Mocenacagi back in Fiji 7s squad
ormer Fiji 7s rep Sevuloni Mocenacagi has joined the Fiji Airways Fijian 7s squad in France.
The Fiji Rugby Union has confirmed that Mocenacagi has...
French Polynesia and Cook Islands to expand co-operation
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Mark Brown has met with his counterpart Edouard Fritch, President of French Polynesia...
Independence must not be compromised: Bougainville President
Bougainville's political aspirations on independence must never be compromised, says ABG president Ishmael Toroama.
He said this while speaking at the launching of the Bougainville...
Partnership to address risk of WWII oil spill at Chuuk lagoon announced
There are over 1200 potentially polluting shipwrecks (PPW) in the Pacific Ocean, many from World War II.
Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia...
‘Pay more attention’: Taiwan’s foreign minister warns Australia of China’s rise in the Pacific
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has warned Australia must pay more attention to China’s increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific, describing Beijing's new security pact...
Protecting the nationality of Pacific Islanders as climate change hits
The impacts of climate change drive people from their homes, what happens to their relationship with their home country?
A new report, co-authored by Scientia...
Former Kiribati president slams Australia’s ‘politicisation’ of climate action and power of fossil fuel lobby
A former president of the Pacific nation of Kiribati has blasted the influence of the fossil fuel lobby in Australia and the “politicisation” of...
Former Australian envoy says Australia’s lost Pacific trust
A former Australian envoy to the Solomons Islands has accused Australia’s government of losing the trust of South Pacific island countries and of ushering...
10 percent for Women MPs is discriminatory says Samoa Minister of Finance
Samoa’s first woman to be appointed the Minister of Finance, Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molioo says the set ten percent quota for women representatives in parliament...
Ex-president of New Caledonia fined for undue influence
The former president of New Caledonia Philippe Gomes has been fined US$17,000 for exerting undue influence in a ruling released by the criminal court...
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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...