Stranded in Australia and away from family, these Pacific seafarers face a difficult dilemma
Dozens of seafarers from Kiribati remain locked out of their country and grounded in Queensland after more than two years away from home. But...
Current system will not protect us from the next pandemic, ‘which could happen at...
Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response...
Papua New Guinea will only have one-third of its population vaccinated by 2026
New data released by The Lowy Institute has predicted only a third of Papua New Guinea's adult population will be fully vaccinated by 2026...
Some Pacific nations won’t reach target vaccination rates until 2026: Lowy Institute research
Slow vaccine take-up among Pacific nations will dramatically hamper regional COVID-19 recovery efforts with some countries not expected to reach high rates for another...
‘We are not in the mood for campaigning’: Covid threatens to derail independence vote...
The credibility of New Caledonia’s third and final independence referendum has been questioned after indigenous leaders warned that participation could be adversely affected by...
No COVID-19 positive person boarded the Fiji-Solomon Islands repatriation flight
Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services has downplayed rumours circulating in the social media that three COVID-19 positive persons boarded the Fiji-Solomon...
Xi pledges to join PNG for community with shared future for China, Pacific island...
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the Chinese side stands ready to work with Papua New Guinea (PNG) to build a community with...
Parkop: No lockdown in Port Moresby
No lockdown yet for Port Moresby, as health and city authorities plan to address the increase in Covid-19 cases and deaths through an effective...
Mass burial approved in PNG
Papua New Guinea Pandemic Response Controller David Manning has authorised the mass burial of 200 bodies in the Port Moresby General Hospital mortuary.
The mortuary...
Urgent action needed as COVID-19 overwhelms PNG health system
The International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) calls for concerted international action to support Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a surge...
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Second police officer dies in violent riots as France sends more police to New...
A gendarme was killed on Thursday in France's riot-struck Pacific territory of New Caledonia by an “accidental gunshot”, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told AFP.
“It...
Pacific Conference of Churches statement on the current situation in Kanaky New Caledonia
The Pacific Conference of Churches(PCC) stands in deep solidarity with our sisters and brothers of Kanaky in this time of political crisis that has...
New Zealand and Tuvalu reaffirm close relationship
New Zealand and Tuvalu have reaffirmed their close relationship, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says.
“New Zealand is committed to working with Tuvalu on a...