Pacific Islands Forum Leaders endorse high-level mission to New Caledonia

Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders have endorsed a high-level mission to New Caledonia.  This is in response to the request from New Caledonia to support a long-lasting resolution to the ongoing political

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PALM preview: fisheries research vessels and Fukushima

The government plans to provide one fisheries research vessel free of charge to each of the four Pacific Island nations of Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, it has been learned.  Prime

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Tonga Government appeals to public to rent out homes for PIF visitors

On the streets of Nuku’alofa, the rush is on to complete two hundred container houses to provide much needed accommodation for this year’s Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting, to be held in August.  Prime

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Baron Waqa negotiating – No start date for incoming Pacific Islands Forum boss yet

The incoming head of the Pacific region’s main political body is yet to sign his contract, almost six months after the 2023 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting in Rarotonga.  Former Nauru president, Baron

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