ONOC Digest – 49 Days to Go to the Tokyo Games
Fiji Rugby names men and women squad for PacificAus Sports Oceania Rugby Sevens (Fiji Rugby)
Fiji Rugby Chief Executive Officer John O’Connor has welcomed...
Pacific nations want answers to questions, more evidence in Japan plans to dump Fukushima wastewater
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has called for more answers and evidence-based science on Japan’s plans to dump more than a million...
Restoration call for area ‘the size of China’ to protect falling biodiversity and food insecurity
An area of land roughly the size of China needs restoring if the planet’s biodiversity and the communities who rely on it are to...
UN states seek more teeth and sting in the corruption fight
By Samisoni Pareti
Ensuring general elections are transparent, free and fair and that the independence of the judiciary are upheld are among key features...
UN hails new anti-corruption network, as ‘important step’ to build trust, promote justice
With factors contributing to transnational corruption becoming increasingly complex, the UN launched an initiative on Thursday to “empower all countries” to find practical solutions...
Negotiations underway between Samoa political leaders HRPP, FAST
Samoa's outgoing prime minister and prime minister-elect met on Thursday afternoon as part of secretly-held negotiations about the transition to a new national government.
However,...
“Ex-Prime Minister has no status”: former Samoa AG Taulapapa
The caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi should step down now because he "has no status", says Samoa's former Attorney General Taulapapa Brenda Heather-Latu.
The...
Fiji Parliament passes laws against COVID-19 breaches, 28 new cases reported
Fijians who continue to flout certain advisories and are not adhering to the COVID-19 measures will now be issued on the spot fines.
The Public...
USP Council Ethics committee to look at leadership allegations
The University of the South Pacific (USP) Council has agreed that allegations levelled against Pro-Chancellor Winston Thompson and the Chair of the Audit and...
Australia, Fiji and New Zealand to feature at PacificAus Sports Oceania Rugby Sevens
Townsville will host the newly developed PacificAus Sports Oceania Sevens on 25-27 June, boosting team preparations ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
The event brings world-class...
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Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda demand fairer climate finance at CHOGM
Samoa and Antigua and Barbuda have called for urgent reforms to international climate finance, warning that vulnerable countries should not be forced into debt...
Current El Niño event likely to intensify, persist through to March 2027
The current El Niño event is continuing to strengthen, with forecasts indicating it could surpass the intensity of all previous El Niño events recorded...
Torres, Attao headed for runoff in CNMI; AG race also faces second round
Former CNMI Governor Ralph DLG Torres and independent candidate Rep Blas Jonathan “BJ” T. Attao appear headed for a runoff after neither secured the...