Response strategy changes, severe cases take priority: Fiji Health Ministry
Only severe cases of COVID-19 in Fiji will now be entered into isolation centres while others who do not display severe symptoms will have...
PNG considers ban on international flights as new COVID-19 Delta variant spreads to over 92 countries
Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG COVID-19 National Pandemic Response David Manning said the country is considering banning all international...
Tongan PM’s defence of convicted minister under spotlight
The Tongan prime minister's insistence on defending a government minister convicted of fraud will again be subjected to public scrutiny with sentencing in the...
Japanese PM Suga asks Pacific islands to help realise free, open Indo-Pacific
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held separate phone talks Tuesday with the leaders of six Pacific island nations, calling for their cooperation in Japan's...
Coca Cola Fiji moves to buy Fiji brewer outright
Coca Cola Fiji Limited (CCEP Fiji) has moved to buy brewer Paradise Beverages Fiji outright.
This follows CCEP Fiji’s acquisition of 57,323 (equivalent to 0.55%)...
Yato, Ravai and Mawi to join Flying Fijians team three days before first test
Some players will join the Flying Fijians camp just three days before the first test against the All Blacks next weekend.
At the moment it’s...
Māori All Blacks excited by addition of fans for Manu Samoa doubleheader at Mount Smart Stadium
The Māori All Blacks are relishing what is set to be a strong turnout at Mount Smart Stadium for their second match against Manu...
‘He’s absolutely in the mix’: Meninga wants Luai to choose Australia over Samoa
Mal Meninga will reach out to Jarome Luai and make his feelings known about why he should play for Australia – not Samoa –...
Japanese PM assures PNG of continued support
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says his country will support Papua New Guinea’s electrification programme, provide construction equipment for road development, and help with...
Convene Samoa Parliament as per ruling: NZ Foreign Minister
New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has urged Samoa to convene Parliament following a Supreme Court ruling early in the week that ordered...
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As warheads proliferate, decades old nuclear weapons treaty must evolve, warns UN chief
With top diplomats gathered at UN Headquarters to review the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the UN Secretary-General warned that...
PNG Foreign Minister urges Melanesian unity
Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko has urged stronger Melanesian unity and economic resilience, unveiling plans for the inaugural Melanesian Ocean Summit...
Pacific drug trafficking surge puts children at risk
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