No signs of Delta mutation in Fiji
Fiji's Health Ministry says it is aware that there may be a need for booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines if the Delta strain were...
Maritime boundaries and Covid in the Pacific Forum spotlight
Leaders of Pacific regional countries and territories have agreed that the region's maritime boundaries need to be recognised globally in perpetuity.
They met in a...
World’s climate scientists to issue stark warning over global heating threat
The fires, floods and extreme weather seen around the world in recent months are just a foretaste of what can be expected if global...
ADB, UNICEF support rollout of vaccines for children in Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu against infectious diseases,
The rollout of vaccines to protect children against cervical cancer, pneumonia, and rotavirus has begun in Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu.
The deployment of these three...
PNG PM joins call for solidarity
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has joined leaders of the Pacific to call for stronger Pacific solidarity, renewed efforts to COVID-19 pandemic...
Kiribati extends border closure to December
Kiribati has extended its border closure to 31 December 2021.
A statement from the Office of the President said the decision was made after thoroughly...
Pacific at peril under current climate policies, new commitments still inadequate: report
Current climate policies mean the world is on course for up to 3.9 degrees of heating, which would see a number of Pacific Island...
Micronesian leaders boycott PIF session, standing firm on plan to leave the bloc
Four Micronesian leaders skipped the Pacific Island Forum's 51st virtual session last Friday, in a continuing protest over the organisation's refusal to assign the...
Fiji records 657 new cases of COVID-19, Three new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 657 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths Sunday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to...
Tokelau stands by its mandatory vaccination programme
Tokelau will roll-out the second dose of its Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination programme on Tuesday.
It follows the successful administration of the first inoculations on 20...
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Middle East turmoil shows need to speed up shift from fossil fuels: UN SG...
The escalating turmoil in the Middle East highlights the risks of the world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said.
The...
Palau President warns Guam, CNMI about deep-sea mining: ‘Don’t hurt your brother’
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr is taking his campaign against deep-sea mining to a global stage, and his message for the Marianas is personal.
Speaking...
Online child sexual exploitation in the Pacific and why Fiji’s numbers matter for the...
The Pacific is often celebrated for its strong community values, rich cultures and close-knit family networks – social structures that play an important role...