Construction delays in Nauru push Micronesian Games to January 2028

Micronesian Games 2024. (file image) Photo: Hilary Hosia The Micronesia Games, initially set for 2026 in Nauru, have been moved to January 2028. This was approved at the Micronesian Games Council (MGC) annual general meeting in Nauru on Sunday....

Young stars lace up. Kurakums, Binatangs set for Pacific Challenge

PAPUA New Guinea’s AFL Under-17 squads, the Binatangs (boys) and Kurakums (girls), will depart tomorrow for Cairns, Australia, to compete in the Pacific Nations Challenge from Friday through to Sunday. The three-day tournament will showcase...

Luxon talks up regional unity ahead of Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Christopher Luxon arrives in Honiara, greeted by Solomon Islands Foreign Affairs Minister Shanel Agovaka. Photo: RNZ / Giles Dexter The Prime Minister goes into this year's Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting talking up Pacific unity, while...

Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting: 17 Leaders to Attend in Honiara

By Alfred Pagepitu All 18 member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) have registered their delegations for the upcoming 54th Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele confirmed in a media press conference...

Hawaii reports 13th travel-related dengue case this year

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed another case of travel-related dengue on Oahu, bringing the total in the state to 13 so far this year. The latest case comes about a month after the 12th reported case of dengue, which was also on...

PIF calls for increase of EU-NDICI for Pacific

BY SAMIE WAIKORI The Secretary General of Pacific Island Forum (PIF), His Excellency Baron Divavesi Waqa has called for an increase to the EU’s Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), if it remains fit for the...

Albanese in the Pacific: Australia's struggle for influence — and a key hope

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will soon arrive in Solomon Islands' capital, Honiara, to attend a regional summit that has become a point of tension between China, Taiwan, and Australia. The annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) counts Australia...

Case proposal advances to further strengthen US-Pacific Islands partnerships

File PC: (June 12, 2024) Office of Congressman Ed Case via YouTube US Rep. Ed Case announced that the US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan foreign policy measure that included a provision of his Pacific Partnership Act to strengthen...

PNG leads Pacific push for marine security

MINISTER of Fisheries and Marine Resources Jelta Wong attended the 4th Parties of the Nauru Agreement leaders’ meeting in Tuvalu, highlighting PNG’s commitment to sustainable ocean management and regional cooperation. The gathering highlighted a...

Nauru deportation deal could cost Australia $2.5 billion over 30 years

Australia could end up spending around $2.5 billion to resettle up to 354 former detainees on Nauru, with government officials confirming multimillion-dollar payments would continue for three decades if the agreement is upheld. The government last...

The burden of chairing the Pacific Islands Forum

Sione Tekiteki As the Pacific Islands Forum happens this week in Solomon Islands, the spotlight will fall on the leaders gathering under one roof. All Forum meetings are memorable (or sometimes infamous) for different reasons, but for those at the...

What Pacific Resilience Facility meant to Solomon Islands

BY BEN BILUA FORUM Leaders will endorse the Pacific Resilience Facility Treaty on Wednesday this week. The Treaty signifies huge achievement at the regional and national level but what is the treaty meant to Solomon Islands and its people?...

Smaller Island States Leaders Set Priorities Ahead of Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 8, 2025) — “The unity and clarity of purpose that we show here will set the tone for the rest of our deliberations in Honiara,” Kiribati President Taneti Maamau said Monday as he opened the Small Island States (SIS)...

Nauru’s unorthodox money-making schemes are a ‘riches to rags to riches’...

By Doug Dingwall Nauru’s government was once so flush with cash it funded an ill-fated West End musical in which Leonardo da Vinci had a love affair with Mona Lisa. The show bombed and the critics hated it. It was a venture that cost the country...

Silk Road Ark to visit Tonga during first and longest medical voyage

China’s hospital ship Silk Road Ark has departed Quanzhou for a 220-day “Mission Harmony-2025”, marking its first overseas journey and the longest yet. The vessel will deliver humanitarian medical aid across about a dozen countries, including...

Global push grows for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty before COP30

A growing coalition of 17 countries is leading an unprecedented global campaign in support of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and this is a landmark movement in global climate negotiations as we head to COP30. This is the first initiative...

Government keeps migration level unchanged

Tony Burke, left, and Anthony Albanese arrive at Question Time on Wednesday. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) By Michelle Grattan in Canberra The government will keep the permanent migration level for 2025-26 at 185,000, the same level as the previous...

Coast Guard’s Petty Officer Aviles strengthens Pacific fight against illegal fishing

Aviles brought her expertise to the RFSC, where she worked alongside 32 secondees and partners from 13 FFA Member nations, including Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Republic of...

Live: PM says he believes Vanuatu agreement will be signed 'soon'

11m agoTue 9 Sep 2025 at 7:00am 'Racism is a big problem in this country': Thorpe says of Nampijinpa Price's remarks Lidia Thorpe says she was very disappointed with Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments about Indian migration. She...

Nauru was once the second-wealthiest nation. Here's how it lost everything

Nauru's government was once so flush with cash it funded an ill-fated West End musical in which Leonardo da Vinci had a love affair with the Mona Lisa. The show bombed and the critics hated it. It was a venture that cost the country millions of...