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Quarantine options for Pacific workforce

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Australia is weighing up new quarantine arrangements for Pacific farm workers coming from countries with low coronavirus cases and high vaccination rates. Pacific Minister Zed...

Cook Islands woman nabbed in PNG, 150 C-4 plastic explosives seized

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A 59-year-old widow from the Cook Islands was arrested with 150 pieces of C-4 plastic explosives in Milne Bay’s Alotau last Thursday, Papua New...

Fiji’s total population stands at 864,132

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Fiji’s population is made up of 62 percent iTaukei people, 34.2 percent Fijians of Indian descent and 3.8 percent of other races, states the...

Westpac Pacific bank sale blocked by PNG regulator

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Westpac’s exit strategy in the Pacific is in tatters, after the competition regulator in Papua New Guinea knocked back the $420 million(US$176 million) sale...

Albacore Tuna are spawning less, and that’s worrying some south Pacific nations

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Longstanding concerns over the South Pacific’s stock of albacore tuna have been raised once again at a recent meeting of the Western and Central...

Jordan Mailata urges fellow Pasifika to follow dreams after NFL megadeal

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Rugby league reject Jordan Mailata has set his family up for life after signing a four-year NZD$94 million (US$60 million) extension with the Philadelphia...

Samoa Speaker rejects swearing-in of HRPP members by Head of State

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Samoa Speaker of Parliament, Papali’i Li’o Ta’eu Masipa’u has rejected Human Rights Political Party's(HRPP) latest repeated request to be sworn in by the Head...

Fiji records 127 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths reported

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Fiji has recorded 127 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths Monday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to 49,043...

Four Papuan districts can form South Papua Province: Indonesian Home minister

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Indonesian Home Minister Tito Karnavian highlighted “a specialty” pertaining to the public's aspirations in the Merauke, Boven Digoel, Mappi, and Asmat districts in Papua...

Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

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Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned ahead of...

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Commonwealth warns Pacific nations face rising seas, weak adaptation systems

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Pacific Island countries are experiencing sea-level rise faster than the global average, while gaps in climate finance, governance and implementation are leaving vulnerable coastal...

PNG Parliament urged to balance Bougainville Independence with national unity

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Papua New Guinea’s Parliament has been urged to respect Bougainville’s overwhelming vote for independence while carefully weighing the constitutional and national implications of a...

Israeli Cybersecurity firms could help protect Fiji’s Government systems

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Israeli cybersecurity companies could offer Fiji advanced security solutions to protect government systems and sensitive citizen data following reports of an attempted cyberattack targeting...