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Fiji records 467 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths reported

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Fiji has recorded 467 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths Sunday, increasing the total number of cases to 40,167 and 369 deaths...

Interview with Oceania Customs Organisation chairperson Salvador Jacobs

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If he is not busy as head of the Tax and Customs Division in the Federated States of Micronesia, Salvador Jacobs would be out...

ADB approves US$5 million grant to improve urban service delivery in Nauru

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$5 million grant to expand and improve water supply, sanitation, and waste management services in Nauru. The...

Pacific leaders agree to continue dialogue with Micronesia to avoid PIF collapse

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Pacific Island leaders agreed to continue the dialogue among the nations to heal the fracture brought about by the withdrawal of the Micronesian countries...

PNG PM Marape to address Parliament, nation on Bougainville issue

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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape will make a ministerial statement in Parliament on Wednesday to update the nation on the results of...

Tonga proposes mandatory death penalty for illicit drugs traffickers

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Tonga is considering a mandatory death sentence for offenders who traffic five kilograms or more of a Class A drug. An amendment bill tabled in...

40 percent of COVID-19 patients in Fiji on oxygen support – Dr Tudravu

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Four COVID-19 patients in Fiji who are considered to be in severe condition are on ventilators and 74 patients are on oxygen support in...

Five NZ judges appointed to assist Samoa bench

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Five High Court Judges from New Zealand have been appointed as Acting Judges of the Supreme Court of Samoa for a period of two...

PNG Stock market worth K120billion

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The current size of the PNG stock market is about K120 billion (US$34 billion), according to the PNG Securities Commission. Acting executive chairman Robert Minak...

Tongan rugby coach ‘clinging to life’ after defending family in stabbing frenzy

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Tongan rugby coach and Wallabies legend Toutai Kefu is clinging to life after being stabbed in his Brisbane home while trying to defend his...

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U.S warns of suspected China-linked cyberattack on Suva-based regional organisation

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The United States has warned Fiji of a suspected cyberattack on a Suva-based regional organisation, alleging hackers linked to China maintained access to its...

UN adopts pandemic declaration despite U.S opposition

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The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response despite opposition from the United States, Israel and...

Pacific partner pact boosts police, not military ties

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Australia's recently agreed treaty with Vanuatu will step up policing partnerships but not stop foreign military from setting up shop as domestic law already...