Fiji records 1,187 new cases of COVID-19, 11 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 1,187 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 new deaths Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to...
Health specialists warn against mutating Delta variant in Fiji
A new vaccine may be needed if the Delta variant of Covid-19, which is currently in Fiji, continues to mutate, health experts say.
The government...
UN’s Fiji medical evacuation flight unfair, says human rights advocate
-The United Nations has come under fire from a leading human rights advocate in Fiji for evacuating one of its Covid-positive workers for treatment...
WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster jabs
The head of the UN health organisation called on Wednesday for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until “at least the end of September”...
SIDS COP26 attendance in limbo
It is still not known if the Pacific Island delegations will be physically represented at the 26th Conference of Parties later this year in...
No Cabinet reshuffle: PNG PM Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has ruled out any Cabinet reshuffle despite two ministers currently facing a leadership tribunal.
The ministers are Telefomin...
Open borders for seasonal workers welcomed, but Solomon Islands wants in too
-New rules allowing seasonal workers to enter New Zealand without going through managed isolation have been welcomed in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
The relaxed restrictions...
NZ seasonal worker exemption ‘insult to injury’ for overstayers
A step in the right direction, but missing a crucial ingredient - that’s how advocates for migrants’ rights describe the New Zealand Government's apology...
NZ Health Ministry didn’t heavy clinicians over Fiji patient: Bloomfield
Ashley Bloomfield says the New Zealand Ministry of Health did not heavy Auckland clinicians into changing their minds and accepting a UN official with...
Safeguarding Melanesian fishing communities against climate threats
Those who live on the islands and atolls of the southwestern Pacific Ocean are exposed to rising seas and severe storms like almost no...
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Bougainville Minister warns of IUU fishing threat, credits Patrols for stopping drone activity
Bougainville Fisheries Minister Amanda Masono says illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains a major threat to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville's remote atolls,...
Ocean of peace plan eyes treaty status
A new policy paper published by the Pacific Security College proposes evolving the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration into a legally binding regional...
Understand our story in full: Bougainville President Toroama
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has called for greater understanding of his people’s history and their journey toward achieving their political aspirations, economic development and...