Pacific music legend George "Fiji" Veikoso dies aged 55
Fijian-born recording artist and Pacific music legend George "Fiji" Veikoso has died at the age of 55 in Suva.
an opposition MP in Solomon Islands says the country risks creating a wedge in the solidarity of the Pacific Islands Forum if it refuses to allow Taiwan to attend.
Pacific leaders celebrate after the International Court of Justice ruled that states that fail to deal with climate change could be subject to reparations.
Polling in Papua New Guinea's Porgera-Paiela district has been completed peacefully, despite the hijacking of ballot boxes and the destruction of key bridges.
In Fiji, the National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition sets sail to study the health of Fiji's oceans.
And the Solomon Islands women's captain opens up on the side's historic win at the OFC Nations Cup.
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