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Landowners in the Marshall Islands say they will rather lose 20 million US dollars in lease money from the American military than sign up to an unfair deal for the...

American Samoa's Governor Togiola Tulafono has urged territorial residents to seek information with the government's Tax Office if they qualify to receive a rebate under the federal economic stimulus…

Tonga's finance ministry is to review it's current centralised accounting procedures following a report that says the Tourism Minister broke the law to avoid the long process of obtaining treasury...

The Tongan Minister for Information says it's a lack of experience that caused the Tourism Minister to break the law. In a report into allegations of corruption against the Tourism...

Two former employees of American Samoa's Treasury Department who collected more than 53,000 US dollars in bogus tax refund cheques have been ordered to pay full restitution. The Samoa News...

American Congressional delegates from the U.S. Pacific territories have asked the US Government to advance funds to local treasuries to enable the island governments to issue rebates due to…

Papua New Guinea's planning, finance and treasury departments are facing allegations a syndicate of officers has been demanding 10 per cent commission before processing cheques and payments. The…

A bid by Samoa Quality Broadcasting to buy the Samoa Broadcasting Corporation or SBC has hit problems. The Samoa Observer reports that the snag is over who will pay for...

There's new money circulating in the American Samoa economy thanks to the release of the first batch of tax refund cheques. The check run issued by Treasury yesterday was worth...

Investigators from the Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Bureau in American Samoa have been pouring over employee time cards at the Executive Office Building in Utulei. Sources say that the…

A former senior Solomon Islands police officer believes the compensation paid to a group of Malaitans will have an adverse affect within the Solomon Islands community. The 50-thousand Solomon…

American Samoa's sacked treasurer, Velega Savali, says he is disappointed that he was removed before completing many fiscal policy changes. Velega was sacked last week after he ignored a call...

The governor of Oro province in Papua New Guinean has denied any wrongdoing after public funds were deposited into his private bank account. A District Support Grant totalling 80,000 US...

The Customs Division of Treasury in America Samoa's has delayed the start up date for the customs automated system and new inspection process which was set for January the 1st.

The Attorney General's Office in American Samoa has advised a number of government departments that the Department of Public Safety is conducting an investigation into overtime payments to government…

American Samoan Treasurer Velega Savali has informed Treasury staff that he will not resign but will leave it up to the governor to exercise his executive authority to remove him...

The US General Services Administration has suspended all orders from the American Samoa government because of non payment of outstanding bills. The GSA is the agency of the federal government...

The Solomon Islands has a new finance and treasury minister after the surprise defection to the government of a stern opposition critic of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Peter Boyers, who...

The Member of Parliament for West New Georgia/Vona Vona in Solomon Islands, Peter Boyers is now the new Minister for Finance and Treasury. The SIBC says Mr Boyers was sworn-in...

The Solomon Islands Government says it will be challenging the declaration of the date for the resumption of the next Parliament session by the Governor General, Sir Nathaniel Waena. The...

Papua New Guinea's National Government has committed itself to develop the vast gas reserves in the country with an allocation of K100 million or almost 40 million US dollars, in...

Every year on the 27th October, the tiny community of Mono Island in Solomon Islands marks what they call 'New Zealand Day'. This is the anniversary of the day in...

Two former female employees of Treasury in American Samoa will appear in District Court today to answer to charges of stealing and fraud. The two resigned their positions at the...

American Samoa Government departments with their own bank accounts have been given until November 4 to close them and turn in the funds to the General Fund. Governor Togiola Tulafono...