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Samoa's Court of Appeal, which sat on Friday with a view to determining a case that could finally settle a three-month long national political...
Fiji records 1,043 positive cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 1,043 new positive COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths Sunday.
Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Dr James Fong confirmed the...
Fiji rejects lockdown calls as virus cases soar
Fiji dismissed calls for a hard lockdown Friday as Covid-19 cases reached record levels in the Pacific island nation, insisting a "no jab, no...
PNG Prime Minister plans to visit Micronesia
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is planning to visit Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of Marshall Islands(RMI), Kiribati and Nauru.
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Pacific islands Wallis and Futuna branded Covid-free
The Pacific archipelago of Wallis and Futuna has declared itself Covid-free, with no cases among the French remote island's 11,500 inhabitants since 01 April,...
Vanuatu PM appeal court denies govt appeal
Vanuatu's prime minister Bob Loughman and 18 other government MPs have lost an important appeal case moving them a step closer to possibly losing...
World leaders dial in as New Zealand hosts special APEC meeting on pandemic
U.S. President Joe Biden, Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping and other world leaders meet virtually on Friday for the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC,...
Fiji, the World Bank and debt
By Samantha Magick
When Fiji’s Minister for Economy delivers his budget address this evening many eyes will be on figures around the country’s debt-to...
Tough task preventing ‘dirty cash: PNG Economist
It is difficult to prevent and control money laundering activities in the country as a range of techniques up to sophisticated ones are used,...
Citizenship for sale: fugitives, politicians and disgraced businesspeople buying Vanuatu passports
By Euan Ward
A controversial “golden passports” scheme run by the Pacific nation of Vanuatu saw more than 2,000 people, including a slew of...
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