by Jake Sanders, Editor A bipartisan group from New Caledonia is scheduled to travel to Paris next week. French media reports that they will engage with significant officials, including the presidents of both parliamentary chambers. Their visit will take place from September 23 to October 4 and will feature four Members of Parliament from New…
“The narrative of PINA reflects the evolution of Pacific media over the past 50 years, marking the transition to a more structured media landscape that encompasses various organizations, including radio,” states veteran Tongan journalist Kalafi Moala. Moala, alongside former Australian diplomat and journalist Marsali McKinnon, is co-authoring a book detailing the history of the Pacific…
by Jake Sanders, Editor Pope Francis urged for improved treatment of workers in Papua New Guinea, an archipelago of around 600 islands in the Southwestern Pacific that has attracted significant interest from international companies for its gas, gold, and other resources. During a speech to the nation’s political leaders, he passionately called for an end…
by Jake Sanders, Editor Papua New Guinea is getting ready to warmly welcome His Holiness Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, who will arrive on Friday. It has been three decades since a Pope last visited the South Pacific nation, with the previous visit by John Paul II occurring in 1995. This trip…
by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer Pacific Island athletes at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris have yet to secure any medals. Over the weekend, seven athletes participated in para-taekwondo and para-athletics events. Fiji’s Irene Mar came the closest to winning a medal, losing in the bronze medal playoff for the women’s taekwondo K44, 57kg division on…
by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer A joint statement from Pacific leaders was reissued at the PIF yesterday morning, omitting references to Taiwan after China criticized a previous version as a “mistake” that needed correction. Following five days of discussions in Tonga, a revised communique was published on Friday, reaffirming a 30-year-old agreement that permits Taiwan’s…
by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer Auki police have conducted an awareness talk at Afio and Anololo community in Central Kwara’ae on kwaso and marijuana recently. The awareness talk conducted as the issue of kwaso (homebrew) and marijuana is rising from bad to worse. The two communities have been complaining of anti-Social behaviour as a result…
Over 200 unexploded ordnance items have been cleared from a school site in the Solomon Islands. According to SIBC, St Nicholas Anglican College found a cache of US projectiles in front of a staff house while excavating for sewage installation. Clifford Tunuki, executive director of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department, stated that the projectiles have…
pictured, Feleti Teo, Tuvalu PM by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer Australia has pledged to support Tuvalu in adapting to climate change through the Falepili Union treaty, according to Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo. The agreement, signed late last year and criticized by a former Tuvalu leader as “shameful,” establishes a special visa pathway for Tuvaluan…
by Byron Louis, Staff Writer A deputy foreign minister from Taiwan is set to participate in this week’s gathering of Pacific Islands leaders in Tonga, as announced by Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Sunday. This meeting comes amid ongoing competition for influence in the region between China and the United States. The Pacific is a key…