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Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:41:30 +1300Passengers from NZ to Cook Islands test negative for Covid-19
Dozens of passengers who arrived from Auckland in Rarotonga over the weekend have tested negative for covid-19 and been released from quarantine.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:45:22 +1300
Call to restore indigenous name for major PNG volcano
A Papua New Guinea Oro MP wants to see Mt Lamington revert to its indigenous name.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:22:55 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific 1 February
Deadly fighting in PNG Highlands, around 900 ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers are to return soon to New Zealand and more.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 22:01:42 +1300
Weather system still poses risk to Fiji
Weather authorities say a low system is still a risk to Fiji despite being downgraded from a cyclone.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 18:31:10 +1300
Intensity of Cyclone Ana surprises many in Fiji
The intensity of Cyclone Ana surprised many in Fiji which was hammered with 140km/hr gusts and heavy rain over the weekend.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:09:03 +1300
French Polynesia shutting borders to tourists
Tourism is set to suffer a sharp decline in French Polynesia as the territory is about to close the border.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:15:42 +1300
American Samoa updates Covid-19 declaration
American Samoa's governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has issued his second Covid-19 Emergency Declaration since taking office on January 3rd.
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:10:12 +1300
Samoa expects Pfizer vaccine by end of March
Samoa will receive its first shipment of Pfizer vaccine by the end of March with the Ministry of Health looking at legal options for people who would not want to be immunised.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:33:42 +1300
Covid-19 vaccine rollout in Tahiti targets health staff
Phase one of French Polynesia's Covid-19 vaccination programme has now reached over 1900 people since 18 January.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:15:27 +1300
CNMI casino faces sale of assets over wage woes
A casino operator in the Northern Marianas, Imperial Pacific International, will be forced to sell off its assets if it fails to pay the more than $US 1.2 million.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:17:55 +1300
PNG reports new Covid-19 case
Papua New Guinea has reported another case of Covid-19 over the weekend, taking the country's total count to 867.
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:34:31 +1300
PNG Govt secures stay on quashing of police chief's appointment
PNG's government has obtained a stay on a court order to quash the appointment of David Manning as police commissioner.
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:19:38 +1300
Solomons investigating possible Covid-19 case
Health authorities in Solomon Islands are scrambling to find close contacts of a student who tested positive for Covid-19 more than two months after being released from quarantine.
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:45:06 +1300
Whipps standing firm on Pacific Forum leadership ultimatum
The new president of Palau is standing by an ultimatum issued by Micronesian leaders over the top job in the Pacific Islands Forum.
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:31:37 +1300
Cook Islands announces incoming passengers to be quarantined
The Cook Islands has decided to allow passengers on an incoming flight from New Zealand into the country, however they will have to now enter quarantine.
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:55:43 +1300
One drowning and five missing in Fiji as Cyclone Ana hits
Fiji's disaster authorities have reported at least one casualty associated with Cyclone Ana.
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 14:44:46 +1300
Cyclone Ana moves over Fiji capital
The eye of Cyclone Ana has now moved close to the Fiji capital of Suva.
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:02:50 +1300
Cyclone Ana intensifies as it moves onto Fiji's Viti Levu
Cyclone Ana has developed into a category 2 storm, with winds gusting up to 140 km/hr, as it moves onto Fiji's Viti Levu.