Papua New Guinea's government used anti-terrorism legislation to shut down public access to Facebook for two days this week with police citing security concerns. 

Crucial discussions on what could become one of the world's newest countries took place this week in the Paua New Guinea capital Port Moresby.

Vanuatu's Prime Minister has ordered the passport of fugitive Indian businessman Lalit Modi to be cancelled.

It's Australia's version of the 'green card' program in the United States with more 56,000 applying for the 3000 slots in the Pacific Engagement Visa.

The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea has issued a warning to the media and the public after false reports of the Pontiff's death were circulated on social media.

Cook Islands' capital Avarua was the site of political protest this week over the government's proposal for a new passport and the secrecy surrounding a deal with China.

Police are investigating claims of vote rigging at the Miss Pacific Pageant in Solomon Islands which prompted a travel ban against the judges and a near diplomatic incident. 

US-funded aid organisations across the Pacific say they're scrambling for answers after US President Donald Trump's executive order freezing US aid funding for 90 days.

A week of mourning has been declared in Papua New Guinea after one of its founding fathers and the country's first finance minister Sir Julius Chan passed away this week. 

Climate change is the Pacific's number one security concern, so its no surprise that the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement has sparked concern in the region.