17 doctors still refuse covid-19 vaccine, Solomon Islands lack capacity to treat covid-19 outbreak
Seventeen doctors at the Solomon Islands National Referral Hospital (NRH) continue to avoid being vaccinated.
This is according to the chief executive officer of the...
ADB raises 2019–2030 Climate Finance ambition to US$100 Billion
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced it is elevating its ambition to deliver climate financing to its developing member countries (DMCs) to US$100...
We must seal the fisheries deal: Falemaka
By Ben Bilua
Trade talks aimed at creating rules to stop countries providing harmful subsidies to their fishing fleets are reaching a climax with much...
Cook Islands Tourism industry unfazed by Fiji’s border reopening plans
Cook Islands tourism industry is set to face competition from Fiji when the quarantine free travel with New Zealand resumes.
After 19 months without visitors,...
Southwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Outlook
The NIWA and MetService assessment of named tropical cyclone (TC) activity indicates 9 to 12 named TCs could occur in the Southwest Pacific basin...
PNG Health system stretched: Minister Wong
-The Covid-19 surge is stretching the country’s health system, “something that we thought would never happen in our country”, says Papua New Guinea Health...
‘Virus will move much slower’, Fiji government hopeful of positive vaxx influence
Fiji has the ability to contain a third wave of coronavirus infections.
This, according to Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong.
According to his observation,...
U.S grant for contact tracing system will also “clean” Palau telecommunications network
The grant received by Palau to develop a contact tracing system will also “clean” the country’s mobile network.
“We want a clean network and most...
New malaria vaccine could help tackle the disease in PNG
Australian experts say a malaria vaccine that has been trialled in Africa and endorsed by the World Health Organisation, could also curb the disease's...
Australians already booking tropical holidays in Fiji
Australian families looking for a tropical getaway say they feel more confident planning a holiday to Fiji than interstate, with double-vaccination rates in the...
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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.
Speaking...
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...