Pacific Ocean Commissioner calls on world to conclude a legal binding agreement on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General and Pacific Ocean Commissioner Henry Puna has called on UN member states to conclude a legal binding agreement on...
Biden administration urges Supreme Court not to take American Samoa citizenship case
The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Monday that it should not take up a case about citizenship rights for American Samoa even though...
Blackburn: Taiwan tripabout ‘Protecting’ Pacific Islands from Chinese ‘aggression’
U.S Senator Marsha Blackburn on Monday sounded off about her recent trip to Taiwan.
Blackburn told Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Company” that her trip...
French representatives to visit New Caledonia in September
The President of the New Caledonian Congress Roch Wamytan says a visit with French representatives will take place on 12 September.
The minister delegate for...
OACPS SG appeals closure unity among 79 – member Organisation
Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, urged unified positions by the 79-member grouping ahead of...
Australia changing Pacific perception: PM Albanese
Australia continues to step up its engagement with the Pacific amid concerns the Solomon Islands government is moving to further align itself with China.
Solomon...
Penny Wong visits PNG and Timor-Leste as expert warns neighbours are ‘playing the China card’
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says Australian aid in the Pacific comes with “no strings attached”, in a veiled reference to China’s expanding...
Kiribati government labels NZ judges as ‘very biased’, as crisis deepens
Three New Zealand judges have been branded “very biased” by the Kiribati government, after a dramatic attempt to deport a fellow judge failed.
In July,...
Pacific to start controlling its supply of tuna and dictating its own price: FCC chair
Kiribati's Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Development Ribanataake Tiwau said the Pacific should start controlling its supply of tuna and dictating its own...
Fiji Warriors to ‘step it up a notch’ says Leawere
The Fijian Warriors’ win over Manuma Samoa was much needed to set the platform for the next round.
Coach Kele Leawere says the side will...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...