Undersea volcano sends plume of steam into the skies near Tonga
A Pacific volcano that explosively emerged from the sea in 2014 has erupted again.
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai started letting off steam on Sunday night, around...
People, fisheries and improved services key to Economic development in Marshall Islands, says World Bank report
The Republic of Marshall Islands(RMI) can achieve higher household incomes, increased employment and economic growth by focusing on the health and education of its...
Westpac on hunt for Pacific buyer
Westpac is reportedly still looking for a buyer for its Pacific banking business – but finding an interested party hasn’t been easy, according to...
2022 Tide Prediction Calendars released; a new calendar for Ebeye-Marshall Islands
Tide Prediction Calendars for 24 Pacific locations were distributed last week to National Meteorological Services and ocean stakeholders around the region to assist in...
PNG Defence Force Commander replaced
Papua New Guinea Minister for Defence Solan Mirisim, Monday announced that the Chief of Defence Force Major General Gilbert Toropo, will no longer serve...
New Zealand donates 1.2m doses of vaccine to Pacific, Asia
New Zealand has now given almost 1.2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Pacific and Asian nations, with more than half of them going to...
WHO sounds warning over fast-spreading Omicron
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have...
Papuan rebel fights a war without weapons from a land without food
Wiro Nongganop says he commands a battalion of West Papua independence fighters, but he has no guns, only bows and arrows, and lives in...
Leave us alone, Fiji Opposition leader Gavoka tells People’s Alliance Party
Fiji’s Opposition Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) leader Viliame Gavoka has called on People’s Alliance Party leader and former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to...
Pasifika critical of proposed changes to kava regulation
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand is coming under increased criticism from the Pacific diaspora over planned changes to kava regulation in Australia.
The food...
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WHO and UNAIDS warn HIV gains at risk as funding cuts threaten AIDS response
By Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, and Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS Regional Director for Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe and...