COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’
Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world - have increased for the first time in a decade, as...
Ten ‘high-risk’ PNG provinces required to implement Covid-19 measures
Ten provinces in Papua New Guinea have been classified as “high-risk”, requiring that they implement measures which suits them best to address the Covid-19...
100,000 Pfizer doses will arrive in Fiji Monday
Fiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services is expecting the Pfizer vaccine, earmarked to be administered on children aged 12 to 14, to arrive...
Aviation Academy was the heart of Fiji Airways during the pandemic
Fiji Airways Aviation Academy played a key role in ensuring the national airline operated during this pandemic.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said the multimillion dollar...
All deaths in PNG unvaccinated: Health Minister Wong
The 252 people reported to have died of the Covid-19 around the country were all unvaccinated, according to Papua New Guinea Health and HIV/Aids...
AUKUS disrupts “a very peaceful part of planet earth”
By Nic Maclellan
With anti-nuclear sentiment on the rise across the islands, the Morrison government’s nuclear submarine ambitions have undercut the prime minister’s claim...
Telstra deal to buy Digicel’s Pacific assets almost signed and sealed
A deal to provide more than $1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) in taxpayer money to help Telstra buy telecommunications assets in the Pacific is weeks...
When disaster strikes, developing countries still too vulnerable
Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience has many benefits, beyond saving lives and livelihoods.
That’s...
Inaugural women’s leadership awards for disaster risk reduction granted to Fijian trailblazer
The inaugural Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards have been granted to Vasiti Soko, Director of the National Disaster...
Fiji reports 361 COVID cases in seven days
Fiji reported 391 new cases of COVID-19 in the past seven days.
Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong said 163 cases were recorded...
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Pacific civil society organisations have warned that attempts to weaken the role of science in international climate negotiations risk undermining climate justice and the...
Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
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Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...