99.9 percent of eligible population fully vaccinated in CNMI
As of Thursday, 10 January 2022, roughly 99.9 percent of the eligible population in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI), or 43,047 individuals,...
Freely Associated States at centre of U.S disconnect
There is an ongoing and remarkable disconnect in the American political world.
Multiple studies, think tanks, academics and political pundits, and U.S Congress people —...
With Blinken in Pacific, Marshall Islands says talks on U.S military access ‘stalled’
Even as America's top diplomat visits the Pacific region seeking to counter China's growing power and influence, the Washington ambassador of the tiny Marshall...
Kiribati commerce minister responds to cargo shortage concerns in outer islands
Kiribati Minister for Tourism, Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MTCIC) says there have been delays in shipment of basic food supplies to the outer islands...
World leaders call for $23 billion to end pandemic this year
The COVID-19 pandemic could be defeated this year but only if vaccines, tests and treatments are made available to all people, UN Secretary-General António...
World leaders descend on France for ocean summit as Macron puts spotlight on seas
Up to 40 world leaders are due to make “ambitious and concrete commitments” towards combating illegal fishing, decarbonising shipping and reducing plastic pollution at...
Omicron confirmed in Tonga, 31 new cases include one in Vava’u
Tonga has reported 31 new COVID-19 positive cases Thursday, one of them in Vava'u, as authorities try to slow the outbreak with a continuing...
Omicron variant is now widespread in Kiribati as 222 new Covid-19 cases recorded
Kiribati reported 222 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total positive infections to 2,173.
The omicron variant is now widespread in the community as...
Blinken to meet Pacific Islands leaders balancing China and West
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Fiji on Saturday to reassure Pacific island leaders that Washington and its allies are committed to...
20 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Tonga
Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni has confirmed that a total of 20 new positive COVID-19 cases have been recorded Wednesday.
This is an increase...
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New report warns of Solomon Islands health system under strain
Australia is being accused of draining skilled health workers from Pacific Island countries to fix its own shortage of care workers, pushing fragile health...
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,...