Pacific nations with high vaccination rates delay opening borders amid concerns around herd immunity
Size isn't everything, but when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations, being small certainly helps.
Niue, a Pacific Island nation with a population of 1,600, was...
COVID, weather on PIF Ministers’ agenda
The region's response to the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the Pacific Islands Forum's (PIF) Forum Foreign Affairs Ministers' forum held last week chaired by Tuvalu’s...
No jab, no job – Solomon Islands approves mandatory vaccination
The Solomon Islands Government has approved a mandatory vaccination to all Public servants, State-Owned Enterprises, and the Private employees undertaking frontline work.
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Fiji records 1,100 new cases of covid-19, 13 deaths reported
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Vaccination first priority: Samoa Health Minister
Samoa's Minister of Health has assured the new Government’s priority is to fully vaccinate the country's eligible population, before plans are finalised to open...
More ANZMAT personnel arrive to help Fiji’s Ministry of Health
An additional 10 members of the third Australia and New Zealand Medical Assistance deployment – Charlie team arrived in Nadi today.
ANZMAT Charlie will be...
Samoa PM urges Public servants to prioritise professionalism
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is urging all public servants not to let their support for a political party cloud their professional duties...
NZ Government to open travel corridor with Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu – allowing seasonal workers to skip managed isolation stay
Seasonal workers will be able to travel to New Zealand from Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu without undergoing a two-week stay in managed isolation, the...
Delta variant, a warning the COVID-19 virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’
Cases and deaths resulting from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, mostly fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant, which has spread to 132 countries,...
Australia to give $68m Fiji airport loan in effort to beef up lending in the Pacific
Australia will provide a $68 million (US$49 million) loan to Fiji to upgrade its airports as part of a step-up in infrastructure lending across...
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