Vanuatu Government satisfied with court of Appeal decision
The Loughman-led coalition has welcomed the decision of the Vanuatu Appeal Court that was delivered Friday.
In a press conference, Prime Minister Bob Loughman conveyed...
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...
Convening Parliament court’s power: Samoa Law Society
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
The Pacific archipelago of Wallis and Futuna has declared itself Covid-free, with no cases among the French remote island's 11,500 inhabitants since 01 April,...
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...
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Three Permanent Secretaries sworn in to lead key government ministries
Solomon Islands Government on Tuesday swore in three new Permanent Secretaries to lead the Ministries of Finance and Treasury, Police, National Security and Correctional...
Fiji says COP31 must put ocean at centre of climate action
Fiji will push for greater recognition of the Pacific Ocean as central to climate action at the upcoming UN climate negotiations, saying COP31 must...
Tourism industry ready to host Pre-COP 31 summit: Minister Gavoka
Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka says Fiji’s tourism industry is fully prepared to host an influx of world leaders for October’s Pre-COP31 summit, drawing on...