PNG and Solomon Islands expand economic ties
PAPUA New Guinea and the Solomon Islands will deepen cooperation in mining, fisheries, trade and investment after talks between Prime Ministers James Marape and Matthew Wale in Honiara.
Wale pushes for stronger US partnership in Washington
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has used an official visit to Washington, to advance priorities on development, investment and maritime security.
Air Niugini restores direct PNG-Japan route after pandemic suspension
AIR Niugini has restored direct flights between Port Moresby and Tokyo’s Narita airport, reopening a route that first linked Papua New Guinea and Japan in 2018.
Fiji’s coups, and the decrees that hollowed out the state from within
FIJI’S coups triggered a wave of decrees that transformed Fiji's public service.
Vengaboys lead proud of her Pacific roots
SOME of the most popular dance and disco songs of the nineties were sung by the Dutch group Vengaboys. “We like to Party” and “We’re going to Ibiza” are just two of their most well-known…
2006 Militarisation left Fiji’s civil service fearful and broken
FIJI’S 2006 military takeover did more than topple a government.
Liberation of Fiji Party files registration
THE proposed Liberation of Fiji Party has submitted a fresh application to the Fijian Elections Office (FEO) after earlier failing to...
Australian survey finds dozens of wartime bombs in Nanumea lagoon
TUVALU has received the findings of an Australian underwater survey in Nanumea Lagoon which identified dozens of unexploded wartime bombs and other ordnance but found no immediate threat to residents.
