Fiji’s Vuniwaqa vies for top UN Women job
Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa has applied to be the new executive director of UN Women, the United Nations...
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Samoa's Court of Appeal, which sat on Friday with a view to determining a case that could finally settle a three-month long national political...
Fiji records 1,043 positive cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 1,043 new positive COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths Sunday.
Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Dr James Fong confirmed the...
Fiji rejects lockdown calls as virus cases soar
Fiji dismissed calls for a hard lockdown Friday as Covid-19 cases reached record levels in the Pacific island nation, insisting a "no jab, no...
PNG Prime Minister plans to visit Micronesia
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is planning to visit Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of Marshall Islands(RMI), Kiribati and Nauru.
A...
Pacific islands Wallis and Futuna branded Covid-free
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Vanuatu PM appeal court denies govt appeal
Vanuatu's prime minister Bob Loughman and 18 other government MPs have lost an important appeal case moving them a step closer to possibly losing...
World leaders dial in as New Zealand hosts special APEC meeting on pandemic
U.S. President Joe Biden, Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping and other world leaders meet virtually on Friday for the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC,...
UBS made $81m in ‘excessive’ profits from PNG loan
UBS made $81 million (US$60 million) in excessive profits from an overly complex loan to Papua New Guinea, while the investment bank failed to...
Indonesia passes new Papua autonomy law
Indonesia's parliament has ratified a new autonomy law for Papua aimed at boosting development in its poorest region, sparking protests from activists who warned...
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Chinese Taipei compromise clears way for landmark South Pacific Albacore deal
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Friday adopted a long-awaited management procedure for South Pacific albacore...
Fiji hails ‘monumental’ South Pacific Albacore breakthrough at WCPFC
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
Fiji says the adoption of the South Pacific Albacore Management Procedure (MP) at WCPFC22 in Manila is a “monumental...
WCPFC adopts landmark South Pacific albacore management procedure after years of deadlock
By Pita Ligaiula in Manila, Philippines
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) wrapped up its annual meeting in Manila Friday with a major...