U.S looking to lock in Pacific with New Economic Framework
By Adam Wolfenden Campaigner, Pacific Network on Globalisation
This Week Trade Ministers from eleven countries will meet with the view to launch negotiations for...
U.S President Biden to host Pacific Island Summit with wary eye on China
The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will host Pacific Island leaders in Washington later this month amid growing worries by the...
Pacific Islands Forum ongoing efforts to re-engage with Kiribati
Fijian Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum Voreqe Bainimarama assured Forum Leaders are committed to a dialogue with the Government of...
Vanuatu Government’s future still in limbo
The constitutional case to decide whether or not there will be an early election will not be decided for another week.
At Friday’s hearing before...
Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare fast-tracks bill to amend constitution and delay elections
The Solomon Islands opposition has accused Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of trying to “bulldoze” his contentious bill to delay next year's elections through parliament.
Sogavare...
Papua New Guinea PM takes out advert urging journalists to stop calling him direct
-The Papua New Guinean prime minister’s office has taken out a full page advertisement in the country’s two major newspapers urging journalists to stop...
Post-arrival tests removed as entry requirement to Fiji
Fiji has removed covid-19 tests on arrival as entry requirement to the country, beginning Monday.
Over the past six weeks, Fiji’s health system has continued...
Pacific farm workers ready to fill gaps
Australia’s vocational education and training system will be overhauled to become easier to navigate and more efficient, the federal government has announced.
Significant duplication of...
Fiji Parliament adjourns sine die
Fijian Parliament has now been adjourned sine die after the fourth session this year.
Leader of Government in Parliament Inia Seruiratu moved the motion to...
12 PNG election petitions filed so far
Papua New Guinea deputy Prime Minister John Rosso and Treasurer Ian Ling Stuckey are among 12 returned Members of Parliament in the 2022 National...
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IMF warns Kiribati faces rising risks despite strong growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Kiribati has recorded stronger economic growth than many Pacific Island countries and sharply reduced poverty, but warned that...
Op-ed: The Middle East is setting Pacific tuna fishing dynamics
By Francisco Blaha
When analysts discuss threats to global tuna supply chains, the usual suspects appear: overfishing, IUU fishing, climate change, labor standards, traceability gaps,...
Waratahs demolish Fijian Drua to inch closer to top six
The NSW Waratahs have kept their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes alive by beating the Fijian Drua 50-35 in Suva.
NSW coach Dan McKellar made...