Oceania Palau The proposed increase in labour taxes raised concern about growing costs among entrepreneurs, who expressed their doubts during the Senate Committee on Labour and Employment hearing attended by over 20 Palau entrepreneurs
Oceania Papua New Guinea Elizabeth Genia was appointed Acting Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea after 35 years of experience in the bank - the announcement was made by Prime Minister James Marape
Oceania Nauru Students in the country were encouraged to get vaccinated before returning to school; parents were asked to keep children under the age of 5 at home to avoid contracting the Covid-19 virus
Oceania Tonga Tonga's first national university will open its doors today 27 January, in an attempt to increase educational opportunities to replace the many qualified Tongans who have left to work abroad
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is not ready to move out of LDC status - said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Jeremiah, identifying trade as a support to the economy
Oceania Vanuatu 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
Oceania Samoa The new director-general of Samoa's Ministry of Health has said the government will not increase nurses' salaries to keep them in Samoa
Oceania Fiji Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka hopes the Kiribati government will approve the return to the Pacific Islands Forum family
Oceania Australia The country risks being placed on a human rights blacklist for failing to comply with prison monitoring obligations under a UN anti-torture treaty
Oceania New Zealand 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
Oceania Papua New Guinea The government will impose a blanket ban on the import of frozen chicken into the country to protect the local poultry industry
Oceania Samoa 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
Oceania Tuvalu 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