Probe into Mendi
Four prominent leaders are under the Papua New Guinea police radar for their alleged involvement in the Mendi madness last week which left one...
ANZ expects Fiji’s “high” liquidity to ease from next year
By Dionisia Tabureguci
Liquidity in Fiji’s banking system shattered the F$2.5 billion (US$1.25 billion) mark at the end of July, notching another historic high...
Solomon Islands validates new climate finance and public spending roadmap
Representatives from the government, private sector, civil society, and development agencies have validated a new draft climate finance and public spending roadmap for the...
Timor-Leste warns it will work with China if Australia insists on pumping Timor Sea gas to Darwin
Timor-Leste’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned his nation will seek Chinese support if Australia and Woodside Energy fail to back a gas pipeline between...
Mahuta outlines how $1.3b will be spent on climate action
A new strategy to drive New Zealand’s investment in climate action in the Pacific and globally has outlined how the record $1.3 billion (US$803...
PM Marape to announce full cabinet Tuesday
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says an MP does not have to be a minister to change Papua New Guinea for the...
Former Vanuatu Opposition leader Regenvanu says they will lodge case this week
Former Vanuatu Opposition Leader, Ralph Regenvanu, has confirmed he and the other former Members of Parliament (MPs) who signed a Motion against the Prime...
Tonga’s Atata Island refugees struggle in wake of tsunami
For Tongan sisters Akosita Kristen Urwin and Suliana Fusikata stepping foot on their beloved Atata Island is bittersweet.
On one hand, they are desperate to...
Study of Kiribati economy finds it is over-reliant on tuna fishery
Kiribati is over-reliant on income from access payments by distant water fishing fleets, according to a newly published study.
An examination of climate change vulnerability...
From Suva runways to the pages of Vogue: the rising star of Fiji’s fledgling fashion scene
By Rajan Sami in Suva
The hopes of Fiji’s fledgling fashion industry sit on the slim shoulders of a 25-year-old from Muaninuku Village named...
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Cocaine trafficking surge in Pacific region fuels China policing fears, Australia a ‘cash cow’...
A surge in drug trafficking through the Pacific by transnational criminal syndicates has triggered fears China may exploit the crisis to expand its regional...
CROP and UN Leaders strengthen Pacific coordination
Heads of the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) and the United Nations Pacific Country Team (UNCT) met in Suva for their...
Papua New Guinea to host Tuna Economy Dialogue
Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko has announced that PNG will host the Pacific-led Tuna Economy Dialogue from 13-16 October 2026...