Stanley Tepend appointed as PNG Kumuls coach
Stanley Tepend is the newly appointed PNG Kumuls head coach.
Assisting him as a coaching mentor will be former NRL Sharks head coach and current...
Vanuatu police crack down with arrests over ‘slander’ of MPs accused of breaking Covid lockdown
A police crackdown in Vanuatu that has seen people arrested for allegedly posting comments on social media speculating politicians were responsible for the country’s...
6.2 million PNG voters enrol: Electoral Commissioner Sinai
Papua New Guinea will witness 6.2 million voters taking the polling booths from Saturday, 09 July.
Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai said the updated Common Roll...
Removing derelict vessels in Fiji will cost $59 million
Removing derelict vessels from Fiji’s three main ports at Suva, Lautoka and Levuka will cost FJD$59 million (US$26.7 million), according to Minister of Economy,...
Call for urgent global reduction of fossil fuel use as Pacific dissects IPCC Working Group III report
The latest report from the world’s most authoritative source of climate science demands a substantial global reduction in fossil fuel use, improved energy efficiency,...
PNG deputy PM Samuel Basil killed in road accident
Papua New Guinea deputy Prime Minister and Member for Bulolo Open, Samuel Basil has passed away from a freak car accident at Wau-Bulolo Highway...
China’s co-operation with Pacific ‘no threat’ to Australia: envoy
Beijing’s growing co-operation with the South Pacific is not a threat to Australia’s security, China’s local ambassador says, amid regional alarm a security pact...
NZ foreign Minister Mahuta expresses interest in travelling to Pacific as reports suggest Chinese Foreign Minister heading to Solomon Islands
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister says she wouldn't be surprised by reports her Chinese counterpart is planning a formal trip to the Solomon Islands...
PIF stands ready to work with Solomon Islands on security matters
Solomon Islands Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Jeremiah Manele and Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Anthony Veke met with...
Solomons PM dismisses concerns over China maritime deal
Solomon Islands' prime minister dismissed criticism of a new maritime investment deal with China on Wednesday, saying there was nothing "sinister" in the draft...
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Pacific Trade Ministers back new five-year Aid-for-Trade strategy
Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers have endorsed a new five-year Pacific Aid-for-Trade Strategy, reaffirming the region’s commitment to using trade to drive economic development...
Renewable power generation records its fastest growth ever
The Renewable Energy Statistics 2026 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Tuesday shows that renewable electricity generation grew by 9.8 percent in...
Ocean of peace requires one standard for all
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape’s call for the Pacific to remain “an Ocean of Peace” deserves widespread support.
Few regions have suffered the...