Story Archive
2025-02-07
The PNG PM who tried to crush the Bougainville rebellion with foreign mercenaries then became an unlikely ally for independence.
2025-02-06
PNG says good-bye to one of its founding fathers and most controversial prime ministers after seven decades in politics.
2025-02-04
Fears AI like ChatGPT may misrepresent Pacific knowledge and languages by losing their essence and nuance.
2025-01-31
TPNPB spokesman says many involved in battle for independence “are willing to die for this cause.”
2025-01-31
The atolls harbor outstanding coral reefs, abundant sea life.
2025-01-31
The U.S. is the fifth largest bilateral development donor in the region, far behind arch rival China.
2025-01-30
Vanuatu’s parliament will sit in mid-February for formation of government and to pick a prime minister.
2025-01-30
King Tupou VI reasserts the monarch’s role in the affairs of state with the appointment of his son as a senior minister.
2025-01-28
Paris climate treaty exit, defunding WHO and foreign aid suspension strikes blow to US in Pacific as “trusted friend.”
2025-01-23
Eighteen Pacific leaders in 2018 declared climate change as their greatest single existential threat.
2025-01-22
Ancient “pig feast” asserts indigenous Melanesians’ ancestral land rights in face of government-backed agricultural programs.
2025-01-22
2,400-year-old earthworks revealed as predating stone moai statues of Rapa Nui and megalithic Nan Madol in Micronesia.
2025-01-20
Unofficial counting indicated most incumbent MPs have been reelected but with some high-profile departures.
2025-01-19
Violence in PNG continues unabated as the country prepares to mark its 50th anniversary of independence.
2025-01-14
A 17-month state of emergency fails to quell violence at one of PNG’s most important economic assets.
