Police after former PM O’Neill
By Samisoni Pareti There is a standoff in Papua New Guinea today over new plans by the country’s police…
Marshall Islands off EU blacklist No joy yet for…
Reuters European Union finance ministers have agreed to remove Marshall Islands from the bloc’s lists of…
Pōhiva Tu‘i‘onetoa sworn in as new Tongan Prime…
Pōhiva Tu‘i‘onetoa is officially the prime minister of Tonga. King Tupou VI signed the warrant appointing…
FNPF members urged to buy cane farms as sugar…
Fiji’s Sugar Cane Growers’ Fund (SCGF) is calling on Fiji’s working population to buy sugar cane farms, as…
PNG-Papua border closed
By Netani Rika INDONESIA has closed its border with Papua New Guinea as violence continues in Papua. Shots…
Is Fiji Out of the Playoffs?
By Alipate J Pareti A very poor performance by the Flying Fijians in the first spell of the game saw Uruguay…
Manu Samoa wins first game at RWC
By Alipate J Pareti Samoa became the only Pacific Island team that won its first game during the Rugby World…
More Papua Students Protest
By Netani Rika PAPUAN students have staged a sit down protest after they were racially abused today. Riot…
Tuvalu Chief Judge Suspended
By Samisoni Pareti The Chief Justice of Tuvalu, Australian Queens Counsel Charles Sweeney has been suspended.…
Farewell Palemia Pohiva
By Samisoni Pareti Tonga today buried the man who dared 30 years ago to take on the might and mana of the…
Tuvalu's new PM is Kausea Natano
By Samisoni Pareti Tuvalu's new prime minister Kausea Natano is expected to name a strong cabinet lineup…
Solomon Islands cuts ties with Taiwan
(Pacnews) The Solomon Islands Government last night cut off the nation’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan. This…
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Human rights lawyer takes the helm Hope it seems was what the voters of Nauru took with them to the polls on 24 August and hope was what they got in…
August 30, 2019
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Reporting SDG progress OUR islands of the Pacific are truly heaven on earth if the reading of their recent reporting to the United Nations on…
August 30, 2019
Trouble in the family
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Climate divides Forum….again JUST before the 50th Pacific Islands Forum, the Wallabies thrashed the All Blacks 47-26 in the first game of the…
August 30, 2019
‘Enduring Colonialism’ raises vexatious questions for the Pacific Islands Forum
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JULIAN Agnon of Blue Ocean Law recently penned ‘Enduring Colonization: How France’s Ongoing Control of French Polynesian Resources Violates the…
August 31, 2019
InDepth: Data driven
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A portal to better decision-making CONNECTING decision makers with data, information and knowledge is the aim of a new initiative of the Pacific…
August 31, 2019
Climate change and the Pacific
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A story in progress Prologue In 1999 David Schindler, an ecologist, wrote, “To a patient scientist, the unfolding greenhouse mystery is far more…
August 31, 2019
Lifting the anchor
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Can more risk make state-owned banks more relevant? A new Asian Development Bank report says Pacific state-owned banks need to change their attitude…
August 31, 2019
Movers and shakers
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Leo A. Falcam Jr. has been named as the Federated States of Micronesia’s Chief Negotiator for the upcoming Compact negotiations. Falcam is Chief of…
August 31, 2019
Whispers
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Fiji’s show of support for Lam Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam was in the midst of dealing with massive protests against Hong Kong residents…
August 31, 2019
Understanding history to plan the future
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A Solomons doctor in Cuba THE journey of Pacific Islands medical students who study in Cuba can be difficult. One such graduate, Solomon Islander…
August 31, 2019
World class cocoa
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Pacific cocoa contenders at global awards Three SouthPacific cocoa operators have been named amongst the top 50 cocoa producers from around the world…
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