Bundaberg mayor explains interest in kava partnership notion
Amid reports of growing demand for kava, Bundaberg Regional Council is looking at potential partnership opportunities for the region in the future.
Within a recent...
Pacific nations lead call to clean up shipping industry
The Marshall Islands, Kiribati, and the Solomon Islands have submitted an ambitious new proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations specialist...
Fiji records 255 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths
Fiji has recorded 255 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths reported Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases to 44,675 and 457 deaths...
Kiribati withdraws from the Pacific Islands Forum
Kiribati is the latest country in the Micronesia sub region to officially communicate its intent to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum on 23...
New Zealand health chief slams ‘gutless’ racism against Pasifika people over Covid cluster
New Zealand’s director general of health has condemned “gutless” racism against Pacific communities, as the Covid-19 outbreak continues to grow.
Announcing case numbers on Wednesday,...
Palau is protected says President Whipps
With over 80 percent of Palau’s populations, over 97 percent of adults fully vaccinated, President Surangel Whipps Jr said that Palau is protected from...
Second Covid-19 doses too slow concerns Samoa Health director
Samoa's Director General of Health is concerned that there is not enough commitment for people to complete the second dose of Covid-19 vaccination.
Leausa Dr...
Southern Highlands Governor Powi suspended with full pay
After three-and-a-half years of legal proceedings in the Court of Disputed Returns, the National Court Tuesday ruled in favour of petitioner Pastor Bernard Peter...
Affordable insurance for climate vulnerability: Fiji Economy Minister
Vulnerable communities will now be able to access affordable climate and disaster risk insurance following the launch of Fiji’s first-ever Parametric Microinsurance Product.
For $2...
PNG bans India flights in diplomatic spat over Covid breach
Papua New Guinea COVID-19 National Pandemic Response Controller and Police Commissioner David Manning has expressed anger and disappointment at the way in which India’s...
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Pacific must defeat corruption to prosper
A regional academic has warned that the Pacific cannot achieve peace or prosperity unless it confronts corruption head-on, calling it a “tapeworm” quietly draining...
World Bank warns of rising costs as Middle East conflict hits global markets
The World Bank Group says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already driving up global costs and disrupting supply chains, with developing...
Foreign crew charged after Australian police say ‘smuggling hides’ used in cocaine plot
Australian Police have charged six crew members of the high-profile MV Raider vessel with drug smuggling, saying they attempted to bring one tonne of...