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Fiji state prosecutor appeals former prime minister’s ‘lenient’ sentence

A conviction would bar former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama from election to Parliament for nearly a decade.

US Coast Guard expands its Pacific reach with Harriet Lane deployment

The deployment of the medium-endurance cutter to the Pacific will help police the region’s vast fisheries.

Earthquake in Papua New Guinea destroys hundreds of homes

The Pacific island country is still recovering from widespread flooding and deadly landslides.

Papua New Guinea floods, landslides kill at least 23, affect thousands

King tides have also inundated tens of coastal villages and swamped crops in Gulf province.

Fiji resets police cooperation with China, scraps short-term deployments

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka put the cooperation agreement under review last year.

US military plans $400M upgrade to Yap’s airport in western Pacific

The proposal adds to other significant expansion of U.S. military infrastructure in the Pacific.

Former Fiji leader Bainimarama guilty of interfering in police investigation

A criminal conviction could disqualify Frank Bainimarama from running for public office for several years.

Renewal of close US ties good for regional security, Micronesian leaders say

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill that includes $7.1 billion for three Pacific island allies.

Bougainville says PNG police appointment in breach of peace agreement

US bill to avert government shutdown includes funding for key Pacific allies

Legislative approval of the funding has become a test of U.S. commitment to the Pacific.

IMF returns to Papua New Guinea after a stormy past

Prime Minister James Marape says the IMF is working with PNG not dictating policy to it.