Corruption report indicts ‘deficient’ PNG
By Keith Jackson
A report by Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) on how the Papua New Guinea government is meeting its obligations under the United...
European Union releases $12.3 million to Fiji through budget support
The European Union reaffirms its commitment to help the Fijian Government fight its second wave of COVID-19 by providing a further EUR 5 million...
New World Bank US$30 million project will expand internet access for Marshall Islands
The World Bank’s Board of executive directors has approved a US$30 million project in Marshall Islands, where access to high-speed internet remains extremely limited...
Vanuatu Council of Ministers approves VT10 million for Fiji
Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) has approved a VT10 million (US$89,280) donation to support Fiji during this COVID-19 pandemic.
This was formally recorded in COM...
Fiji Airways marks 70 years of flying
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s national carrier, today commemorated its 70th anniversary.
The occasion was marked by Fiji Airways staff connected virtually from around Fiji and global...
Lady Scotland faces challenge for top Commonwealth role
Lady Patricia Scotland, the secretary general of the Commonwealth, and a long-time target of the Conservative government, faces a challenge for her post from...
Fiji records 505 new cases of COVID-19, seven new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 505 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths Tuesday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to...
Seasonal workers arrive from Vanuatu to pick mangoes in Darwin
More than 160 seasonal workers from Vanuatu have landed in Darwin to bolster the Northern Territory's mango-picking workforce for this year's harvest.
The workers arrived...
Former acting Managing director of PNG power arrested and charged with fraud
Members of the Papua New Guinea Special Police Forensic Criminal Investigation Team (SPFCIT) on Monday arrested and charged former Acting Managing Director of PNG...
India hits back after PNG bans flights over COVID ‘deception’
The Indian embassy in Papua New Guinea denies police claims that it helped unauthorised passengers, including four people who were infected with COVID-19, arrive...
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