Pacific Regional Law Enforcement Conference discuss implications of drug trafficking in the region
The Pacific Regional Law Enforcement Conference (PRLEC) this week discuss the implications of drug trafficking in the region, community-based approaches to addressing crime, and...
PNG Parliament to sit on 09 August, Enga writs turmoil
The first meeting of the 11th Papua New Guinea Parliament is set for Tuesday, 09 August.
Parliament Clerk Kala Aufa announced this following the official...
Lord Fohe appointed Tongan Minister of Agriculture
Lord Fohe was sworn in as the new Tongan Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests, when Parliament resumed sitting Monday 01 August.
He entered parliament...
Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘northern’ disease, says WHO
Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the...
Solomon Islands pre-cautionary approach to deep sea mining
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Mines and Energy will be taking pre-cautionary approach when it comes to opening up the country...
Pacific farm workers who breached visas by working for wrong employers fight to get them back
A group of Pacific workers who breached their visa conditions are fighting to get them back, although advocates say it should never have reached...
12,000 Vanuatu seasonal workers sent abroad for past two years
Approximately 12,000 seasonal workers from Vanuatu have been sent to New Zealand and Australia for work over the past two years.
This was conveyed by...
Cook Islands Party set to retain power
There was no majority winner in the 2022 General Election after the preliminary count last night, however, the governing Cook Islands Party holds the...
3rd Fleet boss proposes new group to coordinate Pacific security
The U.S is closer to conflict in the Pacific than it is to peace, the head of U.S 3rd Fleet said, and the command...
NZ PM Ardern sidesteps easier travel for Samoans
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern avoided a direct response to the question of any steps to make travel easier for Samoans to New...
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Bougainville Independence talks may feature in Marape-Wale meeting
Bougainville’s independence could be on the agenda when Pacific leaders meet in Palau later this year.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale – the current...
IPCC warns funding shortfall threatens Climate Assessment cycle
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that a major funding shortfall is raising concerns over the successful completion of its Seventh...
Israel to open representative office in PNG, FM Sa’ar announces after talks with PM...
Israel will open a representative office in Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced after a conversation with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister...