People First party registered
LOYALIST members of deposed Fijian Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama’s Fiji First, have formed a political party to contest the next general
Politics
Former Samoan PM calls for action, not church activities
FORMER Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has called on the government address medical supply shortages and power blackouts instead of creating a Christian
Tongan PM announces Cabinet
TONGA has a new Cabinet, three weeks after the election of Lord Fakafanua as Prime
Samoa considers ban on non-Christian religions
SAMOA’S prime minister has suggested that non-Christian religions be banned from the
France delays New Caledonia referendum
BOWING to reality, the French government has abandoned plans to hold a referendum on March 15 to consider a new political statute for New
Briefs
THE Commonwealth Election Commission (CEC) wants the CNMI Legislature to pass an election reform bill to modernise the territory’s voting system.
Right royal mess: Is Tonga’s democracy being rolled back?
TONGA’S recent elections have had little impact on the world outside the Pacific’s remaining
King consolidates power as Tonga elects PM
TONGA’S royal family has effectively consolidate power with the election pf Lord Fakafanua as prime
Minister’s New Caledonia tour leaves unanswered questions
WHEN France’s new Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou toured New Caledonia last week, New Caledonians hoped that her visit would end uncertainty over political and economic reforms. Instead, Moutchou flew back to Paris
Manoeuvring in Paris delays decision on New Caledonia elections
Legislation to defer New Caledonia’s provincial elections has been delayed until next week, as parliamentary manoeuvring in Paris highlights divisions over the Bougival Accord, a proposal for a new political statute
Former Fiji PM escapes jail time
FORMER Fijian military strongman Frank Bainimarama escaped jail time today after a second corruption
Adeang back as Nauru president
DAVID Adeang will serve another term as Nauru’s president after he was elected unopposed early this week. Adeang was re-elected from Ubenide Constituency with parliamentarians Reagan Aliklik, Russ Kun, and Ranin
FAST triumphs without Iron Lady
SAMOA’S August election has resulted in an emphatic victory for the Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party. With 30 of the 51 seats, FAST has a comfortable
Falaeo champions inclusive democracy
TO reshape New Caledonia’s political landscape, Veylma Falaeo, President of the Congress of New Caledonia, is advancing a bold agenda centered on participatory democracy, government accountability, and
Movers and Shakers
DR Malouamaua Tu’ualofaifo has been appointed Acting CEO of the American Samoa Medical Center (LBJ Tropical Medical Center) through a recess appointment by Governor Lemanu P. S.
Collapse of French Government to impact Forum debate on New Caledonia
AS President of New Caledonia Alcide Ponga attends his first Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Honiara this week, the French government in Paris has
Samoa village bans political rallies
POLITICAL rallies have been banned in Falelatai Village, seat of Samoan head of state, Tuimalealiifano Va’aleto’a Sualauvi
Personalities kill island dream
ON a small island, strong personalities can kill national efforts in the blink of an eye. As Tonga prepares to host the Pacific Games, personal agendas have started to surface, threatening to stop the event from taking
The church in politics
THE Pacific is often caught between two global powers: China and the United States–Australia alliance.
Death threats for Kanaky politicians
Kanaky (New Caledonian) politicians who signed a deal with France on July 12 will receive police protection due to threats, mainly
Devil in the detail of New Caledonia’s “historic” agreement
Meeting in France, New Caledonian political leaders have signed an agreement on the political and economic future of the French Pacific