MSG Prime Minister’s Cup Strengthens Leaders’ Vision of Unity
As the curtains fell on the 2025 Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Prime Minister’s Cup, two weeks of intense competition and sportsmanship came to a close ending with a spectacular awards evening in amazing Port
Taiwan boosts Palau economy ahead of Pacific leaders’ meeting
TAIWAN has started to strengthen Pacific alliances ahead of the regional leaders’ meeting scheduled for
Pacific initiative to save the Ocean
THE signing of the Pacific Ocean Initiative- Sustainable Protection and Management of Coastal and Marine
Briefs
THE Commonwealth Election Commission (CEC) wants the CNMI Legislature to pass an election reform bill to modernise the territory’s voting system.
See, judge, act: Bougainville – Elephant in the Pacific room
AROUND Papua New Guinea (PNG), views are being heard on the next step for the Bougainville Referendum of
Labour mobility: Double-edged sword
LABOUR mobility in the Pacific has reached a significant scale, with seasonal schemes driving the most recent migration
Japan confronts investment hurdles
THE shortage of skilled personnel, infrastructure constraints and complex landownership systems have been identified as barriers to doing business for Japanese companies in the
Moruroa e Tatou: A new generation steps up. Young people take hold of nuclear future
SINCE 2001, the association Moruroa e Tatou has brought together former Mā’ohi workers who staffed the nuclear test sites in Mā’ohi
A new cultural alliance for the Pacific
INDONESIA and Pacific Island nations signalled a new era of cultural cooperation at the Indonesia–Pacific Cultural Synergy (IPACS)
Movers & Shakers
GOVERNOR Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has appointed Dr Ruth Tofiga, Loata Sipili, Brigitte Moala, and Sesula Fepuleai McMoore Tufele to the Board of Higher Education, which oversees the American Samoa Community College.
US Initiatives in the Pacific target measurable outcomes
THE United States and Fiji are advancing a major partnership through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to boost economic growth, with Fiji leading project design and