Pacific strive for genuine and enduring partnerships: Forum Chair Brown

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Cook Islands Prime Minister has told the Korea – Pacific Islands Summit Monday the region wants to work with partners that have genuine interest in the Pacific. In his

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Don Opeloge sets new Commonwealth record for Men’s 102kg Clean N Jerk

Whenever Samoa’s national weightlifting team compete at regional and global events, the nation can be sure to expect medals to be raining down and records to be broken. The recent Samoa Games held in Apia was no

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Korea – Pacific Islands Summit to discuss 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent

The Korea – Pacific Islands Summit is set to discuss 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent Monday. This was revealed by Forum Secretary General Henry Puna in an interview with Pacific journalists in Seoul.

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FEMA-chartered planes to send relief to Guam from Hawaii

A chartered Pacific Air Cargo’s B474-400F will airlift supplies from Hawaii’s Diamond Head facility to Guam, according to Paul Skellon, PAC’s director of communications. Days after Typhoon Mawar hit Guam, the

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Tongan princess dies in Auckland, aged 75

Her Royal Highness Princess Mele Siuʻilikutapu Kalaniuvalu Fotofili has passed away in Auckland at age 75. The oldest child of Prince Fatafehi Tuipelehake and his wife Melenaite Tupoumoheofo Veikune, Princess

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Kilman out, Napat in as Vanuatu’s deputy PM

Sato Kilman has been removed as Vanuatu’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Lands by Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau. He will be replaced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jotham Napat. It marked the first

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‘Have courage’: Tokelau records its first four community COVID-19 cases

Tokelau remains in lockdown following the announcement of its first Covid-19 community cases. “We knew that it would eventually get to Tokelau, so we prepared,” Tokelau Government General Manager Aukusitino

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Drua scrape home against Moana Pasifika

The Fijian Drua narrowly escaped a strong challenge from Moana Pasifika at Churchill Park in Lautoka this weekend to get home 47 – 46. It was the Moana Pasifika team’s first visit to Fiji, and they started with

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Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam

Powerful Typhoon Mawar churned slowly over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Thursday, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, walls and power lines, flipping cars, and pushing dangerous storm

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Tonga undersea volcano eruption disrupted satellite signals halfway around the world, researchers say

A massive undersea volcano that erupted in Tonga last year reportedly disrupted satellite signals halfway around the world.  Since then, an international team of researchers has used satellite-and ground-based

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Chief is more than just a title, Fiji President tells the GCC

You are here for your people, says Fiji President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere. While addressing the members of the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC), Ratu Wiliame says that, as chiefs, the council should provide the best

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Nauru offshore processing to cost Australian taxpayers $485m

Offshore processing on Nauru will cost Australia $485m (US$320 million) this year, despite the fact there are just 22 refugees and asylum seekers left at the Pacific Island’s regional processing centre. Department of

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