Movers and Shakers

Solomon Islands People’s First Party leader, Frederick Kologeto, has officially been sworn in as the new Deputy Prime

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Tonga prepares whistleblower bill to protect civil servants exposing government wrongdoing

Tonga is drafting a landmark Whistleblower Protection Bill designed to empower civil servants to report corruption and abuse of power without fear of retaliation, Prime Minister Eke announced last

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U.S-Pacific Tuna Treaty passes House, heads for Senate vote

The tuna fisheries treaty has achieved a 2025 milestone and is headed for a final vote before it becomes law in the United

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ADB to start work on Fiji and Tonga’s request to raise bonds in their local currencies

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will now kick-start the process of due diligence to facilitate Fiji and Tonga’s request for the bank to raise local currency bonds in the Fijian dollar and

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Fiji and the EU celebrate 75 years of unity on Europe Day 2025

The European Union Delegation to the Pacific celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, one of the regional agreements that eventually led to the formation of the European Union.

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Wallaroos clinical performance over the Fijiana in Suva

The Australian Wallaroos put on a clinical performance in Suva on Saturday evening to defeat the Fijiana by a wide

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Major parties are promising big on the Pacific this election. What does the region think?

If you walk down a street in Honiara, Port Moresby or Nuku'alofa and ask about the federal election in Australia, you might well draw a polite — but blank —

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Tongan Police Minister warns against Sunday law breaches

Tongan Minister for Police, Paula Piukala, has expressed concern over repeated requests to breach the nation’s strict Sunday observance laws. Minister Piukala revealed he had received another request for an air

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ICT State of Play

The newly released Pacific edition of the Digital Economy Report provides an update on internet connectivity and costs in the region. Selected statistics and notes from the report

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Telco leaders to consider digital sovereignty and investment gaps

When leaders from the region’s telecommunications sector meet in Honiara this month, they will be considering some of the biggest issues to face not only the Pacific region but economies and societies globally: data

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A better way: New university offers alternative to current system

The Pacific's newest university launches this week, building on decades of work by the Pacific Theological

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Briefs

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Twenty-nine resident species are now protected under the US Endangered Species Act. The species include bats, birds, turtles, reptiles, invertebrates, and rare plants across

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