Port Moresby, PNG: Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare yesterday maintained there was no Papua New Guinean starving and dying of hunger,

Port Moresby, PNG: Between 600 and 800 workers from Papua New Guinea (PNG) will be in Australia between October and November for the fruit picking season

Suva, Fiji: Financial troubles have forced the Air Fiji board to pass a resolution terminating all the business of the company from today.

Port Moresby, PNG: More than 300 houses belonging to local landowners near the Porgera gold mine in Enga Province, have been torched allegedly by policemen called out to restore law and order in the district

Honiara, Solomon Islands: Outgoing Australian High Commissioner Peter Hooton signed an agreement last week with UNFPA, UN Population Fund to contribute over US$1 million

Apia, Samoa: One of the key issues in any stimulus package is investing in people, the Pacific Director for International Labour Organisation, Werner Blenk said, reports Samoa Observe

Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tongan seasonal workers who are picking almonds in Robinvale, Victoria are earning good money and sending remittances back to their families in Tonga

Port Moresby, PNG: A group of Papua New Guinean (PNG) professionals has been challenged to translate their knowledge and experiences into workable solutions that could be used to propel the country forward

Apia, Samoa: A New Zealand pro-abortion group is calling for abortion to be legalised in Samoa before more women have to suffer through unwanted pregnancy

Wellington, New Zealand: Pacific Islands labour in New Zealand is proving a bigger factor than even an improved new variety profile in helping growers deliver high-quality fruit to market