NZ Government announces $140m Omicron support for Māori and Pacific
The New Zealand government has announced $140 million (US$93 million) worth of targeted funding for health providers to support Māori and Pacific communities as...
Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO
Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health and...
Nineteen journalists suspended from Papua New Guinea news station in coverage row
Nineteen journalists from Papua New Guinea’s leading television media company, EMTV, have been suspended following a walk-off protest by staff.
The staff walked off the...
‘Fortress Australia’ re-opens after two-year Covid closure
Australia opens its international borders to all vaccinated tourists Monday, nearly two years after the island nation first imposed some of the world's strictest...
Australia welcomes Micronesia’s decision to rescind withdrawal from the Forum
Australia welcomes Micronesia’s leader’s decision to temporarily rescind its withdrawal from the premier political body- the Pacific Islands Forum.
This week, Forum Chair and Fiji’s...
Tonga needs over $90 million to start repairs from Volcano
A month after an undersea volcanic eruption and ensuing tsunami lashed Tonga, a UN official said Wednesday that 80 percent of the Pacific island...
Fiji calls for worldwide moratorium on deep seabed mining
At the first-ever One Ocean Summit, Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum called on all ocean countries to adopt Fiji’s moratorium on deep seabed mining through 2030.
The...
Cook Islands welcome Micronesia’s pause on exiting the Pacific Islands Forum
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown welcomes the decision by the Micronesian Leaders to “pause” their withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum to enable...
Pacific Islands Forum Chair welcomes Micronesia position
The Pacific Islands Forum Chair, Acting Prime Minister of Fiji Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum says the temporary suspension of the FSM withdrawal from the Pacific...
PNG to reopen borders shut by Covid
Papua New Guinea will reopen to vaccinated travellers from Wednesday, ending two years of strict border closures that virtually sealed the Melanesian nation off...
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Deep-Sea Mining could begin in Pacific without agreed global rules
Commercial deep-sea mining for critical minerals could begin in the Pacific as early as 2027, despite the absence of an internationally agreed regulatory framework,...
Naoero toughens laws on domestic violence and attacks on police
Naoero has strengthened its laws on domestic violence and offences against police officers, with new measures aimed at protecting victims, preventing intimidation and giving...
Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
U.S President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than US$100,000 on new H-1B visas...