Oceania Kiribati Curfew has begun after the first commercial flight in almost two years brought 40 cases to the country which until now had been virtually untouched by the virus
Oceania Vanuatu Local company Oceans Logistics Limited has begun the operation of removing the wreckage of the 5 ships abandoned on the shores of the Iririki after Cyclone Pam, of which the 2 smallest have already been removed; a final cleaning of the area will follow
Oceania Kiribati A month ago marked the 3rd anniversary of Hope Radio, that has become an informer, educator and entertainer, as well as a powerful evangelistic platform leading to baptisms of a considerable number of new families in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Oceania Tuvalu The Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation has confirmed that the nation has selected US internet giant GoDaddy to manage the .tv domain, which is guaranteeing income to the country since over a decade
Oceania Tonga The undersea volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupted, causing rogue waves and generating large quantities of ash, which reached a height of 20km; a state of alert was also issued to neighbouring countries
Oceania Nauru The Government does not longer have to buy water tanks from abroad as there is now a machine owned and operated by a local business man for this purpose
Oceania Marshall Islands The National Telecommunications Authority is currently installing a new mobile phone tower in the Batkan area of Majuro, which is expected to end the area's reputation as a "dead zone" for cellular calls
Oceania Samoa Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, a Samoan journalist, has been chosen to represent Oceania in the line-up of judges for the One Young World Journalist of the Year award for 2022
Oceania Fiji An operational team has begun cleaning schools after floodwaters affected classrooms and roads leading to schools, so that it would soon be safe to welcome children back
Oceania Solomon Islands Temotu Vatud constituents will benefit from a $300.000 fishing and transportation project thanks to a donation of outboard motors from Fleet Solomons, a local company
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country has no woman sitting in Parliament while the world average is 23%; only other 4 have no female representation in Parliament: Yemen, Qatar, Micronesia, Vanuatu
Oceania Australia Sha Lang has set up a "stick library" on Mulambin Beach near Yeppoon in central Queensland, where there is a collection of sticks for dogs to play with and - hopefully - return or leave one of their own
Oceania Fiji People's Alliance Party leader Sitiveni Rabuka announced that 55 candidates will contest the upcoming general election under the party's banner and hinted that other members of the Social Democratic Liberal Party will join his party