180,000 Australian vaccines for Fiji and over FJD$152.5 million in direct budget support
The arrival of 50,000 more Australian manufactured AstraZeneca doses last Thursday night is a further demonstration of Australia’s commitment to stand with Fiji during...
40 new COVID-19 cases – PNG total at 16,661
Papua New Guinea has recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases last Thursday increasing the country’s total cases to 16,661.
The cases were reported in ten provinces...
Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu’s long rule
Israel’s parliament on Sunday narrowly approved a new coalition government, ending the historic 12-year rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sending the polarising...
Cook Islander Romani Katoa elected to global swimming body
Cook Islander Romani Katoa was elected to the bureau of the International Swimming Federation executive board, also known as FINA, over the weekend.
His election...
USP ranked 11th in Crisis Management amongst the top 100 Universities in the World Universities real impact ranking system
The University of the South Pacific (USP) has been ranked 11th against some of the top Universities of the world in the area of...
China donates $6.7 million to Kiribati
The Chinese Government has donated AUD$6,739,600(US$5,224,850) to the Kiribati Government Monday.
A report from the Office of the President said the grant will be allocated...
Report highlights Covid impact on region
The most pressing disaster facing the Pacific right now continues to be the COVID-19 pandemic.
And every place is different.
After closing its borders and aggressively...
PNG PM Marape: Get vaccinated
With more than 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine remaining and the expiry date looming, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is...
Pacific’s main newsprint supplier to close
Newspapers across the Pacific are seeking new newsprint suppliers after the 66-year-old Norske Skog paper mill in Kawerau, New Zealand unexpectedly announced it was...
Vanuatu Speaker’s lawyer files application to strike out order
Vanuatu Speaker of Parliament’s counsel has filed an application for the Court to struck out the application by the 19 Members of Parliament in...
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The unexploded bombs still threatening a Pacific nation 80 years on
More than 80 years after World War II, unexploded bombs are still being found near homes, schools and gardens in Solomon Islands.
Cleo Fraser, producer...
Samoa PM dismisses ADB airline warning: ‘They don’t know what we are facing’
Samoa Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt has defiantly brushed aside warnings from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that a government-backed airline could prove financially...
More political parties reflect healthy democracy, Fiji needs time for constitutional changes, says Ratuva
The emergence of more political parties ahead of Fiji's next General Election should be viewed as a sign of a healthy democracy rather than...