The Guardian – Hilda Heine says US funding delays damage relationship with the Pacific nation as lawmakers say hold-up delivers a ‘gift’ to China Jon Letman in HawaiiTue 27 Feb 2024 20.28 ESTShare…
Month: February 2024
Pacific traditional leaders meet on Bau Island in Fiji
RNZ Pacific – Pacific traditional leaders, including the Maori king, are gathering on Bau Island this week to have conversations about their role in the contemporary world. The meeting will be hosted…
Nauru’s Diplomatic Switch to China – the Rising Stakes in Pacific Geopolitics
Solomon Island – Nauru’s decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China has nothing to do with Australia. It reflects the intense geopolitical competition in the Pacific and the sustained, but…
Exclusive-Chinese police work in Kiribati, Hawaii’s Pacific neighbour
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese police are working in the remote atoll nation of Kiribati, a Pacific Ocean neighbour of Hawaii, with uniformed officers involved in community policing and a crime database program,…
Football: Solomon Islands and New Zealand set up final clash
RNZ Pacific – The Solomon Islands have achieved their target at the OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier tournament in Apia by claiming a final spot. It defeated host Samoa 2-0 in Apia on…
New Zealand and Samoa renew partnership for cooperation
RNZ Pacific – New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa have signed a renewed Statement of Partnership in Apia today. Peters and Minister for Health and…
Guam continues to strengthen relations in Japan, GVB visits Nagano and Tokyo
KUAM News -The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) met with the Mayor of Nagano, Kenji Ogiwara after a meeting with the U.S. Embassy in Japan to discuss rebuilding ties between our island and…
Over VT570 million revenue from Jack Mackerel quota
Vanuatu has achieved a major breakthrough by generating an unprecedented revenue of over 570 million Vatu (VT) from its Jack Mackerel quota under the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO). As conveyed…
Solomon Islands United Party re-evaluates China Security Pact
SOLOMON Islands United Party (UP) has declared its intention to reassess the country’s security agreement with China should it secure a position in a coalition government after the upcoming April elections. The…
Palau divided on US Military base proposal.
In a move highlighting contrasting views on national security, Palau’s House of Delegates has urged President Surangel Whipps Jr. to collaborate with the United States on establishing a military base in the…