Pacific

UN To Start Accepting Applications For Deep-Sea Mining In July
NEWS, Pacific

UN To Start Accepting Applications For Deep-Sea Mining In July

KINGSTON: The UN body responsible for safeguarding the deep ocean will start accepting applications for deep-sea min...

MSF Provides Paediatric Support For Kiribati
NEWS, Pacific

MSF Provides Paediatric Support For Kiribati

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is providing paediatric support on Kiribati as the remote C...

Cyclone Gabrielle Floods To Cost Insurance Industry More Than $1 billion
NEWS, Pacific

Cyclone Gabrielle Floods To Cost Insurance Industry More Than $1 billion

Auckland: The insurance in­dustry is expecting the upper North Island floods to cost it more than NZ$1 billion (FJ$...

Australian Cops Announce $1billion Cocaine Seizure,Country’s Biggest Bust Ever
NEWS, Pacific

Australian Cops Announce $1billion Cocaine Seizure,Country’s Biggest Bust Ever

Australian police on Saturday revealed the details of an operation that intercepted $1 billion worth of cocaine in t...

Vanuatu Braces For Cyclone Kevin Just Twenty-Four Hours After Judy Departs
NEWS, Pacific

Vanuatu Braces For Cyclone Kevin Just Twenty-Four Hours After Judy Departs

The people of Vanuatu are being urged to brace for a second cyclone just 24 hours after Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy...

Why Waratahs Sensation Jorgensen Knocked Back Sydney Roosters
Pacific, Rugby, SPORTS

Why Waratahs Sensation Jorgensen Knocked Back Sydney Roosters

Waratahs sensation Max Jorgensen has a simple explanation for why he knocked back the Roosters to throw his lot in w...

Fijian Fisheries Female Shipriders Continue To Assist In Policing Of EEZ
FIJI NEWS, NEWS, Pacific

Fijian Fisheries Female Shipriders Continue To Assist In Policing Of EEZ

The Pacific makes up half of the Earth’s Ocean and is home to hundreds of marine species. It also provides 70 perc...

Cyclone Gabrielle Brings New NZ Weather Warnings
NEWS, Pacific

Cyclone Gabrielle Brings New NZ Weather Warnings

Prime Minister Hipkins’ flight to Wairoa to witness the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle lasted 10 minutes befor...

Overstayers Call For Amnesty To Help In NZ Cyclone Clean-Up
NEWS, Pacific

Overstayers Call For Amnesty To Help In NZ Cyclone Clean-Up

Auckland: Overstayers in cyclone-hit regions in New Zealand should be granted an amnesty; a Tongan commu­nity leade...

Samoa Heath Ministry To Boost Measles Vaccination
FIJI NEWS, NEWS, Pacific

Samoa Heath Ministry To Boost Measles Vaccination

Apia: Samoa’s Ministry of Health is set to launch a campaign to boost the per­centage of measles vacci­nation in...

Underwater Volcano In Vanuatu Erupts
NEWS, Pacific

Underwater Volcano In Vanuatu Erupts

An active underwater volcano has erupted in Vanua­tu shooting plumes of ash into the sky.

Now is The Time to Stand Up for  The Democratic Principles of  Equality: UN Secretary-General
NEWS, Pacific

Now is The Time to Stand Up for The Democratic Principles of Equality: UN ...

Septemeber 15 marks the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy. Yet across the world, democracy is b...

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