Tokelau stands by its mandatory vaccination programme
Tokelau will roll-out the second dose of its Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination programme on Tuesday.
It follows the successful administration of the first inoculations on 20...
Tonga fully vaccinates over 23,600 people
Over 23,641 people have received the second dose of the COVID-19 Astra-Zeneca vaccine in Tonga, since the second roll out programme started on 24...
USP officially welcomes Professor Pal Ahluwalia back as its Vice-Chancellor
The University of the South Pacific (USP) has formally announced the re-appointment of Professor Pal Ahluwalia as its Vice-Chancellor and President.
He will resume on...
Pacific Ministers prioritise addressing Covid-19 and climate change impacts on Pacific tuna fisheries
Pacific Ministers have identified dealing with the immediate impacts of Covid-19 and the longer term threats of climate change on offshore fisheries as key...
Operation Island Chief continues protection of Pacific from illegal fishing
Operation Island Chief, a Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency-led surveillance operation covering 18.4 million square kilometres, came to a successful closure Friday.
FFA Director Fisheries...
We are sorry, Pacific Forum chair tells Micronesia
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama used his inaugural speech as the new chair of the Pacific Islands Forum to offer an apology to the...
The U.S is your friend, President Biden tells Pacific leaders
American President Joe Biden today addressed Pacific Leaders to reiterate his country’s support for the Pacific.
“The U.S is a proud Pacific power, and will...
Pacific Islands Forum marks 50th anniversary
The Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, says today's meeting will honour the leaders who set up the organisation, 50 years ago.
The...
PM Marape: PNG Government want to make 2022 election ‘fair and friendly’
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says his Government wants to make the 2022 national election “fair and friendly to everyone”.
He said this...
Fiji’s Minister for Women resigns
Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa has resigned from Fiji’s cabinet.
Vuniwaqa’s resignation takes effect Thursday, several sources close to cabinet...
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Pacific financial system under threat as banking links shrink, Forum report warns
The Pacific’s access to global finance is under growing strain, with a new Pacific Islands Forum report warning that the steady loss of correspondent...
Forum SG Waqa pushes truth and accountability on nuclear legacy
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says remembrance of nuclear testing in the Pacific must drive action, as the region continues to deal...
Hidden archaeological landscapes discovered in Fiji through Moana data service’s LiDAR technology
By Moana Data Services/Kahuto Pacific
New high-resolution airborne LiDAR data from the Moana Data Service has revealed a previously hidden landscape of earthworks across parts...