Oceania

To clean up the grounds of the Vila Central Hospital, Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau and staff from the Prime Minister's Office joined Health Minister Rick Tchamako Mahe

The new director-general of Samoa's Ministry of Health has said the government will not increase nurses' salaries to keep them in Samoa

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka hopes the Kiribati government will approve the return to the Pacific Islands Forum family

The country risks being placed on a human rights blacklist for failing to comply with prison monitoring obligations under a UN anti-torture treaty

Jacinda Ardern, elected Prime Minister in 2017 at the age of 37 as the youngest female head of government in the world, announced she would leave office and Feb 7th would be her last day as prime minister after five and a half years

The government will impose a blanket ban on the import of frozen chicken into the country to protect the local poultry industry

Mr and Mrs Nico and Jo Ioane are hoping to contribute to the revival of the sport of hockey in Samoa, which has taken a hiatus after 2019 like all things affected by the pandemic, involving children and adults in the country

Tuvalu and Taiwan signed a joint declaration on parliamentary cooperation; Tuvalu Parliament Speaker Samuelu Penitala Teo emphasised the long history of linguistic and cultural ties between the two countries

Washington has announced its intention to reopen the US embassy in the Solomon Islands; according to some, the move is an attempt to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region

Two Kiribati fishermen have been found by the crew of an Air Force Orion after they went missing for six days at sea

The first court case against a company for allegedly illegally selling betel nut in Majuro was filed in the District Court last Friday, as part of a wider effort to address the betel nut situation in the country