27 December, 2015. The chief executive of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement says the US tuna fleet has till the end of the month to pay up or lose its fishing licence.

23 December, 2015. A number of issues affecting the Pacific Islands were discussed at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Tenth Ministerial Conference (MC10), which concluded in Nairobi, Kenya on 20 December.

15 December, 2015. Papua New Guinea's Abigail Havora has been crowned Miss Pacific Islands 2015 in a ceremony held in Rarotonga.

9 December, 2015. Pacific weather forcasters say their latest models show Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, the southern Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and New Caledonia can expect below normal rain levels over the next three months.

8 December, 2015. The Pacific's chief trade adviser in the PACER Plus negotiations says Australia and New Zealand will allow the island countries to charge tariffs to protect their struggling industries.

29 November, 2015. Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum and the Republic of France met in Paris yesterday at the 4th France-Oceania Summit.

25 November, 2015. Vanuatu's President Baldwin Lonsdale has dissolved the country's parliament and called a snap election.

21 November, 2015. The Court of Appeal has also dismissed the MPs' appeal against President Baldwin Lonsdale's decision to revoke their self-imposed pardon.