PACNEWS TWO, 19 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — China dismisses Palau President’s missile test claims as Pacific leaders prepare to discuss issue2. PACIFIC — Winston Peters urges Pacific leaders to put economic growth at
PACNEWS ONE, 19 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ‘Regional ownership matters most,’ Pacific foreign ministers say amid fragile bloc unity2. COOKS — Cook Islands election gives Brown powerful majority as Mangaia MPs join
Operation Island Chief identifies 16 vessels in illegal fishing crackdown
A REGIONAL surveillance operation targeting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing identified 16 vessels of interest and led to the detention or apprehension of four
PACNEWS TWO, 18 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. TONGA — Tongan leader backs ‘renewed blood’ as three ministers join Cabinet2. USA/FIJI — Alleged US$165 million crypto Ponzi scheme mastermind deported from Fiji to U.S3. PACIFIC
PACNEWS ONE, 18 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Key Pacific leader pushes for ‘united front’ against China’s missile tests2. PACIFIC — Former Forum SG Taylor calls for Pacific leadership grounded in culture and
PACNEWS THREE, 17 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Human rights groups urge Tuvalu and Ireland to put rights at centre of fossil fuel transition talks2. SOL — Solomon Islands shapes first national response to climate Loss
PACNEWS TWO, 17 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Papua New Guineans to start serving in Australian defence force2. PALAU — PIF 2026: Palau prepares for a Pacific meeting shaped by regional divisions3. VAN — Former Vanuatu
PACNEWS ONE, 17 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. TONGA — Tonga appoints three new Ministers2. COOKS — Mangaia trio boosts Cook Islands Party bid for supermajority3. HAWAII — Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs
PIF says no member blocked China missile statement
PACIFIC foreign ministers have agreed that the region should issue a political statement on China’s recent ballistic missile test, but officials continue to negotiate its wording.
PACNEWS THREE, 14 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. COOKS — Brown thanks Cook Islands voters after election2. PACIFIC — Pacific Ministers back AI rules and safer digital spaces as connectivity expands3. TUVALU — Tuvalu invites Japan
PACNEWS ONE, 14 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. COOKS — Cook Islands Party poised for fifth consecutive term as preliminary results come in2. PACIFIC — Forum Foreign Ministers call for stronger regional unity as global competition
