Vaccination:the ticket to an economic recovery
So far, with the help of development partners, in particular Australia and New Zealand, the vaccine rollout in the Pacific islands has exceeded expectations.
Fiji...
New Zealand boosts support to Fiji for COVID-19 impact, Six AUSMAT members to arrive in Fiji today
New Zealand is providing additional support to Fiji to mitigate the effects of the current COVID-19 outbreak on vulnerable households, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta...
Death at sea: the fisheries inspectors who never came home
By Bernadette Carreon
In his last email to his family, Eritara Aati Kaierua told them he loved them and apologised for not being in...
Vaccine can get outbreak under control in Fiji: UN
Fiji is not out of the woods yet and the worst is yet to come.
UN resident Coordinator for Fiji and the Pacific Sanaka Samarasinha...
António Guterres secures second term as UN Secretary-General, calls for new era of ‘solidarity and equality’
António Guterres was on Friday re-appointed to a second term as UN Secretary-General, pledging as his priority, to continue helping the world chart a...
Kainaki Lua, Pacific Resilience Facility and Pacific 2050 Vision top first mission for SG Puna
Partnerships and advocacy for urgent climate change action, partnerships for a new regional resilience financing facility, and a reinvigorated vision for regionalism towards 2050...
Vanuatu Supreme Court confirms 19 Govt MPs lose seats
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the former Speaker of Parliament to expel 19 government MPs from Parliament.
The court ruling looks set...
FAST party seeks Samoa Court clarity to resolve impasse
Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party is seeking clarity from the court to overcome the differed interpretation of the situation from...
Another death reported; Fiji records 166 new cases of COVID-19
An even higher number of positive COVID-19 cases – a total of 166, and a death have been recorded by Fiji’s Ministry of Health...
Tonga names 15 new caps to face All Blacks, Samoa
Fifteen new caps have been included in the Tonga rugby squad to face the All Blacks and Manu Samoa in New Zealand next month.
The...
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Report warns Fiji facing deepening health Workforce crisis as labour schemes drain skilled workers
The Australia Institute says labour mobility schemes are worsening the health workforce crisis in the Pacific, with registered nurses and other skilled workers leaving...
Second written nomination for Prime Minister-Designate confirmed
The Office of the Interim Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga has confirmed receipt of a second written nomination for the position of...
Marshallese families in Northwest Arkansas reel from Trump deportations
The Trump administration's aggressive action on deportations has resulted in over 40 Marshallese being deported from the Northwest Arkansas area in 2025, a significant...