PACNEWS TWO 14 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Dr Aqorau questions whether military expansion fits Pacific’s Ocean of Peace vision2. PACIFIC — UN warns Pacific digital boom opening door to cybercrime3. PACIFIC —
Development
PACNEWS ONE, 13 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Islands reject missile test in ‘blue continent’2. VAN — Vanuatu urged to strengthen defences against rising Pacific drug threat3. COOKS — Cook
PACNEWS TWO 08 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. SOL/AUST — Australia, Solomon Islands begin talks on comprehensive treaty as Albanese announces education package2. TONGA — Tonga ratifies CTBT, completing Treaty universalisation in
PACNEWS SPORTS, 07 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. SPORTS DEVELOPMENT — Australia commits FJD$35m to boost sports development in Fiji2. RUGBY — Next assignment for Flying Fijians3. RUGBY LEAGUE — Free-falling Tigers reveal
PACNEWS ONE, 07 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Historic Vuvale Union strengthens Fiji-Australia security partnership2. PACIFIC — Australian PM heads to the Solomon Islands after Fiji breakthrough3. PACIFIC — Bavi one of
Australia launches new Pacific skills programme as APTC ends
AUSTRALIA will spend $FJD359.8 million on skills development in Fiji and Timor-Leste over 2025-2029, as Canberra moves to deepen its regional training footprint through a new programme focused on jobs, industry needs
PACNEWS TWO, 06 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1.FIJI — Australian PM Albanese receives traditional welcome ahead of treaty2. PACIFIC — AFP to push Australia’s Pacific police training model to reduce UN costs3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS THREE, 02 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific must shape its own future: Forum Chair Wale2. VAN — Vanuatu to strengthen border defences as drug trafficking threat grows across Pacific3. FIJI — Fiji –
Taiwan backs Blue Pacific Strategy
TAIWAN continues to demonstrate solid commitment to its partnership with Pacific Island Forum member states. This is after yesterday handing over $USD2 million in funding for development cooperation at the Secretariat
PACNEWS THREE, 30 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. ACP — OACPS must adapt to global challenges, Secretary General says2. NEW|CALE — Final vote count confirms political deadlock in New Caledonia3. VAN/AUST — Vanuatu to be reinstated
PACNEWS SPORTS, 30 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — ‘That’s what we’re set up to do’: Kevin Senio reflects on Moana Pasifika’s legacy2. RUGBY — Former England No.8 confident of getting Flying Fijians
PACNEWS ONE, 29 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. NEW|CALE — Pro-France loyalists lead in New Caledonia’s Southern Province election as turnout falls2. FIJI — Ocean of Peace Institute to be established in Suva3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS TWO, 25 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Ministers seek long-term fix to fuel crisis as costs hit households2. PACIFIC — Forum regional architecture review heads to Leaders as strategic partnership decisions
PACNEWS THREE, 24 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. B/VILLE — Bougainville MP calls for managed transition toward self-government and Independence2. FIJI — NZ PM Luxon, PM Rabuka discuss fuel crisis and drug threats3. PACIFIC
PACNEWS TWO, 24 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific must move faster on financial inclusion, Marshall Islands President Heine tells Ministers2. SOL — Solomons sirens call for climate action3. PNG — East New Britain
Vanuatu receives $10m ADB grant
VANUATU will receive $USD10 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen project delivery, build resilience to
PACNEWS ONE, 23 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. SOL — China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister2. PACIFIC — Forum DSG Solofa calls for deeper regional integration as economic pressures mount3. NEW|CALE
PACNEWS ONE, 19 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — “When you deny us the science, you deny our future”: Pacific advocate at Bonn Climate Talks2. PACIFIC — PIFS leans on ASEAN model as it retools for a changing region3. SOL
PACNEWS TWO, 18 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Verified news must survive the AI age, say PNG media chief2. JAPAN — Yokohama to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in 20273. PACIFIC — China says the Pacific should
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.
Solomon Islands minister says security and development must move together
THE Solomon Islands’ new government sees security and development as closely linked, while pushing for stronger national ownership
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
Chinese town development for Port Moresby
BAOSEN International Holdings Limited is pressing ahead with a proposed PGK4 billion mixed-use development in Port Moresby’s Five-Mile precinct in what could become one of the largest private property investments in
