PACNEWS ONE, 18 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Vanuatu celebrates historic appointment of Anna Naupa as MSG Director General2. SOL — Solomon Islands Governor General suspends Police Commissioner Vaevaso3. PACIFIC —
Dead fish, discoloured sea spark fear in Yap
GOVERNMENT officials on Yap are scrambling to identify the cause of dead fish and discoloured sea water, which threaten
PACNEWS THREE, 17 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — UN Decolonisation Committee pressed to act on New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Guam and Tokelau2. B/VILLE — Bougainville President Toroama says PNG Parliament breached
PACNEWS TWO, 17 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Solomon Islands prime minister raises Pacific security pact proposal during Australia visit2. SOL — The unexploded bombs still threatening a Pacific nation 80 years on3.
El Niño conditions confirmed: SPREP urges coordinated regional response
THE Western Pacific can expect a drier few months with the possibility of drought as El Niño sets in.
PACNEWS TWO, 15 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — UN climate chief pushes $1.3 trillion finance plan, Calls for Political backing ahead of COP332. PACIFIC — Taiwan Vice President Hsiao says U.S-China engagement should not come at
PACNEWS ONE 15, JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — El Niño conditions confirmed: SPREP urges coordinated regional response2. PACIFIC — Pacific Leaders issue global appeal for Peace3. PACFIC — U.S targets Oceania’s
PACNEWS TWO, 11 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN— IPCC chief says 1.5°C threshold near as scientists push ahead with new climate assessment2. TOKELAU — New Zealand closes down Tokelau self-governance3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS THREE, 10 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — PNG Parliament must now deal with Bougainville referendum result with respect, responsibility and unity: PM Marape2. PACIFIC — Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished
PACNEWS ONE, 10 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Bougainville MP backs sessional order, says PNG Parliament must first agree on process2. B/VILLE — PNG Government strategy aimed at blocking Bougainville Independence: Vice
Mobile internet prices in PNG: Stability amid infrastructure developments
IN December 2025, PNG's acting communication minister announced an early Christmas gift for the country: three new undersea cables to be delivered not by Santa's sleigh but as part of the Pukpuk Connectivity Initiative,
