School drop-outs, illegal drugs and health three major concerns for Tonga’s new PM
Tonga has many urgent needs and three major concerns for new Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, are health, illegal drugs and school dropouts.
“There's a lot...
Referendum “unjust and unfair” for Indigenous People of Kanaky
The French Government’s decision to proceed with the third and final referendum vote for self-determination in Kanaky/New Caledonia was unjust and unfair for the...
COP26 defined by ‘reinvigorated multilateralism’
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, was defined by a “reinvigorated multilateralism”, a top UN official said on Tuesday...
PNG Police ready for 2022 general elections, says Wagambie Jr
Papua New Guinea Police are ready to deliver the 2022 National General Elections despite manpower and resource issues next year.
This was the general conclusion...
Tuvalu chooses GoDaddy for lucrative Dot tv domain name
By Dionisia Tabureguci
The Tuvalu government has announced its selection of GoDaddy Registry as the new registry service provider for its dot tv country...
Strengthening a nuclear-free Pacific — Rarotonga Treaty 2021 talks
States Parties to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, the Treaty of Rarotonga, are advancing efforts to secure the entire Blue Pacific as...
Tongan MPs choose Siaosi Sovaleni as new Prime Minister
Tonga’s Parliament has elected a new prime minister to replace Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa.
Siaosi Sovaleni, 51, the Minister of Education, has won convincingly with 16 votes,...
Fiji calls for climate resilience to be at the core of UN peace and security
Fiji joined 113 member states of the United Nations who called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to integrate climate resilience into the...
Australia accused of Pacific climate change con
Australia is wrongly claiming Pacific funding projects with no environmental benefit as climate adaption aid, according to a report authorised by Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
The...
Australia’s chief of Defence Force visit Fiji
Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell will visit Fiji on 15-18 December 2021, his second official visit to Fiji as Chief...
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A Healthier Pacific Starts with What We Put on Our Children’s Plates
By Karla Hershey, Mamadou Kane and Dirk Wagener, United Nations Resident Coordinators in the Pacific
In the Pacific, food tells a story. It is taro...
Storm shock as forward suffers suspected stroke
The Melbourne Storm have been rocked with prop Tui Kamikamica in hospital following a suspected stroke.
The Fiji-born 31-year-old had a medical episode on Monday...
PNG Chiefs coach reveals NRL recruitment ambitions
The inaugural coach of the PNG Chiefs has declared he has no interest in signing mercenaries looking for a payday as he left the...