Oceania Kiribati The government says a new runway on the small island of Kanton, with a population of about 20 people, will facilitate high-end ecotourism on the island, and provide an alternative to existing runways for future domestic and international flights
Oceania Micronesia Job Corps, the programme that offers career technical skills training in 10 industries, is now also available to students in the country, after it opened its tuition-free doors to Pacific Rim students
Oceania Vanuatu Preparations are underway for this year's National ICT Days event which will coincide with World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) on 17 and 18 May 2022, with the theme "digital technologies for the elderly and healthy ageing"
Oceania Samoa Two Supreme Court cases that will delve into the constitutional requirements for 10 per cent female representation in parliament have been adjourned until next month before the Chief Justice
Oceania Marshall Islands An art exhibition of local artists that brought together students from four Majuro high schools with NGOs Jo-Jikum and Waan Aelon in Majel has been hosted by the US embassy in Majuro
Oceania Palau The Philippines will henceforth accept the country's Covid-19 vaccine certificates, thus facilitating travel between the two countries, especially when direct flights resume
Oceania Solomon Islands Fifteen Solomon Islanders are now the first in their country to obtain a micro-qualification in maintaining seafood safety and quality thanks to scholarships funded through the University of the South Pacific
Oceania Tuvalu Hon. Kofe, Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Guri Melby, the leader of the Norwegian Liberal Party, for his work in raising awareness of climate change issues
Oceania Tonga The undersea internet cable connecting the country to the rest of the world was repaired and restored five weeks after the eruption
Oceania Fiji Resolving the problem of persistent organic pollutants in Fiji requires a coordinated effort among all stakeholders; the Ministry has held consultations with moat of them and developed the National Implementation Plan
Oceania Papua New Guinea The government signed a multi-billion dollar gas deal for P'nyang with US super-major ExxonMobil and its partners Santos and NOEX of Japan after more than 3 years of negotiations
Oceania Nauru The education department started a home school program due to a shortage in the number of teachers this year
Oceania Australia The country said it will list the entire Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas as a terrorist organisation, the last Western nation to do so, placing restrictions on funding or providing other support