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Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:21:41 +1300Fiji announces vaccination registration and rollout
Fijians can now register for covid-19 vaccines using the digitalFIJI online platform, as the country prepares to rollout immunisation.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:25:32 +1300
Japan loan to help PNG in Covid-19 response
Papua New Guinea has secured a $US285 million loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency to support the 2021 budget and boost Covid-19 responses.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:22:32 +1300
Samoa's Covid-19 case now self-isolating
The 16 year old Samoan who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving on 12 February has been released for home isolation.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:10:07 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific
The CNMI reports another Covid-19 case at the border, Samoan tourism and hospitality workers undergo Covid-19 training, a Solomons enterprise looks to develop women's digital skills for business and more.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:37:43 +1300
Surge of Covid-19 cases in PNG continues
The number of Covid-19 cases in Papua New Guinea continues to rise.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:42:28 +1300
New Caledonia orders lockdown after first community cases
New Caledonia will go into a two-week lockdown from midnight after nine Covid-19 cases were confirmed in the community.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:35:20 +1300
PNG Hunters "relieved" after completing month-long quarantine
The PNG Hunters rugby league team will train together for the first time since completing 31 days in managed isolation.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:35:20 +1300
Fiji civil society groups warn of uncertainty growing over economy
Come clean on the state of the economy, civil society groups in Fiji urge the government.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:55:40 +1300
Call for Vanuatu disaster officials to resign in aftermath of tsunami warning
The former deputy prime minister of Vanuatu, Jotham Napat, has called on top disaster officials to resign over the lack of immediate tsunami warnings last week.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:00:10 +1300
Norfolk plea to Canberra to restore democracy
Key organisations in Norfolk Island have written to Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, pleading with him to restore good governance and representative democracy.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:40:58 +1300
Fiji to get over 100,000 doses of Covid vaccine: EU
The European Union says Fiji will receive 108,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccines this year.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:40:58 +1300
International Women's Day 2021: Key messages from the Pacific
To mark International Women's Day 2021, five feminists from the Pacific share their ideas to tackle gender-based violence and gender inequality.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:40:11 +1300
Fiji first Pacific country to benefit from COVAX Covid-19 Vaccines
The first batch of COVAX Covid-19 vaccines in the Pacific has arrived in Fiji.
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:53:58 +1300
Cyclone Niran causes damage and injures one in New Caledonia
Cyclone Niran injured at least one person and caused extensive damage in New Caledonia according to early reports.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:21:12 +1300
Vanuatu has two more Covid-19 cases in quarantine
Vanuatu has announced there are two new cases of Covid-19 at the border.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:31:29 +1300
Pandemic in paradise - a year of Covid-19 in the Pacific
Pacific people are no strangers to hardship, but it's been an especially tough year for everybody in a Covid world. RNZ Pacific shares the stories from NZ, PNG, the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 16:08:35 +1300
Close to 24,000 Covid-19 vaccines rolled out in American Samoa
In American Samoa, close to 24,000 Covid-19 vaccination shots have been administered to date in the territory.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:42:38 +1300
New women's football league launches in Fiji
A new women's football league launches today in Fiji in what is hoped will be the first step towards establishing a professional competition.