Samoa closes her borders to Australia, Fiji, U.S and high risk countries
Effective immediately Samoas’ borders to travelers from countries such as Australia, Fiji, the United States, the United Kingdom is closed until further notice.
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Tonga’s Princess Frederica feared for her life during tsunami
Tonga’s Princess Frederica Lupe'uluiva Tuita Filipe has reflected on the emotional moment she thought she was about to die after the island nation was...
French Minister discussing New Caledonia vote with UN
The French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu is travelling to New York for talks with the United Nations decolonisation after New Caledonia's rejection of independence.
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Fiji cops $500m a year or 5% of GDP from flood and cyclones but...
By Dionisia Tabureguci
Tropical cyclones and flooding may be costing Fiji $500m (US$250 million) a year but the country’s new Climate Change Act, 2021...
Kiribati confirms 201 new Covid-19 cases
Kiribati Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed two 201 new Covid-19 positive cases in the community on South Tarawa, Betio and Buota...
Bad weather slows search for Fiji end of broken Tonga cable
Progress has been slow in the search for the Fiji end of Tonga's submarine telecommunications cable - suspected to be broken in several places.
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ADB announces $500,000 grant to help Tonga in relief efforts
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a US$500,000 ($1.13 million pa’anga) grant to the Government of Tonga to help restore life-sustaining services following...
Quad to build ties with other blocs to counter Chinese influence
Foreign Ministers from Australia, Japan, India and the U.S will canvass how the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue can work in concert with other regional blocs...
Australian soldiers enter Tonga to help with disaster recovery
Australian soldiers have hit the ground in Tonga to help the country recover from a devastating volcano and tsunami after the country’s largest warship...
Musk’s SpaceX working to restore Tonga’s internet – Fiji official
Elon Musk's satellite internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji where...
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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...
Technology must be affordable, reliable for small islands,’ Palau President urges at World Ocean...
Palau President Surange lWhipps Jr called for “sustained collaboration and equitable access to technology” as cornerstones of ocean governance, delivering the keynote at the...