Three die of COVID-19 in Fiji despite receiving two jabs
-Three individuals who have received their second jab of the COVID-19 vaccine were among the 13 new covid deaths reported by Fiji's Ministry of...
Delta variant has arrived in Guam
The Covid-19 Delta variant has reached Guam, government officials disclosed this week.
Five out of 21 samples sent to the Center for Disease Control and...
Solomon Islands Opposition leader cautions government on delta preparedness
Solomon Islands leader of Opposition, Matthew Wale has cautioned the government to tread very carefully and adopt a zero risk approach in its preparedness...
14 kilos of cocaine seized in Vava’u operation
The cocaine haul seized in Vava’u has been weighed at just over 14 kilograms, with an estimated street value over $5 million pa’anga (US$2.2...
Newly released IPCC report confirms grave risks in a warming world: SPREP
Our future got much bleaker with the release of the first report in the sixth series from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
Fiji calls on Australia to ‘walk the talk’ by adopting more ambitious emissions targets
The Fijian government says it hopes “everybody can get on board” with a low carbon future, as pressure mounts on Australia to adopt stronger...
New Zealand designates Indonesia, Fiji as high-risk countries due to COVID-19
The New Zealand Government has announced it was classifying Indonesia and Fiji as two “very high risk" countries, limiting travel from both countries to...
Fiji calls for action on latest climate report
Human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and irreversible ways.
This is highlighted in the latest report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
PM Sogavare defends mandatory vaccination policy
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has defended his governments decision to enforce the mandatory administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Speaking during his weekly nationwide...
Forum SG Puna responds to latest IPCC report
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (IPCC) Working Group 1 report this week confirms what the Blue Pacific already knows to be true –...
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Australia unveils $190 million security deal for Solomon Islands
Australia has struck a new security agreement with Solomon Islands to bolster the size of the Pacific island nation's police force.
The ABC has been...
Proposed Solomon Islands constitutional amendment defeated, 14 MPs’ absent from voting
Solomon Islands government’s move to amend the constitution which proposed an extended timeframe to allow for the establishment of the Constituent Assembly was defeated...
Fist bumps as more than 130 Australians arrive home safe after surviving Vanuatu’s worst...
With a fist pump and tears of relief, Chantel Mara was visibly emotional as she stepped onto the tarmac at Brisbane international airport, finally...