Blinken heads to Australia, Fiji
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed late Monday for Australia where the State Department said he will attend Quad ministerial meetings to advance...
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...
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Military buildup in Palau faces growing dissatisfaction, report says
The guardrails built into agreements between the United States and Palau to protect the Pacific nation's environment and preserve its sovereignty are rendered ineffective...
Palauan leader Whipps makes historic first state visit to New Zealand
Surangel Whipps Jr is set to become the first Palauan President to make an official visit to Aotearoa New Zealand.
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French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions
The Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia has for the first time shown a new configuration during its first administrative sitting on Friday, following a...