Millions ‘not properly audited’ for APEC: PNG Auditor General
More than K500 million (US$127 million) of public funds expended to deliver Apec 2018 in Port Moresby could not be properly audited because of poor or no
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Kiribati presidential candidates release manifestos
The candidates for President in Kiribati have published their manifestos, as required by a new
Palau signs FY 2025 Budget Act, averting government shutdown
The Palau national government avoided a shutdown with the signing of the Fiscal Year 2025 Unified Budget Act on 30 September
Solomon Islands government’s stimulus package mismanaged
An audit report on the $306 million (US$36 million) Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) has produced disturbing
Dr Raijeli Taga named PS for the Office of Fiji Prime Minister
Dr Raijeli Taga has been named the new Permanent Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in
Kiribati MP wants voice heard too as popular vote nears
With Members of Parliament and the Speaker elected in Kiribati, the focus is now on the vote for the country's
Tepaeru Herrmann reappointed Cook Islands Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
Tepaeru Herrmann has been reappointed as the Cook Islands Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
‘To the backbenchers’: Party tells Minister Prasad
Fiji Labour Party is now calling on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad to move to the
Kiribati ‘a one-party state’: Former Opposition Leader Lambourne
Kiribati is becoming a one-party state while the delivery of basic services is near collapse, according to a former opposition
PNG districts fail to submit financial acquittals
Community advocacy group ACT NOW reveals just 24 out of 96 Districts have lodged their financial acquittals for 2022 or
Fiji to join high ambition coalition on ending plastic pollution
The Fiji Cabinet has decided the nation will join a ‘High Ambition Coalition’, a group of nations working together to end plastic
Tuvalu PM moves into newly completed $2.7 million residence
Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo has moved into a newly renovated residence. The renovation, which also included the Governor General’s residence, was initially launched by former Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga in
PNG PM Marape survives Vote of No confidence motion
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has survived the Vote of No confidence against his leadership 75 to 32. Government numbers supported maintaining PM Marape with the Opposition unable to gain favour to have
Palau election commission affirms Remengesau’s eligibility for Presidential run
Former Palauan President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr is eligible to run again for the Office of the President, according to a legal opinion from the Attorney General provided to the Election Commission (PEC). The
Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi ‘humbled’ by the results of the public referendum
In this exclusive, BCN News reports the historic occasion when Speaker Hima Douglas signed into law the changes to the Niue constitution. Of the four constitutional amendment polls put to the public referendum last
Palau’s 2024 presidential election: A close contest
Palau’s presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most distinctive in Palau’s recent history. On 05 November, two prominent political figures—who also happen to be brothers-in-law—will face off for
PNG Opposition file motion of no confidence today, Committee unchanged
The Papua New Guinea Opposition has finally submitted the motion of a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister James Marape today. Opposition leader, Douglas Tomuriesa submitted the motion to Speaker Job Pomat at
All CHOGM leaders indicate participation: Samoa PM
The leaders of 56 member countries in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) have indicated their attendance at October’s conference including three monarchs. Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa
Govt. waiting on crash report
The Government through the Minister of Finance has expressed its condolences to the families of seasonal workers who died in a tragic car accident in New Zealand earlier this week. Minister of Finance, Lautimuia