OACPS SG appeals closure unity among 79 – member Organisation
Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, urged unified positions by the 79-member grouping ahead of...
Australia changing Pacific perception: PM Albanese
Australia continues to step up its engagement with the Pacific amid concerns the Solomon Islands government is moving to further align itself with China.
Solomon...
Penny Wong visits PNG and Timor-Leste as expert warns neighbours are ‘playing the China card’
The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says Australian aid in the Pacific comes with “no strings attached”, in a veiled reference to China’s expanding...
Kiribati government labels NZ judges as ‘very biased’, as crisis deepens
Three New Zealand judges have been branded “very biased” by the Kiribati government, after a dramatic attempt to deport a fellow judge failed.
In July,...
Pacific to start controlling its supply of tuna and dictating its own price: FCC chair
Kiribati's Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Development Ribanataake Tiwau said the Pacific should start controlling its supply of tuna and dictating its own...
Fiji Warriors to ‘step it up a notch’ says Leawere
The Fijian Warriors’ win over Manuma Samoa was much needed to set the platform for the next round.
Coach Kele Leawere says the side will...
Nauru to go to the polls on 24 September
The Nauru Speaker of Parliament Marcus Stephen has issued a Writ for 24 September to elect the 19 members of the 24th Parliament for...
Electoral Amendment Bill 2022 tabled in Fiji parliament
Fiji's Attorney General, and Minister for Elections, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has tabled the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2022 (‘Bill’) in parliament this morning which seeks amendment...
Japan’s nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: Pacific Groups
Japan's nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: Pacific Groups
Civil society...
Morobe Governor Wenge calls for fair treatment by Australia
Australia and Papua New Guinea are mates and it’s time Australia treats Papua New Guinea the same way we treat them, says Morobe Governor...
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GCF promises faster climate finance, more direct Pacific access
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific countries should expect faster Green Climate Fund approvals, more national and regional institutions accessing funding directly and a...
Forum Leaders put Political Leadership and regionalism at centre of reform
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders have reaffirmed the need for stronger political leadership, greater regional coordination and Pacific-led partnerships as...
Pacific Leaders set AI rules, push stronger digital connectivity
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders have endorsed the Pacific’s first collective position on artificial intelligence, calling for AI to remain...