Community transmission confirmed; Samoa to go into lockdown
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa confirmed a community transmission case in Samoa late Thursday, with the country moving to Alert Level 2 for...
PNG MP charged with murder
Port Moresby North West MP Lohia Boe Samuel was arrested and charged for murder and locked up at the Boroko Police Station cells Thursday.
Commander...
Fiji election campaign period starts on 26 April
Fiji's campaign period for the 2022 general election will start on 26 April.
This has been confirmed by the Electoral Commission in accordance with Section...
No need for guns to run PNG election: Police Minister
Papua New Guinea Police Minister William Onglo says the country should not need guns to run the election.
“This should not be a concern, we...
Misinformation that Omicron is ‘the last COVID-19 variant’ fuelling uptick worldwide: WHO
A combination of factors, including misinformation that the pandemic is over, the lifting of mask mandates, ending physical distancing - and a more transmissible...
Pacific Resilience Fund a win-win option says PIFS deputy SG at debt for climate swaps
The deputy secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Dr Filimon Manoni has noted with ‘great interest’ the inclusion of the Forums planned Pacific...
Three more Cabinet ministers test positive for COVID-19 in Tonga
Three more cabinet ministers tested positive for COVID-19, confirmed the Minister for Health Wednesday.
They include the Minister for Internal Affairs Sangstar Saulala, Minister for...
Cook Islands flagged superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch ‘sanctioned’
Maritime Cook Islands has confirmed a Cook Islands-registered yacht linked to a Russian oligarch has been sanctioned by the Treasury of the United States.
The...
Climate change: less space between one disaster and the next
Simple mathematical errors and a hesitancy to open the wallet are just the beginning of the world’s climate problems.
By Anthony Burke
Last month, another major...
Women, Girls must be centre of global climate fight – Pacific to CSW66
The Pacific has called for more recognition of the critical role of women and girls in climate resilience, at the opening plenary sessions of...
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Tuvalu has inaugurated its first woman Governor-General, Temukisa Auina Penehuro Hauma, in a historic change of leadership on the eve of the country’s 48th...
Pacific civil society demands fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP31
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