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...
3rd Fleet boss proposes new group to coordinate Pacific security
The U.S is closer to conflict in the Pacific than it is to peace, the head of U.S 3rd Fleet said, and the command...
NZ PM Ardern sidesteps easier travel for Samoans
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern avoided a direct response to the question of any steps to make travel easier for Samoans to New...
Fiji PM and U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken discuss Fiji – USA cooperation
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama Tuesday met with the U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken where they discussed strategic ways of building a firmer...
FSM takes action amid surge of Covid-19 cases
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) recorded 306 new Covid-19 infections in the 24-hour reporting period until 31 July.
FSM's health department said positive community...
Sixteen-year journey of green turtle highlights value of SPREP’s Turtle research and monitoring database system
Sixteen years later since being tagged in 2006, an adult female green turtle tagged in the Federated States of Micronesia as part of the...
Opeloge family claim another weightlifting title as Don strikes gold at Birmingham 2022
Samoa's Don Opeloge has become the third of his siblings to win a gold medal in weightlifting, triumphing in dominant fashion in the men's...
Rainibogi scoops bronze for Fiji, Takayawa debuts
Fiji weightlifter Taniela Rainibogi bagged a bronze medal for Fiji in the Mens 96kg final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Rainibogi lifted 155kg in...
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