Samoa Ocean Strategy video calls for global response to avert worst climate scenarios
Samoa might be a small country in the eyes of the world but when it comes to matters of the Ocean, it is a...
Sherman and Kennedy to visit Solomons, where fathers fought and U.S. now vies with China
U.S Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and U.S ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy plan next month to visit the Solomon Islands, where their...
Armed supporters cause chaos in PNG capital
Running in a group like a pack of animals, they were armed with bush knives, iron bars and other weapons as they chased down...
We are not rigging elections: Pangu leader Marape
Pangu party is not rigging the Papua New Guinea elections says party leader James Marape.
He said if Pangu had rigged the elections, it would...
New Zealand Chief of Army visits Fiji
The New Zealand Chief of Army, Major General John Boswell is visiting Fiji on Wednesday 27 July.
The Officer Cadet School of New Zealand is...
After eight rounds of voting, Vanuatu elects new president
Nikenike Vurobaravu has been voted the 12th President of Vanuatu.
It took eight rounds of voting by the 58-member Electoral College before he secured the...
‘In the spotlight’: Climate boss warns Australia needs to lift its climate ambitions
Alok Sharma, the man entrusted to accelerate global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has warned Australia must be prepared to lift its own...
Marshall Islands celebrates coronation of paramount chief
Thousands of Marshall Islanders converged on Ebeye Island last week for the first coronation ceremony of a paramount chief in half a century.
The gala...
PNG Police condemns election related violence in Port Moresby
A stand off outside the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby culminated into a violent attack in which supporters of rival candidates clashed...
Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation
Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand ‘too little’, and which...
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ADB procurement reform lifts competition and quality in Pacific infrastructure projects
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
A new procurement approach introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasing competition, widening bidder participation,...
Fiji and Australia deepen Pacific partnership with Vuvale Union, tackle fuel crisis and security...
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their deepening partnership, announcing progress toward a landmark “Vuvale Union” while pledging closer cooperation on security, climate action and...
ADB outlines new Pacific resilience push to counter rising external shocks
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...