India charter flight denied entry into PNG due to Delta mutation of COVID-19
Papua New Guinea Health Minister Jelta Wong has advised that a charter flight from India was denied entry into PNG due to concerns over...
Fiji PM Bainimarama commends NZ’S support to Fiji
An enduring partnership between Fiji and New Zealand is the foundation for achieving shared goals and aspirations in areas such as resilient health care,...
Fiji records 431 new cases of COVID-19; three deaths reported
Fiji has reported 431 cases of COVID-19 and three deaths related to COVID-19 Thursday.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong said these new cases...
New generation protests Pacific’s nuclear legacy 75 years on
Seventy-five years after the U.S military began using the Marshall Islands as a nuclear testing ground, a new generation fired-up by climate activism is...
56 Kiribati nationals contracted Covid-19 in Fiji
Kiribati president Taneti Maamau says 56 I-Kiribati nationals have contracted Covid-19 in Fiji.
President Maamau made the statement in his address to the nation on...
Samoa caretaker PM continues to defy Supreme Court
Samoa's caretaker prime minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, is risking jail time as he continues to defy a court order to convene Parliament.
The judiciary is...
Cook Islands Covid legislation targeting misinformation extended
The Covid-19 Amendment Act, designed to protect the country against the virus through border restrictions and combatting misinformation, was extended for another six months...
Fiji reports 274 new cases of COVID-19; Expect next wave of virus in coming...
Fiji has reported 274 positive cases of COVID-19 Wednesday and Fijians should expect the next wave of the virus to arrive in four to...
Response strategy changes, severe cases take priority: Fiji Health Ministry
Only severe cases of COVID-19 in Fiji will now be entered into isolation centres while others who do not display severe symptoms will have...
PNG considers ban on international flights as new COVID-19 Delta variant spreads to over...
Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning said the country is considering banning all international...
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Pacific Islands Forum members must remain united and speak with one voice as the Blue Pacific Continent faces growing geopolitical pressures, says outgoing Forum...
Fiji’s Commercial Use of Marine Areas Bill fails to restore Qoliqoli ownership: Rewa Chief
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