Criminal probe into missing $86K Japan grant
PALAU investigators have completed a probe into the disappearance of over $USD86,000 in Japanese government funds intended for Angaur
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NZ commits $4 million to Fiji’s HIV crisis
NEW Zealand has pledged $NZD4 million to support Fiji’s fight against a growing HIV outbreak, describing the crisis as a serious threat to lives and livelihoods across the
Film tracks Pacific youth fight for justice
IN an emotional and deeply relevant new documentary, YUMI – The Whole World, Pacific youth are at the center of a global climate justice movement that has now reached the world’s highest legal
Teo links peace to safety, dignity of all
PEACE is when women and men, boys and girls, walk through life in safety, with dignity, and enjoy equal
No half-measures in oceans bid
LAST month, the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) brought together more than 12,000 delegates from 175 countries in Nice,
Warning on gender laws
PSGDN urges Vanuatu to stop efforts to amend the constitution to recognize only male and female at
Bougainville seeks air service
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) to resume operations in Bougainville with USD 238,000 funding to re-establish
Vanuatu launches Loss and Damage policy
VANUTAU has launched a new national policy on loss and damage centred around 11 thematic areas and includes 85 policy
Drug crisis out of control
HEALTH and security officials are struggling to collaborate against a regional drug crisis which has been described as “spiralling out of
Voters destroy bridges in PNG
POLICE and military reinforcements have been deployed after election violence in Enga Province, Papua New
Trade Ministers back kava protections
Pacific Trade Ministers have welcomed the draft Kava Declaration, marking a significant step toward safeguarding kava’s cultural and economic importance across the
Niue to host Pacific Fisheries Ministerial
Niue is set to host the 24th Annual Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Ministerial Meeting and the 6th Annual Regional Fisheries Ministers Meeting (RFMM) from 22–24 July
Huge demand in Tuvalu for Australian visas
280 Tuvalu citizens will be granted permanent residency each year as part of a landmark pact with Australia. But for some, the offer is bitter-sweet, as their island-home
Saint for Papua New Guinea
PREPARATIONS are underway in Papua New Guinea for the canonization of the first Pacific islander
Crewless boats patrol ocean
TWO crewless vessels will patrol Pacific waters to help identify and track suspicious maritime
Samoa drug crackdown
SAMOAN police have started a crackdown on drug trafficking as methamphetamine use increases into what has been described as a
PNG Governor-General denied VIP access
Papua New Guinea’s Governor-General has been left red faced over a bank card issue left him out of Heathrow Airport’s VIP
191 to contest Samoa election
The Office of the Electoral Commission has recorded the highest number of Samoa election candidates at the close of
Waqa – Region committed to inclusiveness
Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands – The Pacific remains committed commitment to a united, resilient, and inclusive Blue Pacific
Death threats for Kanaky politicians
Kanaky (New Caledonian) politicians who signed a deal with France on July 12 will receive police protection due to threats, mainly
Solomons win OFC Women’s Nations Cup
The Solomon Islands women's national team secured their first OFC Women's Nations Cup title with a 3-2 victory over favored Papua New Guinea in Suva on