Samoa says Geneva Weeks strengthened its voice in global trade
Samoa says its participation in the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Geneva Weeks helped strengthen its role in global trade discussions and laid the foundation...
Vanuatu Trade Minister steps down, New Minister appointed amid value addition fund concerns
Vanuatu's Minister for Trade and Industry, Samson Samsen, has stepped down following public concern over the administration of the Value Addition Funds, with Prime...
Solomon Islands advances environment and climate law reforms
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has continued consultations with the Prime Minister's Office Legislative and Policy...
From a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court: How Pacific students changed international law in six years
Six years ago, a group of 27 University of the South Pacific law students in Vanuatu asked what many believed was an impossible question.
Could...
ICJ Advisory Opinion to guide Pacific priorities at pre-COP31
The Pacific will use October's Pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji to push for oceans to be elevated within the United Nations climate negotiations while pressing...
Malvatumauri apologise, says attack on MSG DG Dr Naupa misleading
The Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs has apologised, saying a statement which called for the revocation of Dr Anna Naupa from the position of the...
Vanuatu civil society backs Dr Anna Naupa’s merit-based Appointment to lead MSG
The Vanuatu Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (VANGO) and its member civil society organisations have voiced support for Dr Anna Naupa and the Government of...
Pacific marks one year since landmark ICJ climate ruling with call for action
One year after the International Court of Justice's landmark climate advisory opinion, Pacific leaders and the student campaigners behind the case are calling for...
Japan, Solomon Islands agree to deepen ties ahead of PALM11
Japan and Solomon Islands have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation and work closely ahead of the 11th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM11) in 2027,...
Pacific ICT Ministers focus on digital progress, AI and online safety
Pacific ICT Ministers have begun discussions on the region's digital future, with Papua New Guinea calling for stronger cooperation on digital transformation, artificial intelligence...
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U.S to link Pacific drug investigations with South Asia crime networks
The United States is looking to connect its law enforcement operations in the Pacific with expertise and investigations in South Asia as criminal networks...
Fiji should retain immunity for 1987 and 2006 coups says Deputy DPP Rabuku
Fiji should retain the immunity provisions covering the 1987 and 2006 coups because they were guarantees made to the coup leaders in exchange for...
U.S links Pacific drug trade to Latin American networks
The United States says Latin American drug trafficking networks are increasingly using contacts and distributors in Pacific Island countries to move and sell illicit...