Tonga grants Starlink “provisional temporary permit” to offer local services
Starlink has been granted a “provisional temporary permit” to operate in Tonga, MEIDECC announced Friday, 19 July. This was in response to a “significant amount” of public concern after the Tonga government
Air Niugini’s Boeing 737 resume flights to Melanesian countries
Air Niugini’s Boeing 737 aircraft will resume flights to Port Vila in Vanuatu from 03 August. Air Niugini’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Gary Seddon said that this would provide an opportunity to reconnect
Japan’s nuclear wastewater discharge not a breach of Rarotonga Treaty, says Cook Islands PM
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chairman Mark says that Japan’s discharge of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean does not violate the Rarotonga Treaty. During his visit to Tokyo last week, PM Brown
All Blacks superstar Ardie Savea makes switch to Moana Pasifika
All Blacks superstar and number eight Ardie Savea has signed with Super Rugby Pacific expansion side Moana Pasifika until 2027. Savea spent the past Super Rugby season in Japan on sabbatical, returning for the All
MSG calls on France to allow monitoring missions into New Caledonia
As New Caledonia reels after two months of clashes between protesters and police, the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has called on France to allow independent monitoring missions to visit New Caledonia and assess
Fiji takes “massive leap forward” with Starlink
Lightspeed Pacific’s Executive Chair, Richard Broadbridge, says Fiji has taken a “massive leap forward” in allowing Starlink services in the country. The company last week announced its official status as Fiji’s
Chatham Airlines begins flying in Tonga amid Lulutai’s ongoing flight disruptions
Chatham Airlines begins servicing Tonga’s domestic flight services this week. The announcement comes a month after Kaniva News reported that Lulutai contacted the New Zealand airlines to assist with its
Green Climate Fund approves US$23.92 million for Tonga Coastal Resilience Project
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved a US$22.66 million grant for Tonga’s Coastal Resilience Project, supplemented by US$1.2 million in co-financing from the Government of Tonga and US$63,000 from the UN
Indonesia starts exporting electricity to Papua New Guinea
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape met at the Bogor Palace on Monday to discuss cooperation in various fields, including electricity exports to the border region.
Winston Peters says he wants more rational debate on deep sea mining, not ‘virtue signalling’
New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, says mining is critical to transition away from fossil fuels, but the call for a moratorium in international waters by the previous government still stands.
Beu progressing well in build-up to Paris Olympics
Athletics Papua New Guinea president Tony Green has hailed the code’s Olympic Games representative Leonie Beu for her performance over the weekend at the American Track League. Beu competed at the meet in Tennessee,
Six athletes will represent PNG at the 2024 Paris Olympics
The Papua New Guinea Olympics Committee has announced six athletes representing the country at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France starting 26 July -11 August 2024. The athletes including Josh Tarere, and Georgia
USP boss sacks union leader for speaking out
The University of the South Pacific (USP) has terminated the work contract of union leader, Dr Tamara Osborne-Naikatini. The President of AUSPS (Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff), Dr
First Vanuatu female weightlifter to compete in Olympic Games
21-year-old Ajah Pritchard Lolo will be Vanuatu’s first female weightlifting athlete to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this month. Last month was a momentous one for Vanuatu as the nation celebrated World
PNG oil and LNG shipments face ban on foreign waters if waste oil issue not addressed
Papua New Guinea will face a grim reality of a ban on its shipping or oil and hydrocarbons into international waters if it continues to ignore the implementation of a domestic waste oil policy that is 28 years
Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi opens first honorary Consul office in Japan
The Pacific nation of Niue has opened its first honorary consul in Japan. The announcement was made by Niue Premier, Dalton Tagelagi in Tokyo. “I am currently in Japan to attend the PALM 10 meeting and to open
Regulator disrupts Starlink services during Tonga’s ongoing communications crisis
The Tonga government considers that Starlink‘s roaming network services linked to personal satellite antennas, to be illegal in Tonga, even when they are on ships and yachts passing through Tongan waters and on
PALM preview: fisheries research vessels and Fukushima
The government plans to provide one fisheries research vessel free of charge to each of the four Pacific Island nations of Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, it has been learned. Prime
‘No place for political violence in the U.S.’
Guam leaders today joined the nation in condemning the shooting at former president Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania. “There is no room for violence in politics–no matter where you stand on the
Lawmaker says Guam, CNMI must ‘look after each other’ amid rising tensions in the region
In the face of escalating threats in the region, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI) House Floor Leader Edwin Propst said Guam and the Northern Marianas must join hands in preparing the island communities for
Spain makes Manu Samoa work for 34-30 win, Italy wins on its first visit to Tonga to end drought in Pacific islands
Spain makes Manu Samoa work for 34-30 win Manu Samoa beat a spirited Spain 34-30 in rainy and muddy conditions at Apia Park on Saturday. Spain made Manu Samoa work for the win and while the wet conditions made things
PNG’s Economic Outlook remains positive, says IMF report
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report indicating that Papua New Guinea’s economic outlook remains positive. The IMF report, released Saturday,
Palau’s President proposes $3.4M Supplemental Budget to address healthcare shortfall
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has submitted a US$3.4 million supplemental budget proposal to Olbiil era Kelulau for consideration. The proposal allocates US$3.4 million and appropriates US$2.7 million. In his
