COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline : WHO
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline globally, with 3.1 million new cases and just over 54,000 new deaths, reported...
Tax evasion topped list of case reports in 2020: Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit
Tax evasion topped the list of case reports that was picked up by the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit last year.
This equates to $54,216,419 (US$25,820,346.71)...
Major leak of offshore data exposes Rarotonga based Trust company
The Cook Islands made an appearance in the Pandora Papers – the leaked cache of 11.9 million financial records – which includes a high-profile...
Samoan connections unearthed in Pandora Papers leak
The global Pandora Papers leak has shed light on the links between an Australian accountant who set up an offshore financial advisory firm in...
Third COVID-19 surge worst: Port Moresby General Hospital CEO Dr Molumi
Papua New Guinea's biggest hospital, which recorded four Covid-19 deaths in one week, and more than 80 patients admitted, will scale down services from...
Decade of climate breakdown saw 14 percent of coral reefs vanish
Between 2009 and 2018, the continuous rise in sea temperature cost the world 14 percent of its coral reefs – that’s more than the...
Constitutional case filed against Vanuatu President
A constitutional case over the recent pardoning of three former Prime Ministers of Vanuatu, Rialuth Serge Vohor, Joe Natuman and Charlot Salwai, has been...
Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO
Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and...
Pacific High-Level Champions announced
As the countdown continues, the Pacific voice will be amplified on the global stage at COP26 in Glasgow with the announcement of five High-Level...
Legal implications of sea level rise for Small Island States explored in New World...
A new World Bank study examining the potential legal implications of sea-level rise on the maritime and legal rights of Pacific Island nations provides...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...