Bundaberg mayor explains interest in kava partnership notion
Amid reports of growing demand for kava, Bundaberg Regional Council is looking at potential partnership opportunities for the region in the future.
Within a recent...
Senator Schatz: U.S needs to ‘step up’ engagement in the Pacific Islands
In an online news conference with Pacific Islands journalists Wednesday, U.S Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) said the United States needs to "step up" engagement...
Pacific nations lead call to clean up shipping industry
The Marshall Islands, Kiribati, and the Solomon Islands have submitted an ambitious new proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations specialist...
Fiji records 255 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths
Fiji has recorded 255 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths reported Wednesday, increasing the total number of cases to 44,675 and 457 deaths...
Heads of Customs in Oceania region meet for annual conference
The Heads of Customs administrations in the region are holding their annual conference virtually today to discuss challenges in the region and possible solutions...
Kiribati withdraws from the Pacific Islands Forum
Kiribati is the latest country in the Micronesia sub region to officially communicate its intent to withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum on 23...
New Zealand health chief slams ‘gutless’ racism against Pasifika people over Covid cluster
New Zealand’s director general of health has condemned “gutless” racism against Pacific communities, as the Covid-19 outbreak continues to grow.
Announcing case numbers on Wednesday,...
Palau is protected says President Whipps
With over 80 percent of Palau’s populations, over 97 percent of adults fully vaccinated, President Surangel Whipps Jr said that Palau is protected from...
Second Covid-19 doses too slow concerns Samoa Health director
Samoa's Director General of Health is concerned that there is not enough commitment for people to complete the second dose of Covid-19 vaccination.
Leausa Dr...
Southern Highlands Governor Powi suspended with full pay
After three-and-a-half years of legal proceedings in the Court of Disputed Returns, the National Court Tuesday ruled in favour of petitioner Pastor Bernard Peter...
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Fiji formally joins landmark Pacific Rugby League Partnership
Fiji has officially joined the Pacific Rugby League Partnership after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Minister for Youth and Sports Jese Saukuru formally signed...
Human rights groups urge Tuvalu and Ireland to put rights at centre of fossil...
Human rights groups are calling on Tuvalu and Ireland to make human rights a core part of the second International Conference on Transitioning Away...
Solomon Islands shapes first national response to climate Loss and Damage
Solomon Islands is bringing government, provincial, research and community expertise together to shape its first National Loss and Damage Policy and Investment Roadmap, turning...