U.S President Biden to host Pacific Island Summit with wary eye on China
The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will host Pacific Island leaders in Washington later this month amid growing worries by the...
Pacific Islands Forum ongoing efforts to re-engage with Kiribati
Fijian Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum Voreqe Bainimarama assured Forum Leaders are committed to a dialogue with the Government of...
Vanuatu Government’s future still in limbo
The constitutional case to decide whether or not there will be an early election will not be decided for another week.
At Friday’s hearing before...
Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare fast-tracks bill to amend constitution and delay elections
The Solomon Islands opposition has accused Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of trying to “bulldoze” his contentious bill to delay next year's elections through parliament.
Sogavare...
Papua New Guinea PM takes out advert urging journalists to stop calling him direct
-The Papua New Guinean prime minister’s office has taken out a full page advertisement in the country’s two major newspapers urging journalists to stop...
Post-arrival tests removed as entry requirement to Fiji
Fiji has removed covid-19 tests on arrival as entry requirement to the country, beginning Monday.
Over the past six weeks, Fiji’s health system has continued...
Pacific farm workers ready to fill gaps
Australia’s vocational education and training system will be overhauled to become easier to navigate and more efficient, the federal government has announced.
Significant duplication of...
Fiji Parliament adjourns sine die
Fijian Parliament has now been adjourned sine die after the fourth session this year.
Leader of Government in Parliament Inia Seruiratu moved the motion to...
12 PNG election petitions filed so far
Papua New Guinea deputy Prime Minister John Rosso and Treasurer Ian Ling Stuckey are among 12 returned Members of Parliament in the 2022 National...
Assessing Remittances Potential to Build Climate Resilience in the Pacific
By Veronica Corno, Climate Finance Specialist at BASE, Dr. Jale Samuwai, Resilience Financing Analyst at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), and Prof. Jeremy...
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‘Australia cops out on official Torres Strait role at global climate talks’
By Stefan Armbruster and Jennifer Enosa, Torres News
No specific role is planned for Torres Strait Islanders by the Australian government as it prepares to...
Australia snubs Torres Srait in Melanesia Spearhead Group bid
By Stefan Armbruster and Jennifer Enosa, Torres News
Australia is seeking observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) but has not committed to giving...
Pacific youth declaration at PCNC11 calls for integrated action on biodiversity, climate change and...
Biodiversity, climate and ocean action must be implemented together and not treated in isolation. The health of Pacific reefs, forests, fisheries, and communities depends...