Fiji, Samoa removed as EU updates tax blacklist
EU Finance Ministers have updated the European Union’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, removing Fiji and Samoa from the blacklist while adding Viet Nam...
Japan vows to advance PALM10 outcomes in talks with Niue MP
Japan will follow up on the outcomes of the 10th Pacific Leaders Meeting and continue working closely with Pacific Island countries, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for...
Samoa Observer remains banned
Samoa Prime Minister's stance on the decision to ban journalists from the Samoa Observer newspaper remains firm.
Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polāta'ivao Fosi Schmidt does...
ADB opens Solomon Islands resident mission, flags $362 million portfolio
President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Masato Kanda, has marked a “new beginning” with the official opening of ADB’s Resident Mission in Honiara...
Pacific nations battle billion-dollar drug trade
As transnational crime syndicates target our Pacific waters, the Oceania Customs Organisation is working with its 24 member countries to defend our vast ocean...
Fijian Drua lock in trio
Fijian Drua have strengthened their squad ahead of the coming seasons, confirming the re-signing of three key players in a show of confidence in...
UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonisation as 17 territories remain
More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonisation drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished...
Global climate law shifts after Pacific islands push historic rulings
When Pacific Island students secured a historic advisory opinion from the world’s highest court last July, the legal victory was immediate.
What came next has...
WTO ministerial spotlights digital trade, revenue concerns for Pacific islands
As trade officials and civil society groups prepare for the World Trade Organisation’s 14th Ministerial Conference, or MC14, Pacific island nations are watching closely,...
Fiji to decide on Gaza peacekeeping invitation: Commander-in-Chief
Fiji President and Commander-in-Chief Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says Government will decide this year on an invitation for Fijian peacekeepers to serve in Gaza.
Addressing Parliament...
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Dr Aqorau warns Middle East conflict will hit Pacific, calls for ‘Ocean of Peace’
The Vice-Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University, Dr Transform Aqorau, says the escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran will have...
Dates for the 8th Pacific Media Summit announced
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) and the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) are pleased to announce that the 8th Pacific Media Summit will be...
Military bases in Guam raise alert level amid raging conflict in Middle East
While assuring Guam residents that there is no specific threat to the island at this time, the Joint Region Marianas and the Guam National...