120,000 voters in Samoa go to the polls today
In a fine sun shiny Samoan day, 120,000 voters go to the polls today to elect a new government following months of intensive and...
COVID-19 equitable vaccine scheme reaches more than 100 countries and economies
More than 100 countries and economies have now received COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-partnered equitable coronavirus-busting scheme, COVAX.
The first delivery of lifesaving jabs arrived...
Samoa election 2021
By Nanai Anae Dr. Iati Iati
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Can you remember the last time Samoa had a formidable political opposition? It has been a while, and...
Pacific Way(s) and regionalism
by Tarcisius Kabutaulaka
The tumultuous dispute over the selection of the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), which led to Micronesian countries deciding...
PM Sogavare leads by example – and gets the first COVID-19 vaccine
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was the first in line to be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine in Honiara, Wednesday, 24 March 2020.
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He becomes...
PM Sogavare gets first COVI-19 jab as Solomon Islands starts vaccine rollout
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was the first in line to get the jab as Solomon Islands started its COVID-19 vaccine rollout today.
“Well...
Palau formally starts exit process from Pacific Islands Forum
Palau has started the official withdrawal of membership from the regional body, as a show of disappointment to the selection process of the Secretary-General.
The...
Mauke MP Tai Tura appointed Cook Islands Speaker of Parliament
Member of Parliament for Mauke Tai Tura was last night sworn in as the new Speaker of Cook Islands Parliament at a special ceremony...
Palau president rejects Beijing, reaffirms ties with Taiwan
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr, who is scheduled to visit Taiwan next week, said Monday that he has informed Beijing that Palau cherishes its...
Australia announces additional $15m for cyclone recovery in Fiji
School children in cyclone affected areas will benefit from an additional F$15 million package of support that was announced today by Australian High Commissioner...
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Fiji secures agreement on Ocean and climate action Resolution at UNEA-7
Pacific delegations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) are celebrating a breakthrough in Nairobi with Fiji securing an agreement on...
The Late Akilisi Pōhiva: A Tongan Voice for Justice and Liberation of West Papua
By Mele Tuuakitau, USP Journalism Student
Tonga’s Support for decolonisation in the Pacific: Can we do more?
As a small island state in the Pacific,...