Palau, Nauru ink air service agreement
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr, signed an air service agreement last week with Nauru, citing Palau looks forward to the day when air services...
Samoa hopes to re-open tourism by 2022
Holidaymakers wanting to travel to Samoa once borders re-open will likely have to wait until 2022.
CEO of Samoa's tourism authority Fa'amatuainu Lenata'i Suifua said...
Pacific wants urgent, ambitious action on climate from governments, global community -Forum SG Henry Puna statement at Virtual Island Summit 2021
Warm greetings from the Blue Pacific region, and thank you for this opportunity to share with you what the Pacific Islands Forum is doing...
19 Vanuatu MPs retain seats
The decision of the former Vanuatu Speaker of Parliament on the announcement of the vacation of seats of 19 Members of Parliament (MPs) has...
‘Pardoning Unfair’: Former Vanuatu MP
The President of Liberal Democratic Party, Willie Jimmy, said granting pardons to three former Vanuatu Prime Ministers (PMs), particularly Charlot Salwai, who had not...
Climate action essential to cool ‘season of fire and floods’ worldwide: Deputy UN chief
With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the deputy UN chief on Monday underlined the importance of limiting temperature rise to...
Fiji records 128 new cases of COVID-19, 12 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 128 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to 47,923...
PNG COVID-19 summit to be held in November
A National Summit on Covid-19 will be held this November, says Papua New Guinea National Pandemic Controller David Manning.
Manning said that they intended to...
New Caledonia goes into lockdown after Covid-19 community outbreak
New Caledonia has detected three cases of Covid-19 in the community and ordered a two-week lockdown from midday Tuesday.
The three cases are not connected...
Fiji’s vaccination effort world-class: Feakes
Fiji has been recognised as one of the few, if not the only country to have reached a commendable feat in its vaccination rate.
Australian...
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Palau Senate pushes back against U.S accusations of corruption against Baules
“We should not allow any nation to carelessly make unsubstantiated accusations against a Palauan leader,” Senator Eldebechel said during a recent Senate session, as...
Pacific-led initiatives set to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific
Rollout of safe initiatives across Pacific to prevent cervical cancer and save lives receives $5.1 million (US$3 million) boost.
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Acid rain falls on Vanuatu islands as volcano continues to belch ash
The Vanuatu Government has decided not to order a mass evacuation of communities on Ambae island affected by acid rain from the Manaro Voui...