August 14, 2026

AUCKLAND, 14 AUCKLAND 2026 (OFC)—The draw for the OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup 2026 has been confirmed at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland, New Zealand. The OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup returns to Tahiti for the first time in three years, with five teams from across […]

SUVA, 14 AUGUST 2026 (SPC)—A death certificate records a life’s end. But when the medical cause is not coded consistently, governments lose part of the picture they need to understand and prevent avoidable deaths in future. Seven Pacific countries are working together to change that. A Pacific partnership is helping countries to better use and

PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (THE NATIONAL)—The PNG Chiefs have stepped up their pursuit of former NRL star Joey Manu, with the NRL expansion side continuing to build a strong squad for its historic NRL debut in 2028. Manu recently travelled to Port Moresby and met with the club as part of discussions about a

PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG) —Papua New Guinea’s agricultural production has been in steady decline for more than two decades, and continued emphasis on policies and legislation will not reverse the trend without a fundamental change in how farming is carried out on the ground. The decline began around 1990 with the Bougainville crisis,

PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (EU- STREIT PNG)—Papua New Guinea has expanded its capacity to process cocoa locally with the inauguration of a US$2.8 million upgrade at Queen Emma Chocolate in Port Moresby. The new equipment is expected to double the factory’s output and allow more Papua New Guinean cocoa to be turned into higher-value

PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (THE NATIONAL) —About 4,000 to 4,500 jobs awaits for the Papua LNG project downstream operations, says ExxonMobil PNG national content manager Sam Koyama. Koyama said during the Papua LNG development forum in Port Moresby that ExxonMobil’s national content plan for Papua LNG downstream had three pillars. “For workforce development, the

SUVA, 14 AUGUST 2026 (PACNEWS)—Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers are backing new regional principles for artificial intelligence and a safer digital environment as the Pacific enters a new phase of connectivity, with all Forum Members now connected to undersea telecommunications cables. Ministers supported the Pacific Digital and Artificial Intelligence Technology Principles for consideration by Forum

PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (RNZ PACIFIC) —Papua New Guinea Rugby is worried more union players might be lured to rugby league, as it continues to be suspended by World Rugby. The interim president of the PNG Rugby Union, Vince Karawa, told RNZ Pacific from Port Moresby that the Australian government’s large financial investments in

decade in charge of FIFA with funding increasing from US$2 to US$3 million over a four-year cycle to US$8 million in the last round. Infantino inaugurated a new national soccer center in Papua New Guinea, funded by FIFA Forward money in 2023, and another has opened in the Solomon Islands. Vanuatu has a new stadium.

PORT MORESBY, 14 AUGUST 2026 (THE NATIONAL)—Papua New Guinea Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) officers will continue to investigate corruption allegations against public servants, politicians and others despite threats and intimidation against them, says acting commissioner Don Sawong. “Icac will treat any threats, harassment and intimidation to its officials with utmost seriousness,” he said. “I