Weeks of training for contactless delivery of Pfizer jabs to virus-free Tokelau
The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines for Tokelau will leave New Zealand on Monday, delivered by the naval ship HMNZS Wellington.
The 76-member crew underwent...
Vax rule dilemma – Fiji Law society raises concern over PM’s directive
The manner in which the Fijian Government has enforced directives on people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 is concerning.
Fiji Law Society president William Wylie...
Fiji’s COVID-19 crisis: a closer look
Written by Sargam Goundar, Kim Andreas Kessler
Fiji’s COVID-19 story started with the Fijian Government taking action in the form of travel restrictions to...
Fiji reports 485 positive cases and three deaths, Over 10,000 test positive since the...
Fiji has reported 485 new cases of COVID-19 and three COVID-19 deaths Sunday.
Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong has reported that the...
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and Myocarditis: benefits outweigh the risks, says WHO committee
After receiving reports of heart inflammation cases due to myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with COVID-19 Pfizer and Moderna shots, World Health Organisation (WHO)...
PNG records six new COVID-19 cases
Papua New Guinea has recorded six new COVID-19 cases Friday increasing the total number of cases to 17,340.
The cases were reported in four provinces:...
Fijians over 60 urged to take Moderna vaccine
Fijians above 60 years of age and have medical conditions such as chronic lung disease, significant cardiac disease, severe obesity, diabetes, liver disease and...
Battle not yet lost, says Fiji’s Heath Secretary Dr Fong
We are not giving up the fight against the COVID-19 virus in Fiji.
This was the statement by Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong...
No jab, no job – Fiji Government policy enforced through law
All employers and employees in Fiji's private sector and statutory bodies are to receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by 01...
Fiji records 721 new cases and six deaths reported
Fiji has reported 721 new positive COVID-19 cases and six deaths Thursday.
Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Dr James Fong said the...
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Fiji secures agreement on Ocean and climate action Resolution at UNEA-7
Pacific delegations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) are celebrating a breakthrough in Nairobi with Fiji securing an agreement on...
The Late Akilisi Pōhiva: A Tongan Voice for Justice and Liberation of West Papua
By Mele Tuuakitau, USP Journalism Student
Tonga’s Support for decolonisation in the Pacific: Can we do more?
As a small island state in the Pacific,...