Kiribati starts rollout of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine
Kiribati started to rollout the Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines on Friday.
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Tinte Itinteang, Chinese...
Vaccines on horseback: Fiji doctors take long and muddy road to protect remote villages from Covid
To reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues hiked for hours, up and down mountains, through forests,...
Japan donates US$10m for new tugboat at Port of Nuku’alofa
A multi-million dollar grant for the provision of a new tugboat for Tonga was signed by the Japanese Ambassador to Tonga Kensaku Munenaga and...
Micronesia continues dialogue with PIF, but position to leave the Forum has not changed
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea said Micronesian nations have not changed their position on leaving the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) but that the sub-region is...
Nauru President: Palau travel bubble offers model for Micronesia
Micronesian countries look to Palau as leader of tourism bubble success, Nauru President Lionel Aingimea told reporters Thursday.
President Aingimea said transportation and people moving...
Our Pacific Ocean needs New Clear Ways, NOT Japan’s Nuclear Waste!
This year marks the 76th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons for the purpose of war. As the world solemnly observes the...
Fijian Drua set sail in Super Rugby Pacific from 2022
Super Rugby Pacific’s newest club, the Fijian Drua have welcomed the Super Rugby Pacific competition format announced by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby...
Vanuatu president pardons three former PMs
Three former Prime Ministers have been pardoned by Vanuatu President, Pastor Obed Moses Tallis.
They are Rialuth Serge Vohor, Joe Natuman and Charlot Salwai.
The State...
Commonwealth Secretary-General urges G20 to urgently vaccinate the world’s small states
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has called on G20 members to urgently work with the Commonwealth and other partners, particularly the World Health Organisation and...
Sending money home to the Pacific more often: ANZ
Pacific islanders living in Australia and New Zealand are sending money home more frequently than they were a year ago, according to ANZ’s international...
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