26 February, 2016. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Peter O'Neill, has written to the Prime Minister of Fiji, Voreqe Bainimarama, offering coordinated regional assistance and support following the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Winston.

23 February, 2016. The death toll in Fiji from Cyclone Winston has risen to 29, and one island has been nearly flattened, the Fijian government says. Lovu settlement near Lautoka, on Viti Levu.

21 February, 2016. At least five people are believed to have died after Tropical Cyclone Winston ravaged Fiji, flattening villages and cutting power and communications. Fiji media have reported that Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has announced the new death toll.

13 February, 2016. A motion of no confidence against Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was defeated in Parliament yesterdayFriday 12 February. Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaking to disciplined forces in January 2016

11 February, 2016. The Pentecost MP Charlot Salwai has been elected as Vanuatu's prime minister by the country's newly elected parliament.

Nuku'alofa, 11 February 2016. The Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva opened the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)–Kingdom of Sweden Ministerial Meeting yesterday morning Tuesday 10 February, 2016 at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre in Nuku’alofa.

9 February 2016. Head of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement says the squabble with the United States over fishing access is a distraction for the region's fisheries officials.  

FRAMEWORK FOR PACIFIC REGIONALISM: UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL PRIORITIES

STATEMENT BY THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM CHAIR