Tuilaepa concedes, welcomes FAST government
Former Samoa Prime Minister and leader of Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi has conceded defeat and welcomed the Fa’atuatua i...
Former Samoa PM Tuilaepa endorses new Government to Ministry heads
Former Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, has met with the heads of the Samoa Government Ministries and urged them to give the new Fa'atuatua...
Nine Fiji opposition MPs arrested over criticism of land bill
Nine prominent opposition politicians – including two former prime ministers – have been arrested in Fiji for voicing concerns about a contentious land bill,...
Macron backs heritage bid of remote Polynesian islands
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday backed a bid by the Marquesas Islands to gain UNESCO world heritage status.
Macron, the first head of state...
Fiji records 1,285 new cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths reported
Fiji has reported 1,285 new cases of COVID-19 Monday.
Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Dr James Fong also reported nine new COVID-19...
PNG PM Marape slams researchers
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has slammed the PNG Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR) for failing to study the Covid-19 pandemic in...
Samoa Appeals Court declares FAST Government; impasse over
The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party was Samoa's new Government bringing three months...
New Guardian-class patrol boat: a welcome asset to tackle illegal fishing in Solomon Islands
Tackling illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is often a challenge for countries in the Pacific due to many reasons. Unavailability of maritime assets...
Fiji records 918 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths reported
-Fiji has recorded 918 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths reported.
Permanent secretary for Health, Dr James Fong said that out of the 15...
COVID-19: No easy ways around this pandemic – Fijian PM
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says there are no easy ways around this COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have to meet it head-on, and we are,” Bainimarama...
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Lord Fakafanua elected Tonga’s new Prime Minister after parliamentary vote
Tonga's Legislative Assembly has elected Lord Fakafanua as the kingdom’s new prime minister following a secret parliamentary ballot this afternoon.
Interim Speaker Lord Tangi...
Pacific health systems at breaking point as Australia, NZ labour schemes drain skilled workers:...
A major new study by the Australia Institute has warned that labour migration policies promoted by Australia and New Zealand are accelerating a health...
TD03F upgraded to tropical depression, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Fiji
Tropical Disturbance TD03F has been upgraded to a Tropical Depression and is expected to bring heavy rain and strong northerly winds to Fiji over...