U.S to boost Pacific spending to counter China, but no ‘real number’ yet
The U.S has announced it will boost military spending in the Pacific to counter China.
The White House’s Indo-Pacific Strategy announcement didn’t include any money...
Government can’t stop us from winning: Fiji Opposition
National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad says the Fijian government won’t be able to stop them and the People’s Alliance from winning this year’s...
PNG Guns amnesty ends: Police Commissioner
Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning says anyone found to be in possession of an unlicensed and homemade firearm will be arrested and...
Tuvalu athletes for Birmingham 2022 train on airport runway
Tuvalu's athletes have been training in an unusual place to prepare for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - the country's international airport.
Space in the...
Pacific Nations Cup to include Australia A side in July
Fiji will host the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2022, which also features Australia A, Samoa and Tonga,, from 02-16 July with matches taking...
Fiji are in Toulouse to win: “There is still room for improvement,” says Gollings
One of the reasons that Fiji have been right at the top of the men’s sevens game for many, many years is because the...
Nominations for PNG election open
The PNG Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai has announced that candidates can now nominate for general elections as early as 8am today (Thursday).
There is expected...
‘World is at boiling point’: humanity must redefine relationship with nature, says report
The world is at “boiling point” and humanity needs to redefine its relationship with nature if it is to address a web of crises,...
Oceans are hotter, higher and more acidic, climate report warns
The world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice sheets helped push sea levels to...
Australian government urged to intervene in telco’s $130 million tax dispute with PNG
An Irish telco has demanded the Australian government directly intervene in a tax dispute it has with the Papua New Guinea government over a...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...