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...
Digital Response for connecting Citizens – “Supporting the Pacific close the digital divides in response to COVID-19”
The European Union (EU) and the Pacific Community (SPC) today launched a FJD$1.6 million project, Supporting the Pacific Close the Digital Divides in Response...
Two Samoa 7s players to debut in the next two legs of the HSBC Sevens
Two Samoa players will debut in the upcoming legs of the HSBC Sevens in Toulouse and London at the end of this month.
The players...
Fijian Drua works on breakdown
One of the areas the Fijian Drua will work on is the breakdown.
Going up against a team that’s very effective at the breakdown like...
A coup is a coup, says Unity Fiji Party leader Narube
Unity Fiji Party leader Savenaca Narube says a coup is a coup.
Narube said Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in Parliament last week tried to explain...
COVID-19 in the Pacific
By Sheenal Sharma
A little over two years ago, countries were announcing border closures and lockdowns as COVID-19 cases started surging around the globe.
In...
Mourners gather to welcome Basil, Maino caskets, Call for thorough probe into Basil’s death
“My son, my son, who is going to take care of me now, where will I get help, who is going to take care...
Chief Tarilama wants Vanuatu Head of State
Lobbying for Vanuatu’s top constitutional post has started, months before the term of the current Head of State, Pastor Obed Moses Tallis ends.
A high-ranking...
Climate Summit event in French Polynesia plans to pay back its carbon footprint
Global leaders on oceans including the Pacific Oceans Commissioner, Pacific Islands Forum SG, Henry Puna and the Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, are...
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ADB procurement reform lifts competition and quality in Pacific infrastructure projects
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
A new procurement approach introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasing competition, widening bidder participation,...
Fiji and Australia deepen Pacific partnership with Vuvale Union, tackle fuel crisis and security...
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their deepening partnership, announcing progress toward a landmark “Vuvale Union” while pledging closer cooperation on security, climate action and...
ADB outlines new Pacific resilience push to counter rising external shocks
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...