Noro Port: first e-port in the Pacific introduces digital catch documents and tracing
By Ronald Toito'ona
The Noro Port in the Western province of Solomon Islands has become the first e-port in the Pacific region, after launching a...
Fiji records 918 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 deaths reported
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The people of Bougainville must be ready to embrace the sweeping political changes the Autonomous Bougainville Government has undertaken as it prepares for political...
Bougainville Health Minister and Nissan MP missing at sea
Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Member for Nissan Constituency Charry Napto is among seven other passengers reported missing out in the sea since Saturday.
Napto was...
Fiji records 1,091 new cases of COVID-19; pregnant mothers among 21 reported deaths
Two Fijian pregnant women are among the 21 COVID-19 deaths reported within a seven-day period from 14 July.
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