A TONGAN-AMERICAN politician has made history in the United States after winning his primary election to become the first Tongan state senator in American history.

THE Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) has opened a regional office in Suva, marking 10 years since Pacific leaders established the region’s first sovereign disaster risk insurance facility.

PACIFIC civil society organisations want regional leaders to reject growing militarisation and have warned that the region must not become a battleground for geopolitical rivalry.

SOLOMON Islands and China will discuss expanded cooperation this week, a fortnight after Australia signaled its intention to take a greater role in regional defence.

SOLOMON Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Philippine Airlines, allowing passengers to travel on single tickets and have baggage checked through to their final destinations.

CLOSE to 40 per cent of Rotuma's population turned out for the island's first Financial Inclusion Maritime Expo.

TUVALU has launched its first plastic waste and used engine oil pyrolysis machine, converting environmental pollution into alternative fuel through research led by the University of the South Pacific.

THE region is moving into a digital-asset era faster than its laws can keep up.