PNG Health Minister urges MPs to put politics aside
Papua New Guinea Health Minister Jelta Wong has appealed for Members of Parliament to put aside party and personal politics and focus on the...
COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’
Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world - have increased for the first time in a decade, as...
Ten ‘high-risk’ PNG provinces required to implement Covid-19 measures
Ten provinces in Papua New Guinea have been classified as “high-risk”, requiring that they implement measures which suits them best to address the Covid-19...
100,000 Pfizer doses will arrive in Fiji Monday
Fiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services is expecting the Pfizer vaccine, earmarked to be administered on children aged 12 to 14, to arrive...
Aviation Academy was the heart of Fiji Airways during the pandemic
Fiji Airways Aviation Academy played a key role in ensuring the national airline operated during this pandemic.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said the multimillion dollar...
All deaths in PNG unvaccinated: Health Minister Wong
The 252 people reported to have died of the Covid-19 around the country were all unvaccinated, according to Papua New Guinea Health and HIV/Aids...
AUKUS disrupts “a very peaceful part of planet earth”
By Nic Maclellan
With anti-nuclear sentiment on the rise across the islands, the Morrison government’s nuclear submarine ambitions have undercut the prime minister’s claim...
Telstra deal to buy Digicel’s Pacific assets almost signed and sealed
A deal to provide more than $1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) in taxpayer money to help Telstra buy telecommunications assets in the Pacific is weeks...
When disaster strikes, developing countries still too vulnerable
Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience has many benefits, beyond saving lives and livelihoods.
That’s...
Inaugural women’s leadership awards for disaster risk reduction granted to Fijian trailblazer
The inaugural Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards have been granted to Vasiti Soko, Director of the National Disaster...
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Pacific must defeat corruption to prosper
A regional academic has warned that the Pacific cannot achieve peace or prosperity unless it confronts corruption head-on, calling it a “tapeworm” quietly draining...
World Bank warns of rising costs as Middle East conflict hits global markets
The World Bank Group says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already driving up global costs and disrupting supply chains, with developing...
Foreign crew charged after Australian police say ‘smuggling hides’ used in cocaine plot
Australian Police have charged six crew members of the high-profile MV Raider vessel with drug smuggling, saying they attempted to bring one tonne of...