U.S has ‘no closer ally than Australia’, says Biden after Aukus pact
U.S President Joe Biden and the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, have welcomed their new security ties after last week’s announcement that Washington would...
Samoa to go on two-day lockdown for mass vaccination
Samoa's National Emergency Operations Centre(NEOC) and the Ministry of Health has announced details for the mass vaccination roll-out on the two-day lockdown on Thursday...
Fiji Solicitor General suspended
Fiji's Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma has been suspended.
Sharma was suspended by the President Jioji Konrote following allegations of misbehaviour.
Sources within his office have also...
Call for ‘decisive action now’ to avoid climate catastrophe
Speaking alongside the UK Prime Minister in New York on Monday the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on world leaders for “decisive action...
Climate crisis: history will judge failure to act, UK PM says at UN
UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned the world’s rich countries that “history will judge”, if they fail to act now to tackle the...
Fiji records 121 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 121 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 50,010 and 573...
Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say
Human rights groups say revelations that Australia sat on its hands after learning of Indonesian military atrocities against West Papuan demonstrators are “deeply disturbing”...
Fiji government to roll -out digital vax -check tool
The Fijian Government on 04 October will roll out the digital VAX-Check tool, which will be made available to all workplaces, tertiary institutions, houses...
Daru Hospital loses doctor to COVID-19
A medical doctor working at Daru Hospital in Papua New Guinea became the latest death due to COVID-19 reported in less than two weeks.
The...
New threats part of security concern: Fiji Military Commander
Republic of Fiji Military Forces(RFMF) Commander, Brigadier General Jone Kalouniwai says national security is no longer just about the traditional threats.
The new Army Commander...
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