French court upholds New Caledonia referendum outcome
A legal challenge aimed to annul the result of last December's referendum on New Caledonia's independence from France has failed.
The highest administrative court in...
US$15 million in extra support for Solomon Islands to continue Financial Management and Anti-Corruption reforms
The World Bank will bolster efforts to strengthen financial management, address debt issues and empower the Solomon Islands Internal Commission Against Corruption by providing...
Ambassador Kyota: ‘U.S military presence in Palau is a good sign’
The U.S military will hold its first Patriot live-fire exercise in the Republic of Palau on 15 June.
Air Defence Artillery Battalion based out of...
European Union and SPREP partner to help Pacific Islands manage and conserve Pacific islands biodiversity
The European Union (EU) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP) today signed the Pacific Biodiversity and Sustainable Land-Seascapes (Pacific BioScapes)...
EU funded Trade advisers deployed to boost Pacific exports
A new chapter of closer intra-regional partnerships in the Pacific will help to boost Pacific States' exports to the world, as this is the...
Commonwealth to observe Papua New Guinea’s 2022 national elections
At the invitation of the Electoral Commission of Papua New Guinea, the Commonwealth Secretariat will deploy a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to observe the...
Doors open to China for security aid: PNG Foreign Affairs Minister
The Papua New Guinea Government says it will keep its doors open to China for any discussion on foreign assistance in terms of security...
U.S Army prepares for its first-ever Patriot missile exercise on Palau this summer
The U.S Army is planning its first Patriot missile air-defence exercise on Palau amid efforts by China to woo other Pacific island nations with...
Marshalls-U.S to hold first in-person Compact talks
U.S President Biden’s special envoy for Compact negotiations with the freely associated states Ambassador Joseph Yun is expected to head a team of Americans...
Stockholm+50 issues call for urgent environmental and economic transformation
The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently address global environmental concerns, and for...
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Military buildup in Palau faces growing dissatisfaction, report says
The guardrails built into agreements between the United States and Palau to protect the Pacific nation's environment and preserve its sovereignty are rendered ineffective...
Palauan leader Whipps makes historic first state visit to New Zealand
Surangel Whipps Jr is set to become the first Palauan President to make an official visit to Aotearoa New Zealand.
Whipps is in New Zealand...
French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions
The Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia has for the first time shown a new configuration during its first administrative sitting on Friday, following a...