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…
Natano gets PM nomination
By Samisoni Pareti A career civil servant and now veteran politician has been nominated for the position of…
Four funds to get Marshall Islands' cryptocurrency
By Dionisia Tabureguci The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) government has released the names of four funds…
Tonga's PM dies in Auckland
By Samantha Magick Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva has passed away in Auckland. Pohiva was flown to…
BDO report out on USP allegations
By Samantha Magick The Auckland-based accounting firm tasked with investigating allegations of mismanagement…
Tuvalu votes in new parliament
By Samisoni Pareti Lobbying for Tuvalu's next prime minister has begun in the island capital following the…
Bainimarama apologises
By Samisoni Pareti “My conscience is clear,” Fijian opposition parliamentarian Pio TIkoduadua told Fiji’s…
Sayonara Flying Fijians
By Alipate J Pareti The hopes and blessings 900-thousand Fijians were pinned on the wings of the Fiji…
Pacific Rugby Warriors ready to depart for Japan
The Pacific nations are set to jet off to Japan with less than a month to go till the opening of the Rugby…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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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