Contractors, consultants, financiers and development partners gathered in Fiji last month for the Pacific Infrastructure Business Opportunities Seminar, highlighting a growing pipeline of infrastructure projects across the region and opportunities for businesses to participate in their delivery. The Pacific's expanding infrastructure programme was the ...

Air navigation service providers from across the Pacific have reaffirmed their commitment to improving aviation safety, cybersecurity and regional collaboration during a regional aviation forum hosted in Brisbane, Australia. The 21st South-West Pacific Safety Forum (SWPSF21), organised by Airservices Australia and supported by the Australian government...

A high-level European Union delegation has held talks with Solomon Islands' supervising minister for fisheries and marine resources, Franklyn Derek Wasi, on potential support for the proposed Bina Harbour Tuna Processing Plant Project in Malaita Province. The discussions focused on the strategic importance of the project and opportunities for cooperati...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Mathew Wale and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have announced plans to negotiate a comprehensive treaty aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and setting a long-term framework for cooperation between the two countries. The announcement was made during a joint press conference in Canberra, where the leaders rea...

K92 Mining has reported encouraging results from its maiden greenfields exploration program at the Wera prospect in Papua New Guinea, where work has defined a large low-sulphidation epithermal gold system approximately 10 kilometres southwest of the company's Kora and Judd deposits. The company said the Wera system, first announced in September 2025, e...

Rice experts from the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) have commenced a two-month technical mission in Solomon Islands, meeting today with officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD) to discuss ongoing efforts to strengthen the country's rice industry and advance plans for large-scale commercial rice producti...

Nationwide Ticketing Access Expanded Through Post PNG’s Trusted Branch Network | PNG Air Ranks 3rd in Regional On-Time Performance | Phasing Out of the Dash 8 and New ATR Fleet Era Begins PNG Air, Papua New Guinea’s People’s Choice Airline, today officially relaunched its partnership with Post PNG, expanding access to airline ticketing services through...

Kalo Gold Corp. has updated its geological and structural interpretation of the Vatu Aurum Project in Fiji, identifying a series of structural controls that the company believes could help guide future gold exploration across the property. The revised model follows the integration of LiDAR topography, surface mapping, a 2026 lineation survey, a recentl...

Labasa Airport is set to become the first airport in the Pacific to host a Remote Tower Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS), a development expected to enhance aviation safety, reliability and connectivity for Fiji’s Northern Division. The system will use high-definition cameras and advanced communications technology installed at Labasa Airport ...

The Fijian government has imposed a nationwide four-month seasonal ban on the fishing and trade of Kawakawa (grouper) and Donu (coral trout) as part of efforts to protect fish stocks during their peak breeding season. The ban took effect on June 1 and will remain in force until Sept. 30, covering all species of Kawakawa and Donu throughout Fiji. Und...

New Caledonia has signed the third tranche of a French state-guaranteed loan as part of a broader economic and social restructuring package aimed at restoring public finances and supporting essential services. The agreement was signed on May 29 by French High Commissioner Jacques Billant and New Caledonia government member in charge of the economy and ...

Customs leaders from 24 Pacific administrations will gather in Fiji this week for the 28th Annual Conference of the Oceania Customs Organisation, focusing on strengthening border security, facilitating trade and supporting economic growth across the region. The conference, to be held from June 2 to 4 under Fiji's chairmanship of the Oceania Customs Org...

PNG DataCo Limited, under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Paul Komboi, on 28 May has signed a series of strategic agreements with the Morobe Provincial Government (MPG), marking a major milestone in the province’s journey toward becoming Papua New Guinea’s leading digitally enabled sub-national government. The agreements, signed at Parliament...

Fiji has enacted its first comprehensive tourism legislation, replacing the Hotel and Guest Houses Act 1973 with a broader regulatory framework aimed at supporting the long-term growth, governance and sustainability of one of the country’s most important economic sectors. The Tourism Bill No. 10 of 2026 was passed into law on May 28, establishing the n...

The Fiji government is stepping up efforts to reduce the country’s rice import bill while strengthening food security and supporting local farmers through a series of agricultural initiatives. The government said immediate measures are being implemented to increase local rice production and reduce reliance on imported rice. These include expanding r...

Farmers from the Labuhila Coffee Farmers Association participated in a hands-on training session in Lumakanji, Guadalcanal, aimed at improving coffee production and increasing income opportunities. The training, held on May 18 and 19, was funded through the Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) Project under the Ministry of Agricultu...

Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister Franklyn Derek Wasi has received a courtesy call from Karen Mapusua, director of the Land Resources Division at the Pacific Community, at the ministry’s headquarters in Honiara. Mapusua and her team are in Solomon Islands to support the country as it assumes the chairmanship of the Pacific Heads of Agricul...

The Fiji government has welcomed the announcement made following the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting confirming support for the development of Fiji’s ports. The Quad comprises the United States, Australia, India and Japan. In a statement, the Fiji government said the development and modernization of the country’s port infrastructure remains a key nat...

Kalo Gold Corp. says it has completed almost half of a high-resolution airborne magnetic survey at its Vatu Aurum gold project in Fiji, as the company advances exploration targeting across the 367 square kilometre project area on Vanua Levu. The company said 2,764 line-kilometres of the planned 6,212 line-kilometre heli-magnetic survey had been complet...

Sandvik on 26 May launched AutoMine® Aura, a first-of-its-kind underground mining automation platform fully engineered for the future. The release represents the most significant evolution of AutoMine® since its introduction more than 20 years ago. AutoMine® Aura transforms every layer of the AutoMine® platform, delivering full situational awareness wi...

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has called for greater financial support for Pacific renewable energy transitions, describing the shift away from imported fuel as an economic security strategy rather than a climate concession. Speaking at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank, or ADB, in Samarkand, Brown said Pacific Island count...

The Vanuatu government says it remains committed to rebuilding national carrier Air Vanuatu but warned that future financial support for the airline must be accompanied by major structural reforms to prevent further losses. The issue was raised during oral questions in the first ordinary session of the 2026 Parliament after Malekula Member of Parliamen...

The Metals Company, or TMC, says it is advancing plans for commercial-scale polymetallic nodule recovery in the Pacific Ocean following new regulatory and operational milestones linked to its deep-sea mining projects in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. In a first quarter corporate update, TMC announced that it had signed a commercial agreement with offshor...

Fiji is strengthening its presence in global trade discussions while advancing Pacific priorities through increased engagement with international and regional trade partners, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Sakiasi Ditoka. Speaking in Parliament, Ditoka said Fiji participated in the 14th World Trade Organization Ministerial...