Fiji records 431 new cases of COVID-19; three deaths reported
Fiji has reported 431 cases of COVID-19 and three deaths related to COVID-19 Thursday.
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong said these new cases...
New generation protests Pacific’s nuclear legacy 75 years on
Seventy-five years after the U.S military began using the Marshall Islands as a nuclear testing ground, a new generation fired-up by climate activism is...
56 Kiribati nationals contracted Covid-19 in Fiji
Kiribati president Taneti Maamau says 56 I-Kiribati nationals have contracted Covid-19 in Fiji.
President Maamau made the statement in his address to the nation on...
Samoa caretaker government pull country’s team from Tokyo Olympics
Samoa's caretaker government has said the country's athletes will not be competing at the Tokyo Olympics.
However, the team has not been officially notified of...
Tonga name 13 debutants as part of inexperienced side to face All Blacks
Tonga has named 13 debutants as part of an inexperienced side to face the All Blacks at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.
With most of...
NZ transgender Hubbard still got man’s bones, strength: Samoan weightlifter Sipaia
Tokyo Olympics-bound Samoan weightlifter Iuniarra Sipaia has spoken for the first time on New Zealand’s transgender weightlifting rival Laurel Hubbard, saying she is sad...
Real results called for amidst COVID-19 economic crisis: Puna
By Maraia Vula
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna, has called for an economic vision to deliver real results, in response to the...
Countries struggle to meet loan repayments: PANG
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka
Many countries in the Pacific are struggling to pay off their loans during this coronavirus pandemic.
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG)...
ADB generally endorses new strategy for Pacific Small Island developing states
The Asian Development Bank has generally endorsed a new five-year strategy aimed at building resilience against economic shocks, delivering sustainable services, and promoting inclusive...
Samoa caretaker PM continues to defy Supreme Court
Samoa's caretaker prime minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, is risking jail time as he continues to defy a court order to convene Parliament.
The judiciary is...
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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...