People First party registered
LOYALIST members of deposed Fijian Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama’s Fiji First, have formed a political party to contest the next general election.
New Caledonia agreement signed in Paris
AFTER four days of talks in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and five parliamentary groups from New Caledonia have signed the Elysée-Oudinot Accord – an agreement on constitutional and economic change for the French Pacific…
IFC names Asia-Pacific vice president
SARVESH Suri is the International Finance Corporation’s Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific
PNG holds back on Bougainville’s freedom
SIX years ago, the people of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea.
Tonga launces probe into false flag ships
TONGA has launched investigations into claims that 10 ships operating illegally in the East and South China Seas are falsely flying the kingdom’s flag.
Take charge, Papua media owner tells scribes
A WEST Papuan media owner has urged journalists in his country to become key players in covering major issues in Papua, rather than mere spectators dominated by foreign media.
Gun amnesty and police changes over PNG weapons concerns
PAPUA New Guineans in possession of illegal weapons face life in prison.
Marape seeks investors at world forum
PAPUA New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, heads for Switzerland with a list of projects he hopes will draw international investors.
We Say: See, judge, act. Bougainville – Elephant in the Pacific room
Pacific champion: From village garden to world stage
Right royal mess: Is Tonga’s democracy being rolled back?
COP30 – Chaos, Courage, calling: The Pacific’s unbroken call to keep 1.5 alive
Labour mobility: Double-edged sword
Japan confronts investment hurdles
Off the hook: Billion-dollar industry escapes oversight
Moruroa e Tatou: A new generation steps up
A new cultural alliance for the Pacific
Utility weds art: Culture blends with technology
Let us prey: How technology and faith intersect in the digital age
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