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Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:11:30 +1300New American Samoa Governor sworn in
Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga has been sworn in as the new Governor of American Samoa.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:28:31 +1300
Former PNG PM Morauta lies in state
Political leaders in Papua New Guinea have attended a viewing of the late prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta who is lying in state at Parliament House.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:08:01 +1300
Samoa tightens entry terms because of new virus strain
Samoa is tightening access further by banning the entry of travellers who might be carrying the new Covid-19 strain.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:31:14 +1300
Two new Covid-19 cases in CNMI as mass vaccination continues
The Northern Marianas has recorded two new Covid-19 cases, raising the total to 124.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:51:37 +1300
Air Tahiti gets subsidies extended until July
The French Polynesian government has agreed to subsidise the domestic carrier Air Tahiti for another six months to maintain loss-making routes.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:30:47 +1300
PNG's West New Britain under nightly curfew
Tight restrictions remain in force for Papua New Guinea's West New Britain province because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tight restrictions remain in force for Papua New Guinea's West New Britain...
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:57:10 +1300
First batch of Covid vaccines arrives in Palau
The first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrived in Palau early on Saturday morning, greeted on the tarmac by the president-elect and health minister.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:03:39 +1300
Fijians pick up the pieces, two weeks after Cyclone Yasa
More than 2,000 people remain in evacuation centres in Fiji's cyclone-battered north and east, two weeks after one of the Pacific's most powerful cyclones.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:51:58 +1300
15 feared dead after landslide buries PNG village
Fifteen people are missing after a landslide in a remote part of Papua New Guinea's Central Province.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:08:10 +1300
New Year's Honours: The 13 Pacific recipients
Playwrights, teachers, reverends, advocates and athletes are among the 13 Pacific people who have received New Year's Honours.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:46:55 +1300
Palau authorities will release detained vessel and its crewmembers
The crew of a Chinese vessel who have been detained in Palau since 12 December will be released without charge and ordered to leave the country.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:27:06 +1300
Marshalls first independent Pacific nation to launch Covid vaccines
The Marshall Islands has became the first independent nation in the Pacific region to begin Covid-19 vaccinations.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:27:07 +1300
Fiji confirms another three Covid-19 cases
Authorities in Fiji have confirmed another three cases of Covid-19, all of them in border quarantine.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:29:25 +1300
Thousands still in evacuation centres in Fiji
More than 4-thousand people are still in evacuation centres in Fiji nearly two weeks after Cyclone Yasa.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:40:24 +1300
CNMI passes bill banning Styrofoam containers
The House of Representatives in the Northern Marianas has passed a bill that would ban the use of styrofoam food containers.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:41:50 +1300
Fiji allows passenger flights back in after reviewing border processes
Fiji's government is again allowing passenger flights into the country.
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:04:11 +1300
Grants on offer for Pacific businesses to rebuild
The New Zealand government has contributed $6.9 million to help businesses in the Pacific recover from the pandemic.
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:31:07 +1300
Niue's Premier hopes one way travel to NZ could start in mid-January
Niueans could be able to travel to New Zealand without quarantine as soon as mid-January.