Health specialists warn against mutating Delta variant in Fiji
A new vaccine may be needed if the Delta variant of Covid-19, which is currently in Fiji, continues to mutate, health experts say.
The government...
UN’s Fiji medical evacuation flight unfair, says human rights advocate
-The United Nations has come under fire from a leading human rights advocate in Fiji for evacuating one of its Covid-positive workers for treatment...
WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster jabs
The head of the UN health organisation called on Wednesday for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until “at least the end of September”...
SIDS COP26 attendance in limbo
It is still not known if the Pacific Island delegations will be physically represented at the 26th Conference of Parties later this year in...
No Cabinet reshuffle: PNG PM Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has ruled out any Cabinet reshuffle despite two ministers currently facing a leadership tribunal.
The ministers are Telefomin...
Open borders for seasonal workers welcomed, but Solomon Islands wants in too
-New rules allowing seasonal workers to enter New Zealand without going through managed isolation have been welcomed in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
The relaxed restrictions...
NZ seasonal worker exemption ‘insult to injury’ for overstayers
A step in the right direction, but missing a crucial ingredient - that’s how advocates for migrants’ rights describe the New Zealand Government's apology...
NZ Health Ministry didn’t heavy clinicians over Fiji patient: Bloomfield
Ashley Bloomfield says the New Zealand Ministry of Health did not heavy Auckland clinicians into changing their minds and accepting a UN official with...
Safeguarding Melanesian fishing communities against climate threats
Those who live on the islands and atolls of the southwestern Pacific Ocean are exposed to rising seas and severe storms like almost no...
Tonga legislators set to enforce COVID-19 vaccination
Tonga is set to introduce compulsory inoculation against COVID-19.
A Bill to amend the Public Health Act to enforce inoculation of the Public against COVID-19,...
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Tonga launches e-passport project to boost security
The Kingdom of Tonga has officially begun its e-passport journey.
Tonga convened the inaugural Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Tonga e-passport Project, a...
Trust and cooperation needed for Pacific Climate action
Climate mobility processes will attract greater support if it is recognised as a security and stability concern.
Participants at a regional workshop in Fiji heard...
Climate mobility is not an abstract
The Pacific region has taken a leading role in shaping global climate mobility and human security policies.
And the region’s central role in international climate...