Blinken Pacific trip aims to reaffirm U.S focus on Asia
U. S Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim with a trip to the Pacific this week to remind the world that Washington's strategic...
Solomon Islanders warned worse to come as Covid soars
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says he has been informed that one in two residents in Honiara are infected with the COVID-19 virus.
That...
New benefits for Pacific from Forum/PCRIC Disaster Risk Finance partnership
The Pacific Islands Forum and the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) have confirmed a new partnership which includes the placement of a Forum...
Viliame Satala and dual Olympic Gold medalists Jerry Tuwai announced as Fiji 7s assistant coaches
Fiji Rugby Union Chief Executive Officer John O’Connor has today confirmed the appointment former Sevens Rugby World Cup winner Viliame Satala as an Assistant...
New Caledonia outbreak approaching five figures
New Caledonia's Covid-19 outbreak continues to spread with almost 10,000 active cases.
This includes 1,289 new infections detected over the preceding 24 hours.
25 people are...
Kiribati Covid-19 cases exceeds 1000, extends lockdown for another week
Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed 124 new positive Covid-19 community transmission cases on South Tarawa, Betio and Buota through PCR...
Fiji’s new MP’s sworn in
FijiFirst candidate Howard Politini and Social Democratic Liberal Party candidate, Ratu Jone Rabici Seniloli have this morning been sworn into Parliament.
Politini will occupy the...
Micronesia’s exit from the Pacific Islands Forum
By Graeme Dobell
The slow-motion crash of Micronesia’s break with the Pacific Islands Forum has reached the one-year mark.
Back on 8 February 2021, the Micronesia...
Fiji lift restrictions, curfew lifted
The curfew that was enforced in 2020 since the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Fiji has been lifted.
“From Monday 07 February, which is...
Fiji prepared for historic visit by U.S Secretary of State
An official visit to Fiji by the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, this week marks a powerful step in advancing the United...
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U.S-Cook Islands deal raises concerns over seabed-mining talks between a superpower and a tiny...
A new framework agreement between the United States and the Cook Islands heightens concerns about the accelerating plans to exploit the Pacific oceanfloor, with...
Tuvaluan legal scholars explore constitutional reform and storytelling at Auckland law event
Emerging Tuvaluan legal scholars are challenging aspects of their country’s constitutional process, calling for an independent review and urging a shift away from what...
Nadi International Airport named Best Airport –South Pacific Islands
Fiji Airports has been recognised at the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) International Travel Awards 2026 in Berlin, Germany, with Nadi International Airport...