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NZ Health Ministry didn’t heavy clinicians over Fiji patient: Bloomfield
Ashley Bloomfield says the New Zealand Ministry of Health did not heavy Auckland clinicians into changing their minds and accepting a UN official with...
Tonga legislators set to enforce COVID-19 vaccination
Tonga is set to introduce compulsory inoculation against COVID-19.
A Bill to amend the Public Health Act to enforce inoculation of the Public against COVID-19,...
Fiji records 1,220 new cases of COVID-19: 7 new deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 1,220 new cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths Tuesday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 32,663...
Dr Luis Cruz reflects on ONOC’s Medical Shared Services at Tokyo 2020
Since the ancient Olympics in Greece, medicine and healthcare have played a key role in the success of athletes in every Olympiad
The same holds...
Solomon Islands shutdown borders to keep delta variant out
Solomon Islands has closed its borders to incoming travellers indefinitely in a bid to keep the delta variant of Covid-19 out of the country.
Neighbouring...
Human rights in the Pacific – milestones, challenges and the way forward
By Heike Alefsen and Miles Young
There have been notable human rights developments in the Pacific during the past four years since the joint...
Palau in further talks for travel bubbles; begins to vaccinate young people
The Palau Government is in talks with Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan to restart its tourism given Palau’s success and high rate of the vaccination...
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...
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...
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Palau Vice President calls for action on Climate, Oceans, and equality at UNGA
Palau’s Vice President and Minister of Justice, J. Uduch Sengebau Senior, marked the island nation’s 30th anniversary of independence with a powerful statement at...
Fiji’s President condemns China’s ballistic missile test at UNGA
Fiji’s President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, delivered a stinging rebuke to China’s recent ballistic missile test in the Pacific, calling for an end to provocative...
Micronesian President calls for global solidarity at UN General Assembly
President of the Federated States of Micronesia(FSM), Wesley Simina took the global stage at the UN, urging immediate, bold action on climate change, ocean...