Bougainville landowners to decide next phase of Kongara exploration, president says
LANDOWNERS in Central Bougainville will decide whether exploration advances beyond initial drilling at the EL02 site, Autonomous...
US announces more than $44 million for Pacific policing, maritime security
THE United States announced more than $USD44 million in new security programming for the Pacific at a police ministers’ conference in Los...
Journalist safety: A Solomon Islands perspective
JOURNALISTS play an important role in every democracy, whether in the Pacific or abroad. They report on government decisions, elections...
Fiji opens Pacific digital skills hub, with Australia pledging $28 million
FIJI has opened a new digital skills hub at the University of the South Pacific, aiming to train workers in artificial intelligence...
Pacific recycling programmes turn beverage containers into export revenue
TUVALU’S first export of recycled PET flake and Fiji’s recovery of more than 17.7 million beverage containers show how Pacific collection...
Marape orders economic taskforce to curb overspending, lift revenue
PRIME Minister James Marape has ordered Papua New Guinea’s economic leadership to shift its focus from public spending to raising revenue...
PNG parliament passes four LNG bills unanimously, clearing a step toward $14.5 billion project
PAPUA New Guinea’s parliament has unanimously passed four legislative amendments tied to the Papua LNG project, a step Prime Minister...
PNG parliament opens landmark debate on Bougainville’s independence referendum
PAPUA New Guinea’s parliament has begun a landmark debate on how to respond to Bougainville’s 2019 independence referendum, which produced...
