Majority of Pacific homes affected by economic fallout from COVID-19 pandemic
The health impacts of COVID-19 are well known in places like Fiji and Papua New Guinea but even Pacific countries with no community transmission...
Fiji is about to open its borders, but other island nations are holding off
While Fiji prepares to welcome Australian tourists back to its beaches for Christmas, other Pacific countries aren't rushing to follow suit.
The announcement last week...
Ten questions: Micronesia’s President David Panuelo fronts up
Geopolitical competition in the Pacific is not necessarily the heated knife fight that international media often make it out to be.
That's according to the...
Child stunting from malnutrition could increase in Pacific in wake of Covid, experts warn
The loss of work and skyrocketing food prices, brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, could lead to an increase in child stunting in the...
To vote or not to vote? Debating a New Caledonia referendum delay
By Nic Maclellan
As France’s Overseas Minister Sébastien Lecornu visits Noumea, supporters and opponents of independence are debating whether the next New Caledonia referendum...
Guns in high demand, Arms smuggling linked to PNG elections
As the 2022 General Election looms, firearms are being smuggled into the Papua New Guinea Highlands region from various parts of the country, says...
Six Pacific countries submit enhanced NDC
Fiji is one of six Pacific Island countries to have submitted its enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in the 2020/2021 timeframe.
Regional NDC Hub Project...
French Polynesia vaccination law to be amended
French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch says the vaccination law will be amended as opposition to any form of compulsion continues.
Following weeks of protests against...
Backes rejects delaying New Caledonia independence referendum
A leading anti-independence politician in New Caledonia Sonia Backes has rejected calls for the referendum on independence from France to be postponed, saying it...
Scotland see off PNG for second group stage win
Richie Berrington crunched a fabulous 70 and Josh Davey took four wickets as Scotland moved to the brink of the ICC Men’s T20 World...
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PNG among 12 countries hit by new U.S visa bond rule
The United States State Department is expanding its visa bond programme to 50 countries, including Papua New Guinea, requiring some travelers to pay up...
Cook Islands PM Brown reaffirms relationship with NZ
Prime Minister Mark Brown has reaffirmed that the Cook Islands’ relationship with Aotearoa New Zealand 'remains enduring, grounded in shared history, values, and mutual...
Deep-sea mining target area moves closer to Guam
Guam leaders vowed to continue fighting the U.S federal government's plans to lease 69 million acres of seabed near Guam for mining of rare...