Fiji records 156 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 156 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 47,795 with 506 deaths...
West Sepik seeks help to manage COVID-19 and NCC responds promptly
Health authorities in West Sepik in Papua New Guinea are seeking help to manage the COVID-19 pandemic as the number of cases rise.
They are...
Kiribati starts rollout of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine
Kiribati started to rollout the Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines on Friday.
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Tinte Itinteang, Chinese...
Vaccines on horseback: Fiji doctors take long and muddy road to protect remote villages from Covid
To reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues hiked for hours, up and down mountains, through forests,...
Japan donates US$10m for new tugboat at Port of Nuku’alofa
A multi-million dollar grant for the provision of a new tugboat for Tonga was signed by the Japanese Ambassador to Tonga Kensaku Munenaga and...
Micronesia continues dialogue with PIF, but position to leave the Forum has not changed
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea said Micronesian nations have not changed their position on leaving the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) but that the sub-region is...
Nauru President: Palau travel bubble offers model for Micronesia
Micronesian countries look to Palau as leader of tourism bubble success, Nauru President Lionel Aingimea told reporters Thursday.
President Aingimea said transportation and people moving...
Our Pacific Ocean needs New Clear Ways, NOT Japan’s Nuclear Waste!
This year marks the 76th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons for the purpose of war. As the world solemnly observes the...
Fijian Drua set sail in Super Rugby Pacific from 2022
Super Rugby Pacific’s newest club, the Fijian Drua have welcomed the Super Rugby Pacific competition format announced by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby...
Vanuatu president pardons three former PMs
Three former Prime Ministers have been pardoned by Vanuatu President, Pastor Obed Moses Tallis.
They are Rialuth Serge Vohor, Joe Natuman and Charlot Salwai.
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Pacific partner pact boosts police, not military ties
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Amid Middle East crisis, ADB supports Energy Security in the Pacific with $40.1 million
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$40.1 million to help Kiribati, Tonga, and Tuvalu manage fuel price volatility as the Middle East conflict...
El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies
An intensifying El Nino broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, in...