Pacific to benefit from Australia’s new Moderna vaccine facility
Australia will produce millions of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine annually as part of a new deal that could have significant implications for...
PNG Independent Commission Against Corruption should be in operation by 2023
The Papua New Guinea Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) top priority now is the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners before operation by...
Referendum “unjust and unfair” for Indigenous People of Kanaky
The French Government’s decision to proceed with the third and final referendum vote for self-determination in Kanaky/New Caledonia was unjust and unfair for the...
PNG Police ready for 2022 general elections, says Wagambie Jr
Papua New Guinea Police are ready to deliver the 2022 National General Elections despite manpower and resource issues next year.
This was the general conclusion...
Tuvalu chooses GoDaddy for lucrative Dot tv domain name
By Dionisia Tabureguci
The Tuvalu government has announced its selection of GoDaddy Registry as the new registry service provider for its dot tv country...
Tongan MPs choose Siaosi Sovaleni as new Prime Minister
Tonga’s Parliament has elected a new prime minister to replace Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa.
Siaosi Sovaleni, 51, the Minister of Education, has won convincingly with 16 votes,...
Fiji calls for climate resilience to be at the core of UN peace and...
Fiji joined 113 member states of the United Nations who called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to integrate climate resilience into the...
Australia accused of Pacific climate change con
Australia is wrongly claiming Pacific funding projects with no environmental benefit as climate adaption aid, according to a report authorised by Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
The...
Australia’s chief of Defence Force visit Fiji
Australia’s Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell will visit Fiji on 15-18 December 2021, his second official visit to Fiji as Chief...
COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron, WHO chief warns
The Omicron variant is “probably” now present in most of the world’s countries and it would be a mistake to dismiss the COVID-19 strain...
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China expands Policing footprint in Pacific as influence grows
China is expanding its policing footprint across the Pacific, moving from basic training support to more operational involvement in several island countries, raising the...
Tuvalu boosts Maritime Security with new Patrol vessel from Japan, UNODC
Tuvalu has strengthened its ability to police its waters and protect its resources following the handover of a new inshore patrol vessel at Funafuti...
Cyclones threaten Fiji, Solomon Islands, PNG, even NZ
Twin tropical cyclones are ravaging Melanesia, with Maila stirring up trouble in the Solomon Sea and Vaianu darting across the South Pacific.
Both are category...