Fiji reports 361 COVID cases in seven days
Fiji reported 391 new cases of COVID-19 in the past seven days.
Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong said 163 cases were recorded...
COVID-19 deaths at lowest level in nearly a year, WHO reports
Although COVID-19 deaths continue to decline, vaccine inequity persists, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, again calling for greater...
Three cyclones forecast to hit Fiji
Fiji is likely to be hit by one to three tropical cyclones from November 2021 to April 2022, one of which will be a...
Atoll nation of Tuvalu adopts ‘cubes’ to step up nutritious food production
Tuvalu, a small atoll island nation in the Central Pacific Ocean, is one of few countries in the world to have so far evaded...
Depleting fishing grounds and the need to practice sustainable fishing at Titiana
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The dual impacts of over-fishing and climate change appear to have resulted in the depletion of fish stocks on various common...
More ambitious actions needed from the biggest emitting countries – Fiji PM Bainimarama
The Small Island Developing States (SIDS)are on a mission to demand more ambitious actions from major emitters and the restoration of the health of...
International stats agencies concerned over Fiji’s chief statistician Naiqama dismissal
Two international statistics organisations have written to Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama to express their concern over the dismissal of the Fiji statistician, Kemueli...
‘Precedent set’ State House welcomes Vanuatu Court decision
The office of the President of Vanuatu has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court on the Constitutional application of Ombudsman, Hamlison Bulu, over...
Samoa by-elections set for 12 November, Speaker rules on corrupt arrangement issue
The Office of the Electoral Commissioner(OEC) has announced Friday 12 November as the official polling day for Samoa’s seven pending by-elections.
In a public statement...
UN isolation fund launched to support COP26 delegates who contract Covid-19
UN Climate Change will cover the extra accommodation costs of developing country delegates who test positive for Covid-19 during the Cop26 climate talks and...
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