Stories by Kelvin Anthony

The former governor-general of Tuvalu vying to head the Commonwealth as its next secretary-general is hoping the region will get behind his campaign to become the first Pacific Islander to get the top…

The Solomon Islands prime minister is adamant a security co-operation agreement his government has signed with China will not undermine regional security.

A senior Solomon Islands MP has warned that the controversial security agreement with China could result in action among local opponents to the deal.

A group of former heads of state and regional leaders want the 7th Our Ocean Conference in Palau to result in "meaningful outcomes" to safeguard the future of Pacific peoples.

A Papua New Guinea government trip to Indonesia for two days has been described as a "wasteful" and "pointless" exercise ahead of the national elections.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister says the leak of a draft security pact between Beijing and Honiara was done by "lunatics and agents of foreign regimes" with "no regard for secrecy."

An anti-corruption group in Solomon Islands says the government's move to sign a security agreement with China is just another controversial policy decision it has made in recent years. Audio

Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has returned to the country after spending more than two months at a Melbourne hospital recovering from a heart surgery.

An anti-corruption watchdog in Papua New Guinea is calling for election authorities to work with civil society to improve electoral processes ahead of the June polls.

Tension at Papua New Guinea's oldest TV broadcaster is escalating after all newsroom journalists walked off their jobs on Thursday to protest the suspension of their news director.

The leaders of five Micronesian nations have agreed to pause their plans to break away from the Pacific Islands Forum.

A Papua New Guinean economist says recent changes to the polling dates announced by the national election office can pose a security threat during the 2022 General Elections.

The Fijian government says Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama needs "time to recuperate" after undergoing heart surgery in Australia.

A pro-democracy activist in Fiji is calling for the government to provide regular updates about the health of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama to cancel out rumours and fake news.

Vanuatu's Education Ministry says there is no quick fix to address a shortage of high schools in the country.

The Kiribati Health Ministry has confirmed 138 new infections on Wednesday taking the total number of people infected with Covid-19 to nation high of 767 people.

Kiribati has recorded its highest daily increase in new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 629. Audio

The Kiribati Government has extended its state of disaster by another month as the remote Pacific Island nation's Covid-19 infections climbs to almost 400.

The head of a Papua New Guinea research institute has major concerns about the printing of ballot papers for the 2022 national elections.

The Kiribati government has extended its lockdown of South Tarawa, Betio and Buota for another seven days due to a rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.

The Kiribati Health Ministry has confirmed that the atoll island has surpassed 100 Covid-19 cases after it recorded 37 new positive infections on Wednesday.