Fiji records 16 cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 16 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, increasing the total number of cases to 51,429 and 651 deaths since the outbreak in...
‘Crisis unfolding’ as Papua New Guinea hospitals hit by worst Covid wave yet
Hospitals in Papua New Guinea are being pushed to the brink and morgues are overflowing, as the country suffers what health authorities say is...
Palau accepts Taiwan-made COVID-19 vaccine Medigen
Palau now accepts travelers who have been vaccinated with Taiwan-made COVID-19 vaccine Medigen in addition to those already approved by US FDA and WHO.
The...
COVID-19: Global vaccine plan aims to end ‘two-track pandemic’
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday unveiled an US$8 billion pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a bid to make vaccines...
EU and Indo-Pacific leaders commit to enhance cooperation on climate action
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, the President of the Marshall Islands David Kabua and the Prime Minister of Samoa Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa exchanged views...
PNG crippled by Covid-19 Delta variant and social media misinformation
Covid’s Delta strain is overwhelming Papua New Guinea’s fragile health system, forcing the closure of Port Moresby’s only public hospital to non-critical care and...
Fiji records 58 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 58 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths Thursday increasing the total number of cases to 51,316 and 647 deaths...
Cook Islands deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau‘steps aside’
Cook Islands deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau has been revealed as the government member facing conspiracy to defraud charge.
Prime Minister Mark Brown has been...
Pacific Political Climate Champions amplify call for urgent action
The Pacific’s collective voice, calling on world leaders to urgently implement the Paris Agreement, will have new-found mana at the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow,...
Special parliament sitting to appoint new Fijian President
A new President of the Republic of Fiji will be appointed on Friday, 22 October 2021.
This was confirmed in an advisory by Civic Education...
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Australia unveils $190 million security deal for Solomon Islands
Australia has struck a new security agreement with Solomon Islands to bolster the size of the Pacific island nation's police force.
The ABC has been...
Proposed Solomon Islands constitutional amendment defeated, 14 MPs’ absent from voting
Solomon Islands government’s move to amend the constitution which proposed an extended timeframe to allow for the establishment of the Constituent Assembly was defeated...
Fist bumps as more than 130 Australians arrive home safe after surviving Vanuatu’s worst...
With a fist pump and tears of relief, Chantel Mara was visibly emotional as she stepped onto the tarmac at Brisbane international airport, finally...