Samoan player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu accuses All Blacks of 'stealing' Maori...
Outspoken Samoan rugby player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has accused the All Blacks of 'stealing' Maori culture in an expletive-laden social media post."The All Blacks' whole identity is stolen from Maori...
View ArticleWhy are we contemplating saddling the Pacific with more debt?
By Concetta Fierravanti-WellsFollowing on from my extensive work as minister for international development and the Pacific (including 35 trips to the Pacific), the government is now rolling out our...
View ArticleEla beach double murder suspect caught in an accident
The suspect Nathan Epe, 27 from Hanua Bada Village was apprehended last week Monday after he was trapped in the vehicle. NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N’Dranou said the suspect has been on...
View ArticlePolice Commander's Vehicle burnt in Station Premises in Port Moresby
Port Moresby's Hohola Police Station Commander’s vehicle was burnt in the early hours of Friday morning at the police station premises.Station Commander Ben Kua said he parked the vehicle in front of...
View ArticlePalau drops Kosovo recognition in favour of Serbia
Palau will no longer recognise Kosovo, instead favouring Serbia, which claims sovereignty over the breakaway state.The move was announced by Palau President Tommy Remengesau, who met Serbian President...
View ArticleFiji to receive health boost thanks to Canberra Company
A Canberra company is bringing high quality healthcare to many more Fijians thanks to a new partnership with our Pacific neighbours. Aspen Medical has entered into a 23-year agreement with the Fijian...
View ArticleA boost in PNG Opposition Numbers as EHP Governor crosses over
Eastern Highlands governor Peter Numu has joined the Opposition block in an unprecedented move today during parliament sitting amid plans to unseat Prime Minister Peter O’Neill in a vote of no...
View ArticlePNG Commissioner Baki pleased with Policing the Police Task Force Team
POLICE Commissioner Gari Baki is pleased with the efforts and performance of the Policing the Police Task Force Team. Commissioner Baki said this during the first media conference he held at the police...
View ArticleDemocratic Alliance Party in Solomon Islands to review diplomatic...
The Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) of Solomon Islands caretaker Prime Minister, will review the nation’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan if it comes to power after this year’s election. That’s according...
View ArticleOpposition MP to cross the floor to join Cook Islands Government
The youngest member of the Cook Islands Parliament, Democratic Party’s Tehani Brown is expected to cross the floors to join the government, reports Radio Cook Islands.Deputy Leader of the ruling Cook...
View ArticleProbe on PNG University sex allegations
TWO sex-related allegations raised by a female student and a female staff against a University of PNG lecturer will be investigated, says Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology...
View ArticleAgriculture is PNG's star performer: ANZ report
ANZ’s latest Pacific Insight report, released Thursday, has somewhat given praise where it is due as it lauded the sector that is at the heart of all Papua New Guineans, great and small, on its...
View ArticleDemocratic Alliance Party in Solomon Islands to review diplomatic...
The Democratic Alliance Party (DAP) of Solomon Islands caretaker Prime Minister, will review the nation’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan if it comes to power after this year’s election. That’s according...
View ArticlePolice Troops in Alotau
Police troops on PNG government orders via their Police Department are on the ground in Alotau.Their presence is a response to the increase in crime in Milne Bay, with particular interest in the...
View ArticleMarape takes tough stance on corrupt public servants
James MarapeFINANCE Minister James Marape has warned public servants in the provinces and districts involved in corrupt practises to watch their tails as such actions won’t be tolerated by the...
View ArticleVanuatu referendum on political reform on 04 June
Voters in Vanuatu will be given the opportunity to vote for political reform laws in the country’s first ever referendum in June this year. The Chairman of the Task Force on the Constitutional Review,...
View ArticleInia Seruiratu takes over Fiji's foreign affairs portfolio
Two new Assistant Ministers were sworn-in at State House Monday and Fiji’s Minister for Defence Inia Seruiratu has also been appointed as the Minister for foreign affairs.Prime Minister Voreqe...
View ArticlePM O’Neill to pay repair costs of PNG Parliament
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has taken it on himself to pay for repairs to properties at Parliament House allegedly damaged by a group of police and prison officers in November.“I got...
View ArticleDusk till dawn curfew to restore law and order in Milne Bay
A 21-day dusk-to-dawn curfew that comes at a cost of K2 million (US$611,000) will be imposed in Milne Bay and a Police Tactical Force (PTF) team is on the ground to arrest or kill notorious criminal...
View ArticleFiji crowned champions at HSBC New Zealand Sevens
Fiji retained their title at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens and won their second tournament in succession on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019 as a result of an emphatic weekend in Hamilton.The...
View Article