Japan offers 3 million vaccine doses at Pacific Islands Summit
Japan will provide Pacific island nations and territories with 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from mid-July through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine...
PNG vaccine programme opened to all adults
Papua New Guinea has opened its vaccine programme to anyone over 18 years old as it tries to overcome high levels of hesitancy.
Health authorities...
Fiji PM Bainimarama joins Pacific Leaders and Japan at PALM 9 meeting
The Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders and Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga convened the 9th Pacific Islands Leaders’ Meeting (PALM 9) Friday with...
Samoa to send only overseas athletes to Tokyo 2020 due to COVID-19
Samoa will only send overseas athletes to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s Government has announced.
The...
World Rugby ‘offer to help’ blocked Samoa sevens players
World Rugby said on Thursday it has offered to help Samoa sevens players stuck in the United Arab Emirates following last month's Olympic qualifying...
Pacific Ministers endorse Port Moresby Declaration on Regional Aviation Safety and Security
Ministers responsible for civil aviation and senior aviation officials from 14 Pacific Islands States convened virtually this week to endorse the Port Moresby Declaration...
Forget GDP, ‘vulnerability index best gauges aid’ to small islands
Small island nations on the climate crisis frontlines have been overlooked in overseas aid, according to a new index.
Urging a move away from the...
Commonwealth proposes first Global Tourism Action Plan to spur Post-Covid recovery
The dramatic plunge in global tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching and devastating effects, particularly for Small States.
During a Commonwealth Tourism...
Not a lone shark: bull sharks may form ‘friendships’ with each other, study finds
The apex predators show preferences for certain individuals and avoid others, according to new research on sharks in Fiji
By Tom Vierus
They reach 3.5...
Defiant Tuilaepa to appeal Samoa Court ruling
Samoa caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said they will appeal part of this weeks’ court ruling especially the orders to convene Parliament within...
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Pacific governments warned of investor-state dispute risks linked to deep-sea mining
Pacific governments could face costly investor claims if they change environmental or regulatory policies around deep-sea mining, according to a new report warning that...
MSG Secretariat and Pacific Fusion Centre sign letter of exchange to strengthen regional peace...
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat and the Pacific Fusion Centre (PFC) Tuesday signed a Letter of Exchange formalising their commitment to strengthen cooperation...
‘This is a difficult task’: PNG parliament to finally address Bougainville decision
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the nation to appreciate the gravity of the decision on Bougainville that parliament is to debate this...