‘No support’: Pacific Island labour-hire workers fear $6,000 cost of giving birth in Australia
Pregnant women working under the Palm scheme face exorbitant healthcare bills and no easy options
By jordyn Beazley
Since Ulamila gave birth to her baby...
Tonga qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023
A hat-trick from captain Sonatane Takalua was the highlight as Tonga defeated battling Hong Kong 44-22 in the Asia/Pacific 1 play-off at the Sunshine...
Fiji through to OFC Women’s Nations Cup semis after 2-0 victory over Cook Islands
Host nation Fiji are through to the semi-finals of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 after overcoming a stubborn Cook Islands side at the...
Women’s Nations Cup: Solomon Islands into semi-finals after tense 1-0 win over Tahiti
The Solomon Islands have reached the semi-finals of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 after grinding out a 1-0 win over Tahiti at the...
Three thrilling wins qualify Tonga for Netball World Cup 2023
Tonga’s National Team Tala has qualified for the Netball World Cup 2023 in Cape Town, after three thrilling consecutive wins last week at the...
ONOC announces Pacific call to action to BRISBANE 2032
A new generation of young aspiring athletes in the Pacific Islands can now look forward to new innovative opportunities to guide them to winning...
People hacked to death in Porgera in under an hour
A brutal massacre in Porgera town Wednesday afternoon in which 18 innocent people were killed has rocked Enga province and shocked Papua New Guinea.
Even...
108 seats yet to be declared –PNG Electoral Commissioner Sinai
-About 108 seats are yet to be declared in Papua New Guinea with nine days the return of writ date.
The PNG Electoral Commission expects...
Samoa Covid-19 State of Emergency and Alert level One to be lifted next week
Samoa’s State of Emergency and Alert Level One lockdown conditions will be lifted on 26 July as the country moves to open its international...
Sea levels returning to normal in parts of the Pacific
Sea levels in the eastern Pacific are expected to return to normal after days of heavy swells that have caused flooding in the Cook...
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ADB procurement reform lifts competition and quality in Pacific infrastructure projects
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
A new procurement approach introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is increasing competition, widening bidder participation,...
Fiji and Australia deepen Pacific partnership with Vuvale Union, tackle fuel crisis and security...
Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their deepening partnership, announcing progress toward a landmark “Vuvale Union” while pledging closer cooperation on security, climate action and...
ADB outlines new Pacific resilience push to counter rising external shocks
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says its new Pacific Approach of 2026-2030 will focus heavily on building...