Lonergan brothers to start for Brumbies against dangerous Fijian Drua
ACT locals and Brumbies pathways products Lachlan and Ryan Lonergan will start for the Brumbies against the Fijian Drua in round two of Harvey...
Health authorities in Solomon Islands expect a surge in Covid-19 cases in rural areas
Health authorities in Solomon Islands expect a surge in Covid-19 cases in rural areas where up to 80 percent of the population live.
The death...
Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General
People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a global meeting that opened on Tuesday to examine the...
Fiji gets to tell its own climate story in new books for children
Publishers hope new series will inspire the children of the Pacific to protect an ocean deeply connected to their culture.
By Sanya Ruggiero
A disposable mask flies...
Major threats identified for PNG General elections
The use of firearms is one of the three major threats identified by the Papua New Guinea joint security forces for General Election 2022,...
Omicron sublineage BA.2 remains a variant of concern
The BA.2 viruses, a sublineage of the Omicron COVID-19 mutation, should continue to be considered a variant of concern, scientists convened by the World...
Melanesian Spearhead Group appoints Leonard Louma as new Director General
After a lengthy process, the Melanesian Spearhead Group(MSG) Secretariat has a new Director-General, Leonard Louma from Papua New Guinea.
This follows an announcement by the...
‘People are dying on the floor’: Healthcare workers tell of Covid devastation in Solomon Islands
Frontline health workers in the Solomon Islands have warned that its health system is on the brink of collapse as the country struggles to...
Four more Samoan Associate Ministers sworn-in
Four Samoan Associate Ministers were sworn-in Tuesday to support the workload of Cabinet ministers.
The larger Ministries such and Public Works, Environment and Agriculture now...
Communications restored to Tonga a month after volcanic eruption and tsunami
Tonga has been reconnected to the world following repairs to a submarine cable, a month after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut communications to...
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Nauru strengthens global digital strategy and appoints first international trade commissioner
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Playing legislative catch-up: Drug law reform in the Pacific
By Virginia Comolli
Drug trafficking is expanding rapidly across the Pacific. Countries that were once primarily transit points have experienced a surge in domestic consumption,...