Oceania Nauru Nauru Airlines has suspended passenger services into the country due to the rise in Covid-19 cases, until further notice
Oceania Marshall Islands Public health teams will begin vaccinating children in July, following approval by the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centres for Disease Control
Oceania New Zealand According to Rabobank's KiwiHarvest food waste survey, households waste about 13,4% of their food, up from 8,6% in last year's survey; the average household wastes about $1520 worth of food a year
Oceania Palau Palau is now the smallest country in the world by population to have established an EMT; the local emergency medical team has completed training and is prepared to cope with disasters, disease outbreaks and other crises
Oceania Vanuatu The government is seeking an agreement with Tonga to grant Air Vanuatu the rights to deliver regional and international air services on behalf of Tonga
Oceania Solomon Islands IMF conducted a virtual mission to Solomon Islands to discuss recent economic developments and policy plans; the final statement forecasts -4,5% GDP in 2022 but economic recovery is starting and a GDP rebound is expected in 2023
Oceania Samoa The Samoa National Provident Fund Board of Directors have announced an 8,2% dividend for its contributors, and for the first time ever, the full dividend will be paid out
Oceania Fiji Fiji's National Provident Fund announced a 6% interest rate to be credited to the accounts of its members, some 392.175, today; the increase in the interest rate is the result of rising yields on their investments in government bonds
Oceania Tuvalu Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe has pulled out of the U.N. Oceans Conference after China blocked Taiwan’s delegation from participating
Oceania Micronesia Dr. Rufino Mauricio, the late former Director of the FSM Office of National Archives, Culture & Historic Preservation has passed away - he played an key role in protecting and promoting Nan Madol, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016
Oceania Marshall Islands Almost three years after the first in-person preliminary discussions between the US and the Marshall Islands on a third Compact funding agreement, negotiations resumed last week with a two-day meeting in Kwajalein
Oceania Kiribati A nationwide state of calamity has been recently declared after below-normal rainfall caused high salinity levels in water sources at major monitoring wells
Oceania Papua New Guinea Air Niugini and PNG Hunters Rugby Football Club have renewed their agreement for another three years: Air Niugini supports the SP PNG Hunters club's travels to and from Queensland and within Papua New Guinea