Fiji and PNG trade imbalance a concern

Papua New Guinea’s acting high commissioner to Fiji, Bill Olmi has expressed concern over the current trade between Fiji and PNG.  Speaking during the revival of Fiji & PNG Business Council event in Suva

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Large drone spotted near border with PNG as Chinese warships passed nearby

Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko says he was not notified about a sophisticated drone that flew into the country’s air space around the time a Chinese naval vessel navigated the border

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Australian Museum repatriates human remains to Papua New Guinea

16 human skulls were repatriated to Papua New Guinea by the Chau Chak Wing Museum in Sydney, Australia last week.  The ancestral remains were returned to six village communities, including Gorendu and Bilibil, in

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Cook Islands seeking New Zealand expertise for Sovereign Wealth Fund

The Cook Islands government has taken further steps towards establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), with officials currently in New Zealand holding discussions with financial experts, Prime Minister Mark Brown told

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24 teams express interest in joining OFC Professional League

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has received an impressive 24 expressions of interest for the highly anticipated OFC Professional League, due to kick off in January 2026.  With the deadline for submissions

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FEO begins the destruction of 2022 ballot papers

The Fijian Elections Office is focused on preparations for the 2026 general election and the local government elections later this year. Supervisor of Elections Ana Mataiciwa said this as the Fiji Elections Office today

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Air Niugini to refleet, expect reduced airfares

The Papua New Guinea Government has made available a total of over K5 billion (US$1.24 billion) to purchase a new Air Niugini fleet.  Air Niugini board chairman Kagl Yalo announced this at the opening of the second

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Solomon Islands, Tuvalu discuss international shipping registry

Solomon Islands Minister for Infrastructure Development (MID), Manasseh Maelanga, held a dialogue last week at the margins of the Honiara Ocean Summit with Tuvalu’s Minister for Natural Resources Development, Sa’aga

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Marshall Islands changes Ukraine vote

The Marshall Islands and Palau joined Russia and the United States in voting Monday last week against a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly about Ukraine, which called for the withdrawal of Russian troops

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Steps forward in New Caledonia political talks

For the first time since 2019, there have been tripartite talks on the political status of New Caledonia, during an eight-day visit by France’s Overseas Minister Manuel Valls. After six months of conflict that began

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Guam port seeking tariff rate hike

The Port Authority of Guam is seeking to raise tariffs by up to 17 percent this year as part of the agency’s revenue enhancement strategy.  The port’s board of directors on Wednesday approved a resolution

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Tongan airline Lulutai seeking $7 million subsidy

The Tongan government is assessing the possibility of ceasing Lulutai Airlines services due to its inability to meet financial obligations, the Minister for Public Enterprises says.  The news follows serious

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Australia tallies Pacific impact of U.S foreign aid cuts

Australia is racing to identify the South Pacific’s most pressing funding needs as the United States moves to slash its foreign aid budget, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Thursday.  Crucial food, climate

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847 Samoans receive New Zealand citizenship in three months

New Zealand Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says 847 Samoans have been granted New Zealand citizenship since the Citizenship [Western Samoa – Restoration] Amendment Bill passed into law three months

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Crucial 2023 PG documents ‘missing’

Supporting documents to complete a full audit into the 2023 Pacific Games expenditures have reportedly gone missing and may have been destroyed, sources have revealed. These documents include receipts, authorisation of

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Vanuatu’s CBD partially re-opens more than two months after killer quake

Vanuatu authorities have reopened parts of Port Vila’s central business district more than two months after it was devastated by a massive magnitude-7.3 earthquake.  Over 14 people were killed during the 17

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Knee issue could force Tigers’ Olam into retirement

The NRL future of Papua New Guinea international Justin Olam is under a cloud as the Wests Tigers centre battles an ongoing knee injury.  Olam has been absent from the Tigers’ two pre-season games and is

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Samoa PM Fiame Mata’fa commands majority, vote of no-confidence fails

The vote of no confidence to unseat Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and her cabinet failed when the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday voted with 34 members opposing the motion and 15 for it.   It

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A Silver Linings Playbook for the aid sector in 2025

In the midst of the swift and brutal dismantling of USAID there has been a swell of voices in defence of aid. They have pointed to the good that aid does for the world’s most vulnerable; the importance of aid to U.S

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Solomon Islands PM welcomes delegates for the Honiara Summit

Solomon Islands Prime Minister  Jeremiah Manele on Monday formally welcomes leaders converging in Honiara this week for the ‘Honiara Summit on the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)

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Sir Arnold Amet appointed new PNG Ambassador to US

Former Papua New Guinea Chief Justice and Madang Governor Sir Arnold Amet has been appointed as the new PNG Ambassador to United States of America.  Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko announced Sir

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Pacific ‘not a chessboard for global competition’: Dr Aqorau

A proliferation of security deals in the Pacific may be harming rather than helping the region and increasing the risk of conflict, observers have warned. Geopolitical tensions were among the most hotly debated topics

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‘Deplorable’ Nauru visa deal to face court challenge

A controversial Australian federal government bid to deport an immigration detainees to Nauru will face a High Court challenge after a legal not-for-profit launched proceeding. AAP reports that the man is one of three

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Operation White Wave: Fiji Police to destroy over 4 tonnes of meth this week

The Fiji Police Force yesterday began the week-long process to destroy over four tonnes of methamphetamine, an initiative they have named Operation White Wave.  While details of the operation that led to the seizure of

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