Tag: Melanesian

ANALYSIS: By Joey Tau in Suva Vanuatu is the latest Melanesian state to express reservations on the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) agreement...

By Hele Ikimotu A threatened tradition will get fresh focus when a female Melanesian tattoo collective takes up a Spanish invitation. The group, Mage’au: Melanesian Marks,...

ANALYSIS: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila Last month, New Zealand-based analyst Jose Sousa-Santos commented on Twitter that “Indonesia’s attempt at buying support from the...

Archival footage from ABC News on Australian SAS training of Indonesian special forces in 2010 republished on the Special Forces News channel on YouTube...

OPINION: By Peter S. Kinjap in Port Moresby Many current Papua New Guinean parliamentarians are highly respected individuals in their own areas - successful in...

By Nadia Marai in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea has threatened to stop trading with Fiji because of "unnecessary" trade restrictions on PNG products. Trade, Commerce...

By Pasifik in Honiara Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed the people of West Papua. The MSG last night...

By Sir Michael Somare The four Melanesian prime ministers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji will come together in Honiara, Solomon Islands...

The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) executive director, Emele Duituturaga, has welcomed a call made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) for...

By Shiyal Devi in Lautoka, Fiji The Melanesian Spearhead Group is expected to deliberate on West Papua's bid to become a full member of the...

By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila The Vanuatu Ambassador to Brussels, Roy Mickey Joy, says the Melanesian Spearhead Group  is too politicised, has lost its...

By Len Garae in Port Vila West Papuan leaders, through the Vanuatu Free West Papua Association in Port Vila, have rejected the Indonesian government’s statement...

By Jane Joshua in Port Vila Solomon Islands Prime Minister and chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Manasseh Sogavare, has revealed that the Solomon Islands...