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Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:37:00 +1300Eleven more people die of Covid-19 in PNG
PNG has recorded eleven new Covid-19 deaths, increasing the country's total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 51.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:23:28 +1300
American Samoa tightens repatriation criteria
American Samoa is toughening its policy on repatriations.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:13:37 +1300
Fijians urged to leave PNG amid rise in Covid-19 cases
Fiji's government is urging its citizens in PNG to leave amid an 'alarming' increase of Covid-19 cases there.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:16:42 +1300
Fijian peacekeepers test positive for Covid-19 in Iraq
Fiji's military says some soldiers serving with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) have tested positive for Covid-19.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:16:43 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Fiji gets 100,000 vaccine doses from India, the World Tourism Organization wants to ensure SIDs have access to Covid-19 vaccines and a former Tuvalu PM calls for more opposition to nuclear waste transhipment.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:00:44 +1300
First group of Samoan seasonal workers to head to Australia
Samoa's first group of seasonal workers have been confirmed to leave next month to Australia since the Covid-19 global pandemic closed borders last year.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:07:51 +1300
Bougainville leader defends direct control over recruitment
The President of Bougainville, Ishmael Toroama, has dismissed concerns about governance raised by the former Chief Secretary.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:24:26 +1300
Tonga prison head optimistic of resolution to overcrowding
Tonga's head of prisons is hopeful a severe overcrowding problem will be resolved soon.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:09:19 +1300
Micronesian student explores floor of Marianas Trench
A PhD student from the FSM has become the first person from her nation to explore the ocean floor in the southern end of the Marianas Trench.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:07:52 +1300
Palau receives Johnson & Johnson vaccines from the United States
Palau has received 200 doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine this month and has immediately started the rollout to one of the outlying states.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:00:45 +1300
CEO appointed for 2022 Pacific Mini Games in CNMI
Vicente Babauta has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in the CNMI.
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:33:30 +1300
Fiji student arrested for alleged police assault
Fiji police have arrested a secondary school student for allegedly punching a policeman at a bus station on Thursday.
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:28:36 +1300
Kaiviti Silktails "excited" for belated season debut
The Kaiviti Silktails rugby league team will finally get their season underway this afternoon 44 days after relocating from Fiji to Australia.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:14:24 +1300
NZ to start Cook Islands vaccination campaign in May
NZ has announced it expects to start a vaccination campaign for the Cook Islands in May, after the first meeting between world leaders in this country since the borders closed.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:35:35 +1300
PNG Covid-19 vaccination programme complicated by frontliner hesitancy
Sceptical health frontliners in PNG are seeking answers about Covid-19 vaccines before they consent to the jab.
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:32:16 +1300
Samoa caretaker leader supremely confident on poll chances
Samoa's caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, is predicting his ruling Human Rights Protection Party will retain government reins after the 9 April General Elections.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:58:15 +1300
Pacific call for global ban on deep sea mining
A widespread Pacific civil society call for a global ban on deep sea mining activity has been launched.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:58:15 +1300
In brief: News from around the Pacific for 26 March
The Samoan PM encourages people to get vaccinated, Fiji deals with thousands of cases of LTDD, the CNMI reports two more Covid-19 cases and more.