Bougainville President Toroama: People must accept change
The people of Bougainville must be ready to embrace the sweeping political changes the Autonomous Bougainville Government has undertaken as it prepares for political...
Bougainville Health Minister and Nissan MP missing at sea
Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Member for Nissan Constituency Charry Napto is among seven other passengers reported missing out in the sea since Saturday.
Napto was...
Fiji records 1,091 new cases of COVID-19; pregnant mothers among 21 reported deaths
Two Fijian pregnant women are among the 21 COVID-19 deaths reported within a seven-day period from 14 July.
Their babies, however, were saved via a...
PNG records five new COVID-19 cases and one death – total cases at 17,524
Papua New Guinea has recorded five new COVID-19 cases as well as one death on Monday 19 July, increasing the total number of cases...
Nine cases among Fiji arrivals to NZ
Nine cases of Covid-19 have been detected among travellers from Fiji to New Zealand in the past week, a senior health official said.
Fiji is...
Solomon Islands PM reiterates ‘get vaccinated now’, 22 students and dependents in Fiji tested positive
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare reiterates his call for all citizens to be vaccinated to protect the nation from any possible community transmission...
Seasonal workers unfamiliar with laws
By Taniela Tuilevuka
Pacific Island Council president Ema Vueti believes seasonal workers ‘get into trouble as they are not aware of the laws in...
Macron, memory and Moruroa
The French president won’t be able to avoid the legacies of nuclear testing when he visits Tahiti this week
By Nic Maclellan
When French president...
Australia’s Pacific Minister says losing Micronesian nations will weaken PIF
Australia’s Minister for the Pacific Zed Seselja said that losing Micronesia nations will weaken the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), as the Australian government continues...
Fiji records 1,054 new cases of covid-19 and 12 deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 1,054 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths reported Tuesday.
Permanent secretary of health, Dr James Fong said the 12 new COVID-19...
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“Those blocking climate science are not our friends”: Pacific issues strong warning at Bonn...
Pacific Island nations have delivered a sharp rebuke to countries seeking to weaken climate ambition at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, warning that...
“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...