Tupaia Data Platform Helps Pacific Island Countries collect, analyse and act on information
By Marty Logan
Do you know if midwife services are available at the Saupia Health Centre in Paunangisu, on the island of Efate in Vanuatu,...
Corruption report indicts ‘deficient’ PNG
By Keith Jackson
A report by Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) on how the Papua New Guinea government is meeting its obligations under the United...
European Union releases $12.3 million to Fiji through budget support
The European Union reaffirms its commitment to help the Fijian Government fight its second wave of COVID-19 by providing a further EUR 5 million...
New World Bank US$30 million project will expand internet access for Marshall Islands
The World Bank’s Board of executive directors has approved a US$30 million project in Marshall Islands, where access to high-speed internet remains extremely limited...
Vanuatu Council of Ministers approves VT10 million for Fiji
Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) has approved a VT10 million (US$89,280) donation to support Fiji during this COVID-19 pandemic.
This was formally recorded in COM...
Fiji Airways marks 70 years of flying
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s national carrier, today commemorated its 70th anniversary.
The occasion was marked by Fiji Airways staff connected virtually from around Fiji and global...
Lady Scotland faces challenge for top Commonwealth role
Lady Patricia Scotland, the secretary general of the Commonwealth, and a long-time target of the Conservative government, faces a challenge for her post from...
Fiji records 505 new cases of COVID-19, seven new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 505 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths Tuesday, increasing the total number of cases in the Pacific nation to...
Seasonal workers arrive from Vanuatu to pick mangoes in Darwin
More than 160 seasonal workers from Vanuatu have landed in Darwin to bolster the Northern Territory's mango-picking workforce for this year's harvest.
The workers arrived...
Former acting Managing director of PNG power arrested and charged with fraud
Members of the Papua New Guinea Special Police Forensic Criminal Investigation Team (SPFCIT) on Monday arrested and charged former Acting Managing Director of PNG...
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UN agencies appeal for help to protect weakest from unprecedented El Niño
Two UN agencies issued a powerful appeal on Wednesday for immediate assistance to help communities already being impacted by the strongest El Niño weather...
Australia supports establishment of Renewable Energy Commissioner for the Pacific
A Pacific-led initiative to establish a Renewable Energy Commissioner (REC) for the Pacific has received support from Australia.
The initiative is designed to strengthen energy...