Fiji seeking Australian support with ‘long COVID’ cases
Fiji’s health chief is asking his Australian colleagues for support and advice to help deal with emerging cases of what's called 'long COVID'.
It's the...
Unsworn HRPP MPs turned away: Samoa Speaker
The 18 unsworn members of the Human Rights Protection Party(HRPP) will likely return to by-elections after the Samoan Speaker of the House denied their...
COP26: Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for climate summit
The world's poorest countries say they are worried about getting to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November.
Twenty are on the UK's Covid...
Commonwealth to champion climate-vulnerable small states at COP26
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland called for urgent action to ensure improved climate resilience of small states and promised to amplify the concerns of...
Fiji recorded 128 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 128 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 48,916 and 533 deaths...
NZ takes ‘cautious approach’ to Fiji’s plan to reopen border amid outbreak crisis
New Zealand has opted to take a “cautious approach” to Fiji's future travel initiatives as the Pacific island nation prepares to reopen its borders...
Fijian government welcomes the appointment of new SPREP Director General
The Fijian Government welcomes the appointment of Sefanaia Nawadra as the new Director-General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
Nawadra's appointment...
Pacific island meat workers on $9 per hour after wage deductions
Pacific island workers employed at a Victorian abattoir are taking home little more than $9(US$6.62) an hour after hundreds of dollars are deducted from...
Cook Islands PM readies for COP 26 in Glasgow
The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands has called on the population to take seriously the threat from climate change.
In November Mark Brown will...
Feakes on Australia-Fiji travel: Borders to open ‘when it is safe’
Australia recognises the importance of reopening of travel to Fiji but borders between the two countries will only open “when it is safe to...
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UN Continental Shelf Body reviews Fiji Joint Submissions at 66th Session
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has concluded its 66th session at United Nations Headquarters, with Pacific submissions among those reviewed.
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Kevin once led a mob to burn nine ‘sorcerers’. The Telegraph went to Papua New Guinea to find out why accusations persist
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Niue sets 02 May election date as Assembly to be dissolved
After months of anticipation, Niue will go to the polls on Saturday, 02 May for its general election following confirmation in the final sitting...