Oceania Solomon Islands The Solomon Islands Christian Association appealed to all leaders and citizens to act with wisdom, maturity, restraint and responsibility amid the current political tension following Motion of No Confidence against PM and resignation of Cabinet Ministers
Oceania Tuvalu The Fakaapo Festival has brought together the eight islands of Tuvalu under the theme “Te Lagi, Te Umaga, Te Uaniu, Te Moana” - Heavens, Land, Harvest and Ocean - to celebrate Tuvaluan culture and traditions on one of Funafuti’s reclaimed lands
Oceania Tonga A judge’s decision to scrutinize a medical certificate and seek clarification from the doctor who issued it raised a key question for Tonga’s justice system: should courts make it standard practice to verify medical evidence if crucial for the proceeding?
Oceania Papua New Guinea Weather is heavily impacting PNG, with frost destroying vegetable crops belonging to the Mauglwak tribe and the National Disaster Management issuing a forecast of strong winds for three days
Oceania Palau Pacific leaders should treat climate change not as a plea for assistance but as a matter of rights, accountability and international law, the Pacific Elders’ Voice said in a declaration issued as Pacific leaders gather in Palau for 55th Pacific Meeting
Oceania Micronesia Start-up carrier One Pacific Airways officially presented to Pohnpei their strategy to expand domestic and regional air connectivity across the FSM; The initiative is backed by Da Yang Corporation, a fisheries enterprise with $200million assets in Kosrae
Oceania Samoa Consumer prices were 3,1% higher in July than they were a year ago, according to the Samoa Bureau of Statistics; Transport prices jumped 18,6% over the year and contributed 2,5 percentage points to the overall increase
Oceania Nauru Nauru embraces a name change, and the beginning of renewed national pride, as the President decided to get back to traditional name Naoero for the country without holding a referendum
Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
Oceania Vanuatu A Histopathology unit has opened at the Vanuatu National Hospital bringing to the island a key step in cancer detection; specimens and tissue samples had to be sent overseas for diagnosis, a process that was time-consuming and often caused delays
Oceania Solomon Islands With newly improved roads in Auki, provincial police appealed to drivers in Malaita to use responsibility and greater care in driving; reckless driving had reportedly increased since works began, forcing to monitor underage drivers and speeding vehicles
Oceania Tuvalu A four-days Anticipatory Action Workshop will be held in Tuvalu; organized by the national Disaster Risk Management Office, it will build a clean anticipatory approach and focus on turning priorities into practical actions before hazards become disasters
Oceania Palau The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting will be hosted in Palau at the end of the month; the session will open amid regional divisions over security, geopolitics and economic priorities test the Forum’s commitment to unity and consensus