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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Pacific-aligned AI means designing for refusal, says Pasifika AI creator
By Pita Ligaiula
Building artificial intelligence that is genuinely aligned with Pacific values means accepting that the system may sometimes be less impressive, less fluent...
Pacific SIDS need stronger social Protection to build resilience: UN DESA
Pacific island countries need to expand social protection systems to reduce poverty, strengthen resilience to climate and economic shocks and improve social cohesion, according...
Government must not rush Fiji into new Constitution: Opposition leader Seruiratu
Fiji Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu has called on the Government to slow down its proposed constitutional reform process, warning that replacing the country's supreme...