Evidence of lost lands beneath Pacific
There is “good evidence” of once-inhabited lands lying beneath the Pacific ocean as geology aligns with Islander tales passed down by ancestors, says academic...
Killer delta in PNG
The stench of death is overwhelming as the three hospital attendants opened the containers containing the bodies of those who died from Covid-19 at...
PNG’s Eastern Highlands Province goes into two-week lockdown to contain covid-19 surge
Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands will go into a two-week lockdown starting today in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases, provincial controller John...
People’s Alliance to focus on all Fijians: Rabuka
People’s Alliance Party Leader Sitiveni Rabuka has promised to promote, protect and defend the civil, political and religious rights of all communities.
Speaking at the...
Ministers nut-out shared security threats at South Pacific Defence meeting
Australia’s defence minister, Peter Dutton, has chaired a meeting with his counterparts from Chile, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga with...
Lecornu insists on December date for New Caledonia referendum
The French overseas minister Sebastien Lecornu is adamant that New Caledonia's independence referendum should go ahead on 12 December.
The minister, who is in quarantine...
Vaccine passports expected by December: Fiji AG
The Fiji Government aims to make vaccine passports available to Fijians by early December.
This has been confirmed by Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum who said...
Fiji eases restrictions
There will be no restrictions on the size of outdoor gatherings after Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama announced ease of COVID-19 restrictions Sunday.
Funerals, weddings,...
‘Crisis unfolding’ as Papua New Guinea hospitals hit by worst Covid wave yet
Hospitals in Papua New Guinea are being pushed to the brink and morgues are overflowing, as the country suffers what health authorities say is...
Palau accepts Taiwan-made COVID-19 vaccine Medigen
Palau now accepts travelers who have been vaccinated with Taiwan-made COVID-19 vaccine Medigen in addition to those already approved by US FDA and WHO.
The...
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Forum SG Waqa urges regional media to put Pacific voices at the centre
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific media must ensure the region’s stories are told by Pacific voices and from a Pacific perspective, Forum...
Pacific Leaders face longer agenda as geopolitical pressures mount
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders will meet next week against a more challenging regional backdrop, with geopolitics, transnational crime, economic...
Pacific leaders concerned over missile testing in the region
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Divavesi Waqa says missile testing in the Pacific is a concern for...