Samoa COVID-19 cases reach 247, unable to pinpoint origins of first community case
Samoa Health authorities have recorded 66 new community cases in 24 hours up to Monday night to bring Samoa’s total number of active COVID-19...
Fiji to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 2.5 million tonnes by 2024
Our mission is to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 2.5 million tonnes by 2024 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
This was announced by...
ABC wants more journalists, expansion of radio into Pacific region
The ABC is planning to employ more journalists in the Pacific region and re-establish satellite feeds for its international service under a $12 million...
High seas treaty talks fail to reach a deal
The clock ran out Friday at UN talks to forge a legally binding treaty to protect open oceans beyond national jurisdictions (BBNJ), with no...
PNG MP remains in custody
“Fabian, Fabian, why did you do that, why?” were the alleged words of Moresby Northwest MP Lohia Boe Samuel contained in a Papua New...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ramos-Horta leads Timor Leste presidential election
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is leading Timor Leste's presidential election, garnering 44 percent out of 50 percent votes counted by Sunday afternoon,...
Samoa COVID-19 positive cases close to 200
Samoa’s total number of active COVID-19 cases has increased to 196 with the government confirming 192 cases in Upolu and four cases in Savai’i.
The...
Marshall Islands reworks Covid protocols for possible outbreak
With many neighbouring Pacific island countries getting Covid and the government reducing quarantine time for inbound travelers, the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and...
‘It’s not a publicity stunt’: the push to elect female MPs to PNG’s men-only...
Rain pelts down as the monthly city markets opens its doors in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.
Market sellers worry about the...
NZ Minister of Defence to visit Fiji and Australia
New Zealand Minister of Defence Peeni Henare will depart Monday for bilateral visits to Fiji and Australia to meet with counterparts to reaffirm our...
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HIV cases could reach 9,000 – Fiji Assistant Health Minister tells Parliament
Fiji could soon have close to 9,000 people living with HIV, a figure that will place growing pressure on the country’s public health system,...
NZ PM Christopher Luxon to visit Samoa, Tonga to meet new PMs
New Zealand Prime Minister has announced he will visit Samoa and Tonga later this week, for what will be the government's first comprehensive engagements...
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Palau President Surange lWhipps Jr called for “sustained collaboration and equitable access to technology” as cornerstones of ocean governance, delivering the keynote at the...