International travel to and from Kiribati to resume 01 August 2022
All international travel to and from Kiribati will return to normal on 01 August this year.
Incoming passengers are required to have a valid Covid-19...
Commonwealth leaders set to meet for the first time in four years
Leaders from 54 countries will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, this week for the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the sixth time the...
Vanuatu calls on Australia to back its UN bid to recognise climate change harm
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U.S, Marshalls aim for Compact wrap-up by year end
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Global Trade Agreement on Fisheries subsidies protects big fishing fleets
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Fiji leads ACP charge for a successful Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
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Fiji being...
Pro-independence candidates in Tahiti win seats in French National Assembly
In an unprecedented result, French Polynesia's three seats in the French National Assembly have been won by the candidates of the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira...
NZ Government dumps $500m plan to raise sinking Pacific Island
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Samoa’s prime minister says Pacific can deal with its own security issues
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Penny Wong hails ‘constructive’ talks with Solomons PM amid deal to deliver vaccines for...
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