200 infections mark critical point for Fiji’s Ministry of Health: Dr Fong
Fiji's Ministry of Health is working on greater contingency measures after the COVID-19 cases soared to 105 Sunday.
This is Fiji's biggest daily toll since...
Guterres: Vaccines should be considered ‘global public goods’
Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines should be considered “global public goods”, the UN chief told journalists on Friday, covering the G7 Summit of leading industrialised nations...
Fiji records 105 cases; over 1000 since second outbreak in April
Fiji has reported 105 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, taking the total number of infections since the outbreak started in April over 1000.
Ministry of...
180,000 Australian vaccines for Fiji and over FJD$152.5 million in direct budget support
The arrival of 50,000 more Australian manufactured AstraZeneca doses last Thursday night is a further demonstration of Australia’s commitment to stand with Fiji during...
40 new COVID-19 cases – PNG total at 16,661
Papua New Guinea has recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases last Thursday increasing the country’s total cases to 16,661.
The cases were reported in ten provinces...
Report highlights Covid impact on region
The most pressing disaster facing the Pacific right now continues to be the COVID-19 pandemic.
And every place is different.
After closing its borders and aggressively...
PNG PM Marape: Get vaccinated
With more than 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine remaining and the expiry date looming, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is...
The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba
By Joshua Macdonald
BANABA, 10 JUNE 2021 (THE GUARDIAN) --- The last decent rain on Banaba was more than a year ago.
Without rain, people on...
Cambodia: Stop silencing critical commentary on COVID-19
The authorities’ actions are reinforcing the already widespread atmosphere of self-censorship, preventing participation in governance and public affairs, and extinguishing an important safeguard for...
Covid-19 positive man in Cook Islands charged with making false declaration
The man who returned a positive test for Covid-19 last week in Cook Islands will appear in court this Thursday.
The man, who is a...
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