Oceania

The country bolstered the armament of its police force with a donation of water cannons from China on Friday, just days after receiving weapons from Australia

All future public parades in support of Samoa's national rugby team will have to apply for a permit from the Ministry of Police Services, Prisons and Corrections

PM announced that police personnel will be increased starting next year, as the government will focus on the law and justice sector, with even more judges and magistrates hired

Aged Care workers will get a pay rise of at least 15%, by decision of the industrial umpire; unions had asked for a 25% rise and a wage increase was recommended in 2021 by Royal Commission, which exposed major problems in the sector, including overwork

Tuna transhipments continued at a slow pace in September, with 14 carried out last month bringing the annual total to over 200 - the second year in a row showing a rebound from 2020

The Japan International Cooperation Agency will provide emergency relief goods in response to the severe drought, at the request of the government

A 2,08 km road connecting Imarkark Junction and Imaki School in Tanna was declared a public road by the relevant minister last week

Although Australia has not yet acceded to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the change in its voting position to 'abstention' after five years of 'no' votes is seen by activists as a sign of progress

The Organising Committee of the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands has issued a tender for the supply of uniforms and related items

Rain, wind, mud and long walks from the cars to the Olchotel Belau Fairgrounds did not stop the crowds from flocking to Ngmall, Ngardmau, to participate in the 21st OBF and UN Day 2022 celebrations

Samoa's deputy police commissioner Papali'i Monalisa Tia'i-Keti has become the first member of the Australasian Council of Women and Pacific Police to win the prestigious Audrey Fagan Memorial Award

The new Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United Nations, Jeem Lippwe, has presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

Delap Elementary School has been closed because the public school system owes money to the owner of the land where the school lays; Delap Alap Noah Noah said he will open the school once the payment is made