PNG Supreme Court to rule whether 11th Parliament sitting legal
Papua New Guineans have knocked out 35 Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 111-seat 10th Parliament in the just concluded General Election 2022 (GE22).
They...
Simon Stiell appointed new UNFCCC Executive Secretary
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Simon Stiell as the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat based in Bonn, Germany.
The...
After decades of denial, United States government recognises Agent Orange use in the Pacific
For decades, United States officials have denied using a deadly chemical called Agent Orange on the islands of Guam, American Samoa and other Pacific...
Moves to remove Kiribati High Court justice ‘assault on the judiciary’, says former president
The Kiribati government has made an extraordinary attempt to deport suspended High Court justice, David Lambourne.
Lambourne is an Australian and longtime resident of Kiribati....
Pacific to set priorities for an international binding agreement on plastics
-History is now in the making with Pacific Island representatives gathering in Suva, Fiji this week on the road to an international binding agreement...
Fiji rugby rocked by three sackings as CEO takes ‘annual leave’ as internal audit launched
The Fiji Rugby Union is conducting an internal investigation with three staff members sacked while John O’Connor, the chief executive, has agreed to take...
Fijian Drua bolster squad with Sevens gold medalist, Fijian International
The Fijian Drua have confirmed the signings of prop Mesake Doge and Sevens Gold Medalist Iosefo Masi for the next two seasons.
Doge returns to...
Solomon Islands Government seeks to delay election, sparking concern
There’s a concern there may be trouble ahead in the Solomon Islands as the ruling Government seeks to delay next year’s election.
MP Peter Kenilorea,...
Tongatapu by-elections on 03 November
Tonga will hold a parliamentary by-election on 03 November to elect three new People's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, in the constituencies of...
Vanuatu leads the way for Pacific elimination of trachoma – the world’s biggest infectious cause of blindness
-Vanuatu has become the most recent country in the world and the first Pacific island country to eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD)...
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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...