Tonga told virus ‘is here to stay’ as first of community cases recovers
Tonga’s health minister Dr Saia Piukala says people should learn to live with Covid-19 in the community as the first of the latest cases...
Tonga’s PM says investigation underway into Covid-19 outbreak
Investigations are being conducted into the source of a Covid-19 outbreak in Tonga, according to the prime minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni.
The virus is suspected...
190 test positive in Solomon Islands , new cases in Makira
There are a total of 190 positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Solomon Islands Thursday.
The Minister of Health and Medical services Dr Culwick Togamana gave...
Sam Basil is now acting PM, PM Marape departs for China
Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister and Member for Bulolo Sam Basil has been appointed as Acting Prime Minister for the next 14 days.
Prime...
Fighting corruption essential to reducing inequality in Pacific Islands
By Catherine Wilson
Corruption continues to have a crippling effect on the lives of many people in southwest Pacific Island countries, exacerbating hardship and...
SPREP offers environmental assistance in the aftermath of the Tonga volcano and tsunami
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is deeply concerned about the impact of the Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano...
Moana Pasifika names formidable line-up for pre-season game Friday
Moana Pasifika Head Coach Aaron Mauger has named three formidable lineups for Friday’s pre-season ‘Ofa Atu Tonga’ fundraising match against the Gallagher Chiefs.
The game...
PMN and Sky join forces for ‘Ofa Atu Tonga
Pacific Media Network and Sky join forces for ‘Ofa Atu Tonga with commentary in Lea FakaTonga (Tongan Language.
Sky has long offered commentary in te...
‘Unusual’: Vanuatu diplomat entangled in Australian Border Force raid
A foreign diplomat has found himself tangled up in a Border Force raid at a Christian missionary’s Queensland home.
Christian missionary Jane Smith was asleep...
Tuvalu ratify Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Tuvalu has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)last week.
Given this momentous occasion, Tuvalu’s Foreign and Justice Minister Simon Kofe has made the following statement...
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Corruption in Tonga has shifted into Civil Service: PINA President Moala
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Veteran Tongan journalist and Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Kalafi Moala says corruption in the Pacific is no...
UNODC warns climate funds face corruption risks as Pacific climate finance grows
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
The growing flow of climate and disaster finance into the Pacific must be matched by stronger accountability as complex...
Pacific journalists urged to scrutinise climate finance
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific journalists will examine corruption risks in climate finance and disaster response programmes Monday, focusing on how weak oversight...