Oceania

Essential school furniture for newly built classrooms and dormitories has been delivered to 14 schools across the country; the initiative aims to build safe, comfortable and practical learning spaces supported by Australia and New Zealand with MEHRD

A judge voided a South Auckland election result over voter fraud claims and the private company running the polls has admitted to a separate privacy breach; the Electoral Services MD released to councillor election results with confidential information

For over three months, families and small businesses across Palau have been unable to ship packages through the mail, sidelined by a U.S. executive order that ended duty-free treatment for low-value imports

80 Nauruan students in Fiji participated in the 38th quarterly meeting of the Intergenerational Trust Fund held in Suva, Fiji; the NTF was established in 2015 to contribute to the long-term budgetary self-reliance of the Republic of Nauru until 2035

Skilled health workers from Fiji and other Pacific Island countries are now included in Pacific Australia Labor Mobility scheme: drawn to Australia to fill shortages in care sector for a much higher salary, they create a critical need of labor back home

Laulea Beach in Fatumu, known for its strong currents, has been strictly closed to the public until after the New Year's holiday; Police Deputy Commissioner, said the measure aims to prevent drownings, following the death of a 40-year-old male last month

Aviation safety in Samoa and across the Pacific has improved with a new Automated Weather Observing Station AWOS at Fagali’i Airport; supported by continuous StarLink connectivity, it will provide real-time aviation weather information across the country

First-of-its-kind Transition Facility has been opened at Belau National Hospital for discharged patients who can’t yet return home; it aims to ease hospital overcrowding while providing dignified, short-term recovering care in a home-like setting

Nauru Air Corporation has signed a six-year partnership with India’s AFCOM Holdings Ltd. to expand cargo operations across the Pacific and Asian markets; The agreement, signed in New Delhi, significantly enhance connectivity with India and Oceania

Doctors and medical officers will be trained on Medical Certification of Cause of Death MCCD to improve the accuracy of national health data; the initiative of the Ministry of Health is supported by the World Health Organization

Partial privatization of state energy company PNG Pover Ltd. is moving on after years of lack of initiative, notwithstanding progress in talks; the government is considering options that would benefit customers and investors and a transparent process