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Small island nations are struggling to recover from the pandemic, UN says

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Small island developing states (SIDS) are facing an uphill struggle to recover from the impact of the pandemic, which has deepened their financial and...

Samoa’s FAST party seeks clarification of court ruling

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Samoa's FAST party is seeking clarification of an Appeal Court decision about extra parliamentary seats for women. An Appeal Court decision last week upheld the...

39 new COVID-19 cases in Fiji, health professionals losing their morale: Dr Fong

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Five police officers are among 39 new cases of Covid-19 in Fiji Thursday. The government announced late last night that 32 of the latest cases...

We don’t get involved says NZ foreign minister Mahuta

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The New Zealand government will not get involved in the state of affairs of any nation and this applies to Fiji which is fighting...

Prominent lawyer arrested and charged in PNG over involvement in alleged misappropriation and stealing of K268 million

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Members of the Papua New Guinea Special Police Forensic Criminal Investigation Team (SPFCIT), arrested prominent lawyer Gregory James Sheppard of Young & Williams Lawyers...

Samoa’s longest serving Prime Minister faces citation for contempt of court

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Samoa caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi was Tuesday served to appear in Court next week, to face a motion that he and...

Oceania Olympians leading the vaccination charge towards Tokyo

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There's been a strong uptake from Pacific Island athletes getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics. The Summer Games are scheduled...

NSW thrash Queensland 50-6 to claim State of Origin opener

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NSW Blues win
Tom Trbojevic scored a hat-trick as a dynamic New South Wales crushed Queensland 50-6 Wednesday to draw first blood in the best-of-three State of...

Tuna transshipment in Majuro shows first sign of rebound

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In the wake of the Marshall Islands government dropping its 14-day quarantine period for fishing boats to enter Majuro lagoon, tuna transshipment activity leaped...

U.S Congress’s push to re-engage with Pacific

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US Congress Ed Case Hawaii
A United States Congressman, Ed Case, from Hawaii, says Washington needs to change its view of the Pacific. He said this is the driving force...

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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...

Amid Middle East crisis, ADB supports Energy Security in the Pacific with $40.1 million

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$40.1 million to help Kiribati, Tonga, and Tuvalu manage fuel price volatility as the Middle East conflict...

El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies

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An intensifying El Nino broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, in...