Statement by Forum Secretary General Henry Puna on the latest killings and escalating election violence in PNG
It is with deep sadness and concern that I condemn the recent deaths and escalating violence in Papua New Guinea, including in Porgera and...
PNG Governor General concerned about violence, delay in counting
Papua New Guinea Governor General Sir Bob Dadae has advised Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai that any changes in the election –– including the extension...
New Caledonian separatists sign MoU with West Papua counterpart
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which wants independence from...
Samoa Ocean Strategy video calls for global response to avert worst climate scenarios
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Sherman and Kennedy to visit Solomons, where fathers fought and U.S. now vies with China
U.S Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and U.S ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy plan next month to visit the Solomon Islands, where their...
Armed supporters cause chaos in PNG capital
Running in a group like a pack of animals, they were armed with bush knives, iron bars and other weapons as they chased down...
We are not rigging elections: Pangu leader Marape
Pangu party is not rigging the Papua New Guinea elections says party leader James Marape.
He said if Pangu had rigged the elections, it would...
New Zealand Chief of Army visits Fiji
The New Zealand Chief of Army, Major General John Boswell is visiting Fiji on Wednesday 27 July.
The Officer Cadet School of New Zealand is...
After eight rounds of voting, Vanuatu elects new president
Nikenike Vurobaravu has been voted the 12th President of Vanuatu.
It took eight rounds of voting by the 58-member Electoral College before he secured the...
‘In the spotlight’: Climate boss warns Australia needs to lift its climate ambitions
Alok Sharma, the man entrusted to accelerate global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has warned Australia must be prepared to lift its own...
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