Fijian Eileen Cikamatana makes history with weightlifting gold for Australia
At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Eileen Cikamatana won weightlifting gold for Fiji. Four years later in Birmingham she repeated the achievement, this time...
ONOC Digest – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
ONOC is delivering this Digest in partnership with The Reporters’ Academy and the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA).
OCEANIA’S DAY AT THE GAMES - DAY...
Pacific Regional Law Enforcement Conference discuss implications of drug trafficking in the region
The Pacific Regional Law Enforcement Conference (PRLEC) this week discuss the implications of drug trafficking in the region, community-based approaches to addressing crime, and...
PNG Parliament to sit on 09 August, Enga writs turmoil
The first meeting of the 11th Papua New Guinea Parliament is set for Tuesday, 09 August.
Parliament Clerk Kala Aufa announced this following the official...
Lord Fohe appointed Tongan Minister of Agriculture
Lord Fohe was sworn in as the new Tongan Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests, when Parliament resumed sitting Monday 01 August.
He entered parliament...
Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘northern’ disease, says WHO
Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the...
Solomon Islands pre-cautionary approach to deep sea mining
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Mines and Energy will be taking pre-cautionary approach when it comes to opening up the country...
Pacific farm workers who breached visas by working for wrong employers fight to get them back
A group of Pacific workers who breached their visa conditions are fighting to get them back, although advocates say it should never have reached...
12,000 Vanuatu seasonal workers sent abroad for past two years
Approximately 12,000 seasonal workers from Vanuatu have been sent to New Zealand and Australia for work over the past two years.
This was conveyed by...
Cook Islands Party set to retain power
There was no majority winner in the 2022 General Election after the preliminary count last night, however, the governing Cook Islands Party holds the...
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Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
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