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We will fight back, together, and win back, together: Forum SG Puna

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The last 18 months have been, perhaps, one of the toughest periods for the Pacific region, for countries, and most especially, the people of the Pacific. The Pacific has had to contend with a global pandemic that has shut down major sectors of island economies and plummeted countries into unprecedented levels of debt and growing inequality. Speaking during the Forum Economic...

All Blacks expecting tougher test from Fiji after Tonga mismatch

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The All Blacks are expecting a much sterner test when they face Fiji in Dunedin, despite having waltzed to a 102-0 victory over Tonga at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday. In one of the most one-sided tests in New Zealand history, the All Blacks ran in 16 unanswered tries against a severely understrength Tonga - who were missing a number...

Samoa police asked to move against FAST

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Samoa's police commissioner has received a letter from the caretaker government requesting criminal charges be laid against leaders of the election winning Faatuatua I le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party and its legal advisers. The commissioner Fuiavailili Egon Keil said he received a letter signed by the caretaker Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) member for Faleata West, Leala'ilepule Rimoni...

No record of Delta variant in PNG, says Pandemic Response Deputy Controller

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There is no recorded Covid-19 Delta variant in the country so far, although the risk of it entering is high, says Papua New Guinea Pandemic Response deputy controller Dr Daoni Esorom. He was responding to claims that it could be in the country already but yet to be detected because of the low level of testing. Dr Esorom said the National...

Climate change ‘greatest threat’ to livelihoods, security of Pacific people: Expert

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An environmental official stressed that climate change is “the single greatest threat” to Pacific peoples' livelihoods and security as he highlighted the devastating effects of extreme weather events caused by climate change. For Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021 (APCW2021), which will run between July 6-9, Joseph Sikulu, interim managing director of 350 Pacific, and organiser George Nacewa, spoke to Anadolu Agency...

Japan PM tells Pacific that nuclear wastewater dump is harmless

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Japan's Prime Minister has told Pacific Islands leaders that his country would ensure no harm will come to the environment from dumping treated nuclear waste water into the ocean. Yoshihide Suga hosted an online Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting with leaders from 16 Pacific countries, including Australia and New Zealand. He responded to concern among Pacific Islands Forum countries about Japan's plans...

PNG PM Marape calls on Pacific trade partners to open bubble

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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is urging bilateral partners to open up an economic bubble that will allow export and trade in the region to help ease the economic strain impacting the Pacific Islands due to Covid-19. Marape made the appeal during the 9th Pacific Alliance Leaders’ Meeting (PALM 9) that was held virtually Friday. He told the leaders...

Fiji reported three deaths and 352 positive cases of COVID-19

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Fiji has reported 352 new positive COVID-19 cases and three deaths Monday. Ministry of Health and Medical Services permanent secretary Dr James Fong said the first COVID-19 death was a 54-year-old man from Naikurukuru, Lami. He said the man was declared dead on arrival by the attending medical officer at the CWM Hospital Emergency department. “This means that he either died at...

Fijians urged to take action as COVID-19 claim more lives

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Fijians need to help themselves if they want to see a way out of the current COVID-19 outbreak that has killed 31 people and infected over 5,000. This was highlighted by Dr Api Talemaitoga, an Auckland-based general practitioner who has been a part of New Zealand’s COVID response efforts. Dr Talemaitoga said there has also been particular concern about the spread...

China opposes Australia’s blocking of China’s vaccines to PNG

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China on Monday expressed grave concern over and firm opposition to Australia blocking China's COVID-19 vaccine aid to Papua New Guinea (PNG), calling it a breach of the basic humanitarian spirit. Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a press briefing in response to a relevant query. According to media reports, Australia has planted several “consultants” in the national...

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