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PNG Govt urged to honour Bougainville referendum Funding Commitment
The Papua New Guinea Government has been urged to honour its commitment to fund the Bougainville Referendum exercise.Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato said this on NBC's National Press Club...
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Over 5 million voters for PNG LLG Elections
Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner, Patilias Gamato, says over 5 million voters across the country are expected to participate in this year's Local Level Government elections.Speaking on NBC'...
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PM O’Neill backs move for women’s seats in parliament
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill is backing a proposal that will guarantee women four seats in Parliament, starting in the 2020 general election or the one after.He told a women’s forum in...
View ArticleFrance ready to host Vanuatu Government officials to negotiate North Loyalty...
The French Government is ready to host Vanuatu to continue negotiations on the delimitation of the border in the North of Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia.Last week diplomatic sources in Paris...
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West Papuans urged to boycott Indonesian elections
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has urged all Papuans in Indonesia to boycott the upcoming national elections.Indonesia, which has over 190 million eligible voters, goes to the polls on...
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Vanuatu and China to expand cooperation in agriculture, fisheries, livestock
China’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Han Changfu, and Vanuatu’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity (MALFFB), Hosea Nevu, have talked about increasing...
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US NCIS train Fiji Police officers
United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) trainers are in Suva this week to train officers from the Sexual Offenses Unit of the Fiji Police Force on Sexual Assault Investigations.The...
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Solomon Islands pin economic hopes on new Brisbane link
As Solomon Airlines flight IE715 touched down in Munda on Saturday, thousands lined the fences to greet the unfamiliar sight of a commercial airliner at the community’s tiny airport.Secretly built by...
View ArticleFormer Vanuatu aid negotiator convicted of fraud, money laundering
Former Vanuatu Principal Aid negotiator Victor Rory has been convicted today after being found guilty to 20 counts of obtaining money by deception.He was also convicted on 20 additional counts of money...
View ArticleBougainville referendum gets first K10m
Minister assisting the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister on Bougainville Affairs, William Samb, has confirmed that the government has released the first K10 million (US$2.9 million) out of K30m (US$8.8...
View ArticleFiji Police hunt for second suspect in alleged drug trafficking case, Fiji...
Fiji Police are searching for the second suspect in the alleged drug trafficking case involving a Fiji Airways employee.This has been confirmed by Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni...
View ArticleUN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights visit Fiji
The UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kate Gilmore, will begin an official visit to Fiji today to discuss the human rights situation in the country with authorities, human rights defenders,...
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Foreign aid declines further in Australian budget, with focus on Pacific
Foreign aid continues to be one of the losers of the federal budget, with projected falls of more than 11% over coming years, and a change in emphasis from Asia to the Pacific.The head of Australia’s...
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Australia stops payments to Green Climate Fund
Australia will stop contributions to the UN’s major fund for battling climate change this year, according to government budget papers released on Tuesday.With a federal election looming, the government...
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PNG facing HIV/AIDS epidemic, says Kanawi
Papua New Guinea is facing an HIV/AIDS epidemic, says a consultant to the National Aids Council (NAC) secretariat.Also, a former director of the secretariat, Wep Kanawi said the prevalence rate has...
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Tongan King calls for investigations into Nuku'alofa riots
Tonga's King, Tupou VI, has called for fresh investigations into the deadly 2006 riots in Nuku'alofa.The King used his speech at the close of parliament last week to make a wide-ranging call for more...
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Election day arrives in Solomon Islands
As Solomon Islanders go to the polls today, the police commissioner has called for an election the country can be proud of.Polls open at 7am in Solomon Islands for the general election.There are 333...
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Incumbents dominate early election results in Solomon Islands
Incumbent MPs are dominating early election results in Solomon Islands.Seven of the ten seats declared overnight were returned to their former occupants.The only three new MPs so far are former clerk...
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Tonga Prime Minister Pōhiva “in hospital but he is fine,” PM Office says
Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva is “in hospital but he is fine,” his media spokesperson Lōpeti Senituli told Kaniva news last night.It is understood the 78-year-old was diagnosed with pneumonia...
View Article88 Papua New Guineans graduate from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition
The Australia Pacific Training Coalition witnessed its 23rd graduation ceremony on Friday, which saw 188 students graduate with certificates in various technical and vocational courses after completing...
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