U.S has ‘no closer ally than Australia’, says Biden after Aukus pact
U.S President Joe Biden and the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, have welcomed their new security ties after last week’s announcement that Washington would...
Covid-19: Vaccine diplomacy swings in Pacific nations’ favour
Geopolitical jockeying for influence has got some Pacific island nations vaccinated against Covid-19 much quicker than New Zealand. But is there a quid pro...
Samoa to go on two-day lockdown for mass vaccination
Samoa's National Emergency Operations Centre(NEOC) and the Ministry of Health has announced details for the mass vaccination roll-out on the two-day lockdown on Thursday...
Fiji Solicitor General suspended
Fiji's Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma has been suspended.
Sharma was suspended by the President Jioji Konrote following allegations of misbehaviour.
Sources within his office have also...
Call for ‘decisive action now’ to avoid climate catastrophe
Speaking alongside the UK Prime Minister in New York on Monday the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on world leaders for “decisive action...
Climate crisis: history will judge failure to act, UK PM says at UN
UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned the world’s rich countries that “history will judge”, if they fail to act now to tackle the...
Fiji records 121 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 121 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 50,010 and 573...
Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say
Human rights groups say revelations that Australia sat on its hands after learning of Indonesian military atrocities against West Papuan demonstrators are “deeply disturbing”...
Fiji government to roll -out digital vax -check tool
The Fijian Government on 04 October will roll out the digital VAX-Check tool, which will be made available to all workplaces, tertiary institutions, houses...
Daru Hospital loses doctor to COVID-19
A medical doctor working at Daru Hospital in Papua New Guinea became the latest death due to COVID-19 reported in less than two weeks.
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“When you deny us the science, you deny our future”: Pacific advocate at Bonn...
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.
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...