Tag: Solomon Islands
Sogavare hails ‘new approach’ on West Papua – Wale calls PM ‘Judas’
By Charley Piringi in Honiara
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has adopted a "fresh approach" in addressing the longstanding and sensitive West Papuan issue, claims...
SIBC journalists gear up for the Pacific Games the MoJo way with ABC help
By Robert Iroga
Australia’s support for the Solomon Islands media sector is long-standing and is now providing support for the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC)...
MSG leaders defer Papua membership decision to Pacific Islands Forum
By Kelvin Anthony in Port Vila
The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of the United Liberation...
Senior MSG official calls for Melanesia to remain neutral in geopolitical battle
By Kelvin Anthony in Port Vila
The Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat’s Director-General, Leonard Louma, says the Pacific region continues to be the centre of geopolitical...
West Papua high on agenda as MSG leaders set to convene in Port Vila
By Kelvin Anthony
The Pacific region’s focus will shift briefly to Port Vila next week when Vanuatu hosts the heads of governments from Fiji, Papua...
Macron warns of ‘new colonialism’ in Pacific, but clings to French ‘colonies’
ANALYSIS: By Ravindra Singh Prasad
In a historic first visit to an independent Pacific state by a sitting French president, President Emmanuel Macron has denounced...