High seas treaty talks fail to reach a deal
The clock ran out Friday at UN talks to forge a legally binding treaty to protect open oceans beyond national jurisdictions (BBNJ), with no...
PNG MP remains in custody
“Fabian, Fabian, why did you do that, why?” were the alleged words of Moresby Northwest MP Lohia Boe Samuel contained in a Papua New...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ramos-Horta leads Timor Leste presidential election
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is leading Timor Leste's presidential election, garnering 44 percent out of 50 percent votes counted by Sunday afternoon,...
Australian labour-hire firms leaving seasonal workers with $100 a week after deductions not appropriate, minister says
The Australian Federal Agriculture Minister has taken a swipe at labour-hire companies that leave foreign workers with just $100 (US$74) in weekly wages.
David Littleproud...
UN Ocean Conference 2022: ‘Fleet’ of solutions to be launched
The solutions to restore the health of the ocean – which provides us with oxygen, food and livelihoods – are out there, and in...
Samoa COVID-19 positive cases close to 200
Samoa’s total number of active COVID-19 cases has increased to 196 with the government confirming 192 cases in Upolu and four cases in Savai’i.
The...
Marshall Islands reworks Covid protocols for possible outbreak
With many neighbouring Pacific island countries getting Covid and the government reducing quarantine time for inbound travelers, the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and...
‘It’s not a publicity stunt’: the push to elect female MPs to PNG’s men-only parliament
Rain pelts down as the monthly city markets opens its doors in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.
Market sellers worry about the...
Cook Islands Government plans to free up essential workers in isolation
Household contacts may be able to work in the future by taking daily Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) prior to going to work, says Cook...
NZ Minister of Defence to visit Fiji and Australia
New Zealand Minister of Defence Peeni Henare will depart Monday for bilateral visits to Fiji and Australia to meet with counterparts to reaffirm our...
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Samoa MPs to be drug tested before they can run for Parliament
Samoa’s war against drugs will extend to ensuring Parliamentarians are drug free before entering an election.
That is the stance of Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao...
“Accountable to Parliament, not the PM”: Solomon Islands PM Manele invokes separation of powers...
Solomon Isands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has moved to de-escalate tensions surrounding the recent mass resignation of Parliamentary Standing Committee chairs, asserting that these...
Dome over contaminated nuclear blast site is leaking — expert warns risk from lethal...
Experts are having a nuclear meltdown.
Cracks in a dome over a contaminated nuclear blast site have sparked fears that the containment area has sprung...