPC) for £263,000 (US$359,000) that will help Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Tonga to secure the rights and responsibilities over their respective ocean spaces. The ocean sustains a multitude of activities that fuel local, national and international economies, providing livelihoods and food security for 10 million Pacific Islanders across...

This Sunday, our Forum family joins the global community to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests. A day devoted to honouring all victims and survivors of nuclear tests, to raising public awareness about the fatal consequences of nuclear explosions, and to remembering why nuclear testing must come to a permanent end. This day was declared by the UN General...