The chief executive officer of Papua New Guinea's main hospital says there are hopes of a return to full services before the end of the month

The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission says a Fijian soldier who died of a heart attack in Iraq last week had tested positive for Covid-19.

Air New Zealand is advertising daily commercial flights to the Cook Islands, ahead of any official travel-bubble announcement.

Many Samoans living overseas can't vote in this week's general election as electoral law requires them to be in the country for six months prior to voting.

Miss Papua New Guinea has been stripped of her crown after sharing a video of herself twerking on TikTok, but has won significant support.

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Vanuatu's Parliament will convene for the first extraordinary session on 20 April.

High market fees imposed on tuna vendors in the Solomon Islands are forcing more fishermen to revisit their coastal fishing grounds.

Vanuatu's Minister of Climate Change Bruno Leingkon has pleaded guilty to charges over a drunken incident aboard an aircraft last year.

A co-ordinator for the Marshallese community in the US state of Arkansas says they are delighted with the level of take up of Covid-19 vaccines there.

A former Papua New Guinea provincial governor, Malcolm Kela Smith, has died in Australia from Covid-19.

A Papua New Guinea university in Lae has gone into a 14 day lockdown after two suspected Covid-19 deaths.

Fiji's government says all flights from PNG will need to be cleared by the Health Ministry for Covid-19 threats.

Solomon Islands is this week to rollout Covid-19 vaccinations for communities along its western border with Papua New Guinea.

Fiji's Opposition has condemned the manner in which people are repeatedly arrested and detained in the country.

Human Rights Watch says the PNG Government has failed to live up to commitments on women's rights, children's rights, and police accountability.

Papuan Governor deported from PNG, Tonga's PM to let law take course over cabinet minister, Samoan judge brings up firearms concerns and more.

A one million dollar loan fund to stimulate participation of Marshallese women in business may finally see the light of day in the coming months.