Pacific Economic outlook weakens, but vaccination progress provides optimism — ADB
Despite a weakening economic growth forecast for the Pacific, recent progress in vaccination rollouts and stronger public health measures are providing optimism for the...
African nations criticise Nauru’s push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks
African countries, many of which are heavily reliant on mining, have criticised a move by the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru to fast-track...
Fiji records 1,057 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
Fiji has recorded 1,057 new COVID-19 cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths reported Wednesday.
The permanent secretary for Health and Medical Services, Dr James Fong...
Fiji retain Olympic rugby gold with victory over New Zealand
Fiji secured their second successive men’s Olympic rugby sevens gold medal as they beat New Zealand 27-12 in a thrilling gold medal match at...
Macron promises transparency over French Polynesia nuclear tests
French President Emmanuel Macron promised transparency around decades of nuclear tests in French Polynesia and changes to compensation procedures on Tuesday when he stopped...
More needs to be done to protect our oceans, says France-Oceania summit
By Iliesa Tora
Pacific Island heads of states and fisheries ministers have agreed that more needs to be done to protect our oceans from...
Fiji health staff who test positive for COVID-19 asked to continue working as outbreak worsens
As Fiji continues to battle a spiralling outbreak, its government has directed asymptomatic health staff who have tested positive to COVID-19 to keep working.
In...
New Zealand and Fiji into gold medal match
New Zealand and Fiji will meet in the gold medal match of the men’s Olympic sevens tournament at Tokyo 2020.
The All Blacks Sevens, who...
Fijian Speaker of Parliament rejects petitions against Bill 17
Fijian Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has rejected three petitions against the iTaukei Land Trust Amendment Bill.
Three separate petitions were filed by SODELPA...
How to avoid a repeat of Samoa’s election crisis
by Nick Rogers and Richard Reinen-Hamill
With a resolution to Samoa's election crisis seemingly reached, several Pacific experts have set out how the country...
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Strengthening Australian partnership with the FSM
The Australian Government last week welcomed the President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Wesley Simina to Canberra, marking the first official bilateral...
US$42 million secured for Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to transform and strengthen climate-resilient and...
Climate change is a key contributor to food, nutrition and livelihood insecurities across the Pacific Island countries and territories.
Agricultural production systems across Samoa, Tonga...
Tuvalu orders work from home as power concerns trigger urgent action
The Government of Tuvalu has directed civil servants in Funafuti to work from home as authorities move to manage electricity supply and prevent further...