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Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:44:36 +1200African, Caribbean and Pacific seek UN Rights access to Papua
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries have written to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about their concern over West Papua.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:34:27 +1200
Solomons opposition disappointed in China for allegedly bankrolling multi-million dollar fund for govt MPs
The parliamentary opposition in Solomon Islands has expressed disappointment at China for allegedly bankrolling a fund solely for Government MPs.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:14:47 +1200
33 Covid-19 fatalities in French Polynesia
The Covid-19 pandemic in French Polynesia has claimed another 33 lives over the weekend, raising the official death toll to 513.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:34:27 +1200
Misinterpretation of conversion therapy ban bill causing confusion in some churches
The debate surrounding the conversion therapy ban is heating up, but mis-interpretations from some churches are causing fear within families.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:59:04 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Vanuatu PM and govt MPs retain seats after winning court battle; Stranded Tongans in Fiji: 'We want to go home'; PNG cricketers lose, and more.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:52:07 +1200
Jail term sought for former French Polynesia president Flosse
French prosecutors have asked for a one-year jail sentence for former French Polynesian president Gaston Flosse.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 06:01:28 +1200
New Caledonia goes into lockdown after Covid-19 community outbreak
New Caledonia has detected three cases of Covid-19 in the community and ordered a two-week lockdown.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:26:20 +1200
Manu Samoa to rely on Northern Hemisphere players in November
Manu Samoa will rely on players based in the Northern Hemisphere for the team's end of season rugby tour.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 06:17:59 +1200
Ignorance key to Fiji Covid-19 crisis - NGO
The public's ignorance and blatant refusal to acknowledge science and facts on the pandemic are behind the spike in Covid-19 cases in Fiji, a civil society organisation warns.
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:54:20 +1200
Using the right language for Covid communication
"It all starts with the way you say 'talofa'."
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 21:48:35 +1200
Cocaine, geography and Covid-19, drug trafficking in the Pacific
What has cocaine washing ashore on a Tongan beach got to do with geography and Covid-19?
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 19:45:50 +1200
Better understanding of Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Fiji needed for succesful youth roll out - Study
The success of a youth vaccine rollout in Fiji will require better understanding of reasons for hesitancy, a civil society group says.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:49:46 +1200
PNG prisons struggle to stop escapes
Prison escapes are now common in PNG, with poor resourcing and chronic delays to prisoners' cases coming to trial driving factors.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:20:51 +1200
Peter Stewart appointed CEO of 2023 Pacific Games
Peter Stewart has been appointed CEO of the 2023 Pacific Games Organising Committee, with just over 800 days until the opening ceremony in Honiara.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:39:59 +1200
Alert level for CNMI volcano raised
The alert level for the Pagan Island volcano has been raised to one with the volcano exhibiting heightened unrest.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 11:17:44 +1200
Six-hour fast to mark French Polynesia's victims of covid
French Polynesians have been asked to mark today as a day of commemoration of those who have died in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:16:21 +1200
Covid-19 restrictions eased in Fiji
Restrictions on funeral gatherings and the curfew have been eased amid a positive vaccine rollout, the Government said.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:41:29 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Speaker gets electoral petitions reports; charges over boat grounding; and language week goes online