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Second Pacific Loss and Damage Dialogue opens with urgent call for climate action

India, Aug. 12 -- The Second Pacific Loss and Damage Dialogue opened today in Apia, Samoa, reaffirming the urgency of addressing climate-induced loss and damage as a critical priority for Small Island... Read More


Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep-sea mining grows

India, Aug. 12 -- As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers United States and China, the question facing... Read More


PNG calls for new trade deal with NZ, rejects PACER Plus pact

India, Aug. 12 -- Papua New Guinea is urging New Zealand to engage in negotiations for a bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), arguing that current trade policies do not meet ... Read More


Australian Ministers embark on Pacific tour to boost security, economic, and regional ties

India, Aug. 12 -- This week, Australian deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy, will travel ... Read More


Bendigo bank cease operations in Nauru, Commonwealth Bank of Australia opens today

India, Aug. 12 -- Last Friday, Nauru's only banking service, Bendigo Bank officially concluded its operations in the island nation, making way for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to begin ser... Read More


Time to rethink Fiji's peacekeeping commitments: Defence Minister Tikoduadua

Fiji, Aug. 7 -- Fiji's Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Pio Tikoduadua has told Parliament it's time Fiji rethinks the scope and purpose of its peacekeeping operations, announcing work has beg... Read More


Palau backs Solomon Islands' move to exclude Pacific Islands Forum partner talks until 2026

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Palau "respects" the Solomon Islands' decision to exclude Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) dialogue partners when it hosts the annual leaders' meeting in Honiara next month. Prime Min... Read More


Samoa warns Forum against interference on Taiwan

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Samoa caretaker Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has issued a strong warning that her government would find it "very difficult" to attend the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum if ... Read More


PM Marape backs Forum unity as PNG advises on Taiwan's exclusion

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- As Papua New Guinea (PNG) celebrates 50 years of independence, Prime Minister James Marape is calling for greater Pacific solidarity in the face of growing geopolitical tensions. ... Read More


Cook Islands PM charts bold future, reaffirms global leadership

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Cook Islands is celebrating 60 years of self-government with Prime Minister Mark Brown declaring the country's intent to step up as a global player, driven by unity and a bold... Read More