SAIPAN, 03 JUNE 2026 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES)—The Office of the Attorney General is asking the CNMI Superior Court to throw out the settlement that cleared former governor Ralph Torres, arguing the deal was unauthorised and illegally granted him broad immunity. Torres’ legal team immediately pushed back, saying the government is attempting to “revisit the same […]
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“Press Freedom is not only about the right to report” – PM Manele urges responsibility, accuracy and protection of truth
HONIARA, 04 MAY 2026 (PACNEWS)—Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says press freedom must be matched with responsibility, warning that journalism today is defined not by speed, but by accuracy, trust and its role in protecting peace and national unity. Speaking at the World Press Freedom Day 2026 event on Monday, Manele told journalists that […]
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Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
JAYAPURA, 24 APRIL 2026 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia. Representatives of the ULMWP were this week at the Dutch Parliament for a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the human rights situation in West Papua. In a video relayed to the […]
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Taiwan may lose another Pacific ally to Beijing as Solomon Islands begins 100-day assessment of priorities
HONIARA, 10 JUNE 2019 (SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST) —Last month, after heated elections in the Solomon Islands, the Taiwanese combat support ship Pan Shi arrived on the shores of Taipei’s main ally in the South Pacific. With a flash of a thumbs up, Roger Luo, Taiwan’s ambassador, was joined by the Solomon Islands’ Foreign Minister […]