Vanuatu snap election timeline announced
In Vanuatu over 300,000 registered voters will go to the polls for a snap election on 13 October.
The election was triggered after the dissolution...
Coalition accuses Australian government of mishandling Solomon Islands election funding offer
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong is trying to douse political controversy over Australia's offer to fund elections in Solomon Islands after its Prime Minister...
Election funding should no longer be an excuse; Wale says Solomon Islands MPs should reject Bill to extend Parliament
Solomon Islands Opposition leader Matthew Wale says the excuse of funding is no longer a reason to extend Parliament.
Wale made this statement following the...
Fiji PM Bainimarama meets with Indonesian foreign minister
Fiji and Indonesia convened a bilateral meeting to deepen cooperation for accelerated economic recovery through the global challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate...
Plastic pollution could put 2.3 million Pacific Islanders’ livelihoods at stake
By Sanjeshni Kumar
In seven to eight years, the Pacific will no longer be able to rely on the ocean for food security or as...
Cape Town set for landmark Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022
-All 40 international team captains lined up in front of majestic Table Mountain in Cape Town on Wednesday as excitement reaches fever pitch ahead...
Former rugby international and commentator Willie Lose dies aged 55
Former rugby international and sports broadcaster Willie Los'e has died at the age of 55.
Los'e - who died in South Africa where he was...
Pacific Island states bristle at ‘Indo-Pacific’ label
Some Pacific Island nations are bristling at the label “Indo-Pacific,” a term that is increasingly being used by larger powers – including New Zealand...
NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announces $30 million over five years for Pacific sexual and reproductive health services
New Zealand will invest $30 million (US$18 million) over five years to improve access to contraceptives and reproductive health services in the Pacific, Foreign...
French Polynesia moves towards ban on ‘craziness’ of seabed mining
French Polynesia has voted a draft opinion for a temporary ban on seabed mining projects.
The territory's Council for the Economy, Social, Environment and Culture...
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