COVID-19: Rich countries should donate at least 1 billion vaccine doses, says WHO panel
Rich countries must share their supplies of COVID-19 vaccines quickly, in line with recommendations made earlier this year by an independent panel appointed by...
Tupaia Data Platform Helps Pacific Island Countries collect, analyse and act on information
By Marty Logan
Do you know if midwife services are available at the Saupia Health Centre in Paunangisu, on the island of Efate in Vanuatu,...
Corruption report indicts ‘deficient’ PNG
By Keith Jackson
A report by Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) on how the Papua New Guinea government is meeting its obligations under the United...
European Union releases $12.3 million to Fiji through budget support
The European Union reaffirms its commitment to help the Fijian Government fight its second wave of COVID-19 by providing a further EUR 5 million...
New World Bank US$30 million project will expand internet access for Marshall Islands
The World Bank’s Board of executive directors has approved a US$30 million project in Marshall Islands, where access to high-speed internet remains extremely limited...
Vanuatu Council of Ministers approves VT10 million for Fiji
Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) has approved a VT10 million (US$89,280) donation to support Fiji during this COVID-19 pandemic.
This was formally recorded in COM...
Fiji Airways marks 70 years of flying
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s national carrier, today commemorated its 70th anniversary.
The occasion was marked by Fiji Airways staff connected virtually from around Fiji and global...
Lady Scotland faces challenge for top Commonwealth role
Lady Patricia Scotland, the secretary general of the Commonwealth, and a long-time target of the Conservative government, faces a challenge for her post from...
Fiji records 505 new cases of COVID-19, seven new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 505 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths Tuesday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to...
Seasonal workers arrive from Vanuatu to pick mangoes in Darwin
More than 160 seasonal workers from Vanuatu have landed in Darwin to bolster the Northern Territory's mango-picking workforce for this year's harvest.
The workers arrived...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...