‘We can end the pandemic’, UN chief says in new call for global vaccine...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday repeated his call for a global COVID-19 vaccination plan to boost production and reach millions over the coming...
Fiji records 72 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 72 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases to 50,200 and 577 deaths since the outbreak in...
Samoa on two-day lockdown for Covid-19 mass vaccination
More than 30,000 people are targeted to get their COVID-19 vaccination by the time the nationwide lockdown for Thursday and Friday’s mass vaccination campaign...
Fiji records 118 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 118 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, increasing the total number of cases to 50,128 and 574 deaths since the outbreak in...
Covid-19: Vaccine diplomacy swings in Pacific nations’ favour
Geopolitical jockeying for influence has got some Pacific island nations vaccinated against Covid-19 much quicker than New Zealand. But is there a quid pro...
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 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...
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.
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PNG Institute of Medical Research to conduct Covid-19 genome sequencing tests
The Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (IMR) is being prepared to conduct genomic sequencing of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) test beginning next month,...
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NZ Foreign Minister backs stronger Pacific Women’s leadership ahead of Forum Meeting
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed his country's support for stronger Pacific parliamentary cooperation and increased women's representation, telling Pacific women parliamentarians...
Taiwan halts LNG spot purchases from PNG over office closure
Taiwan State-owned CPC Corp, has temporarily suspended spot market purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea, after its foreign minister earlier...
Nauru’s Jerusalem embassy move raises questions over Pacific diplomacy – academic
Nauru's decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem is part of a growing Pacific trend that highlights the challenges small island states face as...