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A report by Samoa's Ombudsman has found that Cabinet's decision to suspend Dr Eti Enosa as the CEO of the Health Ministry in 2004 was wrong. Maiava Iulai Toma's office...

The Bank of Papua New Guinea posted a 38-point-16 US dollars profit last year, the highest ever for the bank. The Bank's Governor Wilson Kamit presented the first dividend payment...

Two senators in American Samoa have accused the Customs Division of Treasury of having slack attitudes towards their duties. The Senate President Lolo Moliga and Senator Alo Dr. Paul Stevenson...

The Solomon Islands Finance and Treasury Minister, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has assured parliament that the country's economy is in good hands. Mr Lilo said the Gross Domestic Product or GDP...

The ANZ Bank in Solomon Islands says it is happy to be a partner in the government's efforts to make banking services available to the rural population. This follows the...

The Solomon Island police are hunting for two men caught on video cashing a government cheque for over half a million Solomon Island dollars. The Projects Coordinator at the National...

The Solomon Islands auditor general says it is possible there will be more cases of fraud following the theft of a government cheque which was cashed for half a million...

Solomon Islands police have seized property and arrested two people in connection with a fraud case in the government's Treasury department. The thieves are alleged to have stolen a government...

The former Chief Executive Officer, Solomon Airlines Joseph Anea, has denied accusations by the government that he mismanaged the airline. The Finance and Treasury Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo has…

The Solomon Islands Minister for Finance and Treasury, Gordon Darcy Lilo has reassured teachers of the government's commitment to pay their $7.6-million claim and calls on all striking teachers to...

The Solomon Islands opposition has filed a no confidence motion in the prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare. The opposition spokesperson for finance and treasury, Edward Huniehu, says such a move is...

American Samoa's Senate President, Lolo M. Moliga is seeking an explanation from LBJ hospital management as to why a hospital physician was not authorized to take up a one-year fellowship...

Nauru's Finance Minister, David Adeang, says proposed changes to the country's constitution are ready to be tabled in parliament. A 36-member convention has been discussing recommendations put forward…

The United States Congress is considering legislative changes to tax laws that would penalise citizens using Pacific Island countries and others as tax havens. The Washington Times reports that…

The United States Congress is considering legislative changes to tax laws that would penalise citizens using Pacific Island countries and others as tax havens. The Washington Times reports that…

The Solomon Island's Parliamentary Opposition says it supports the Prime Minister for reporting the alleged bribery of one of his ministers to the Police. The Opposition's Spokesman for Finance and...

American Samoa's Treasury is getting tougher with individuals and businesses who owe money, as collections from excise taxes on imports have dropped. Sources in the Tax Office say that some...

American Samoa's Treasury is concerned over collections from the excise fuel tax, which has dramatically dropped. Sione Kava of the Office of Petroleum Marketing said that the decline is attributed...

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance and Treasury says the economy is performing well above 2007 budget forecast, with growth continuing at about 6 percent. A ministry report says the...

The Solomon Islands Central Bank says it still has grave concerns about the sustainability of the country's logging industry. A report from the Ministry of Finance and Treasury shows the...

A mobile phone operator bidding to enter the Papua New Guinean mobile phone market has presented its case before an Australian arbitrator. The Jamaican company, Digicel Limited, wants to enter...

The American Samoa Senate has requested the Attorney General review whether the territorial government made the right decision to refund a $20,000 US dollar fine levied on the Samoa government.

The American Samoa Government has offered to reimburse the 20-thousand US dollar fine the Samoa Shipping Corporation paid last year for transporting a rugby team from Samoa to Pago Pago...

Two supervisors in the Northern Marianas' Department of Finance and a businessman have been charged with 55 criminal offences by the attorney general's office. They were for allegedly engaging in...

The Papua New Guinea Treasury department says the government has posted a budget surplus of US$153 million or 2-point-5 percent of the gross domestic product last year. The Treasury Department...