Vaccines on horseback: Fiji doctors take long and muddy road to protect remote villages...
To reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues hiked for hours, up and down mountains, through forests,...
Micronesia continues dialogue with PIF, but position to leave the Forum has not changed
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea said Micronesian nations have not changed their position on leaving the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) but that the sub-region is...
Vanuatu president pardons three former PMs
Three former Prime Ministers have been pardoned by Vanuatu President, Pastor Obed Moses Tallis.
They are Rialuth Serge Vohor, Joe Natuman and Charlot Salwai.
The State...
Commonwealth Secretary-General urges G20 to urgently vaccinate the world’s small states
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has called on G20 members to urgently work with the Commonwealth and other partners, particularly the World Health Organisation and...
Japan, Pacific nations vow to tighten defence ties for maritime order
Ministerial-level defence representatives from Japan and 13 Pacific island countries vowed on Thursday in an online meeting to tighten cooperation to maintain maritime order...
Samoa Attorney General sacked, new AG Su’a Hellene Wallwork appointed
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has called on the Head of States to have the suspended Attorney-General dismissed entirely from her role, effective...
Fiji records 250 new cases of COVID-19, one new death reported
Fiji has recorded 250 new cases of COVID-19 and one death Thursday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to 47,186...
Nauru president praises USP for its global top 10 percent university ranking
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea has praised the University of the South Pacific (USP) for becoming ranked among the world’s top 10 percent of universities...
Samoa launches Covid-19 Travel Tracer App
A Travel Tracer App that will enable contact tracing in the event of the Covid-19 entering and spreading in Samoa, was launched by the...
Micronesia’s President says he mandated vaccines to protect
Federated States of Micronesia(FSM) President David Panuelo said Wednesday he’ll continue to walk around his island nation without fear, despite an alleged death threat...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...