COVID variants ‘winning the race against vaccines’ warns WHO chief
Variants like Delta are “currently winning the race against vaccines” said the World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday, pinning the...
Fiji government ‘useless’ warns opposition, as NZ PM Ardern touts lockdown benefits
The Fiji government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak is an utter failure, but it's not too late to follow New Zealand's lockdown example, the...
Bougainville President Toroama: ABG ready for independence, waited long enough
Bougainville has made it clear to the Government that it is ready for independence.
In his opening remarks at the joint consultation body meeting at...
PNG PM corrects misinformation on Independence agreement on Bougainville
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called on the media to be sensitive while reporting on the matter of Bouganville's efforts for...
iTaukei ‘top deaths’ – Dr Wilson: 20 indigenous Fijians have died from delta variant
More than 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Fiji have been recorded for iTaukei persons.
This was highlighted by Fiji Institute of Pacific Health...
Tonga renews State of Emergency for a month, three COVID-19 tests now required in...
Tonga’s declaration of a State of Emergency due to COVID-19 has been renewed from 05 July to 02 August.
The Declaration of a State of...
Bougainville sets 2027 deadline for independence from Papua New Guinea
Bougainville's leaders set a deadline of 2027 to gain full independence from Papua New Guinea Tuesday during talks on the future of the once-wartorn...
Samoan Head of State’s proclamation wrong, expert says
A legal expert has added his voice to those who say Samoa's Courts have the final say on constitutional issues, not the Head of...
Possible criminal charges against FAST leaders investigated
A Commission has been set up in Samoa to investigate possible criminal charges against FAST Party leaders and its legal advisers.
The Police Commissioner, Fuiavailili...
Australia denies using ‘plants’ to undermine China’s Covid vaccine rollout in Pacific
The Australian government has denied undermining China’s plan to roll out Covid vaccines to Pacific countries after Beijing lashed Canberra’s purported “callous” and “irresponsible...
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Fiji abstains as UN adopts resolution on protecting humanitarian and UN personnel
Fiji was among six countries that abstained when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the safety and security of humanitarian workers...
Elizabeth Wright-Koteka appointed new Cook Islands foreign affairs and Immigration secretary
The Cook Islands Public Service Commission has announced Elizabeth Wright-Koteka’s appointment as Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI), effective 1...
NZ helps strengthen Pacific aviation security
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced New Zealand will invest an additional $13.3 million (US$7.69 million), over five years, to strengthen aviation security in...