US exit from WHO triggers global health alarm
THE United States has formally exited the World Health Organization (WHO), finalizing a process that began with a year of warnings and debate over the country’s role in global
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Palau Senate blocks US deportee deal, calls for referendum
THE Palau Senate has blocked a controversial agreement that would have allowed up to 75 third-country nationals deported from the United States to be resettled in the country, and called for a national referendum on the
Vaping’s grip tightens across the Pacific
VAPING is increasing in the Pacific, and governments are scrambling to respond as a black market expands around the habit, causing growing harm to public
Pacific dialogue to highlight cooperatives
LEADERS will meet at the Pacific Regional Dialogue to explore how cooperatives can address climate change, food insecurity, and economic vulnerability across the
Fiji Airways calls for united action on tourism growth
FIJI Airways, Fiji’s national carrier, has issued a clarion call for collective action to unlock the next phase of growth for the country’s vital tourism
Tourism industry stabilizing globally: Tourism Fiji CEO
GLOBAL tourism is moving into a period of stability after the post-COVID
Fiji leads the regional hotel market
FIJI’S hospitality sector is outshining regional heavyweights like Thailand and French
Tourism remains central to Fiji’s economy – Gavoka
TOURISM remains the engine of Fiji’s economy, with the sector recording a milestone 986,367 visitor arrivals in
Third Fiji Tourism Convention kicks off
TOURISM remains at the heart of Fiji’s economy and will continue to drive national progress, declared Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame
People First party registered
LOYALIST members of deposed Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama’s FijiFirst have formed a new political party to contest the next general
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
IFC names Asia-Pacific Vice President
SARVESH Suri is the International Finance Corporation’s Regional Vice President for Asia and the
PNG holds back on Bougainville’s freedom
SIX years ago, the people of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New
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
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
Gun amnesty and police changes over PNG weapons concerns
PAPUA New Guineans in possession of illegal weapons face life in
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
Oceans treaty: Countries start work on new protections
JUST days after the historic High Seas Treaty officially took effect, governments and ocean experts have started the process of putting the agreement’s commitments into
Fiji Airways among safest airlines
FIJI’s national carrier has been recognised among the world’s safest full-service airlines for 2026 by
Solomons academic joins China debate
SOLOMON Islands academic, Professor Tacisius Kabutaulaka, is one of 22 fellows in China’s Transpacific and Asian Dialogue - an initiative on the Future of US–China
Former Samoan PM calls for action, not church activities
FORMER Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has called on the government address medical supply shortages and power blackouts instead of creating a Christian
US envoy to PNG, Solomons, Vanuatu returns home
THE U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, Erin Elizabeth McKee Yastishock, has returned home after two years in the
