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Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:08:54 +1200
Covid-19 Fiji: Sawani border closed for decontamination
The Sawani border in Fiji's Naitasiri Highlands on the main island of Viti Levu has been closed for decontamination. The Government said this afternoon the public is being advised that...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:48:39 +1200
Indonesian prosecutors accused of defying court order for Victor Yeimo
Indonesian authorities have been accused of defying a court order to urgently hospitalise the West Papuan political prisoner Victor Yeimo.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:38:34 +1200
Bougainville marks two decades since Peace Agreement
Bougainville is today marking the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Bougainville Peace Agreement.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:35:59 +1200
Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua confirmed in Super Rugby 2022 format
The format for the 2022 Super Rugby season has been confirmed with Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua joining the five New Zealand and Australian sides.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:16:29 +1200
Cook Islands reinstates wage subsidies and grants
With tourism back on hold, the Cook Islands is reinstating wage subsidies and sole trader grants.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:35:50 +1200
In brief: news from around the Pacific
Skipper of grounded Samoa Police patrol boat suspended; Niue considering charging for health services, and more

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:48:21 +1200
PNG Hunters start post-lockdown campaign with a loss
The Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team have lost their first game back in the Intrust Super Cup competition on the weekend, after South-east Queensland was put into a five-week snap lockdown because of Covid-19.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:54:27 +1200
Niue's Swansons supermarket up for sale
Niue's main supermarket, the dominant feature of the island's tiny retail shopping scene, is on the market.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:04:46 +1200
Guam basketballers look to future after tough loss
Guam's basketballers believe the future is bright despite falling agonisingly short of qualifying for the Asia Cup.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:39:44 +1200
Pacific Paralympics 2020: Who to watch today
Fiji's Paralympians Inosi Bulimairewa and Iosefo Rakesa are the first athletes to represent the Pacific at the 2020 Tokyo Games today.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:58:52 +1200
Caledonian Union reports leader's identity theft
A pro-independence political party in New Caledonia has defended its leader over social media posts it says were wrongly atrributed to him.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:03:38 +1200
Tahiti hospital appeals to Macron
French Polynesia's main hospital has asked the French president Emmanuel Macron to send more medical personnel to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:38:59 +1200
Covid-19 is here to stay, says Fiji health expert
Covid-19 will remain in Fiji just like the common flu, the country's chief medical advisor says.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:26:26 +1200
New Caledonia ponders compulsory Covid-19 vaccination
Doctors and employers in New Caledonia have called for compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations, fearing a disaster if the Delta variant were to be introduced.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:06:52 +1200
15 Covid-19 deaths reported in French Polynesia
At least another 15 people have died of Covid-19 in French Polynesia, raising the death toll of the pandemic to 385.

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:36:50 +1200
Adams wins gold at Paralympics: 'I'm in the best physical form I've been'
Shot putter Lisa Adams has won New Zealand's second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics with victory in the F37 shot put.

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 06:49:02 +1200
Covid-19 in Fiji: 258 new cases, no deaths reported
Covid-19: Fiji has 258 new infections; first case recorded on Naviti island.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 06:46:39 +1200
Tupou Neiufi wins gold in Tokyo
New Zealand para-swimmer Tupou Neiufi has claimed the gold medal in the 100m backstroke S8 category at the Tokyo Paralympics.



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