Oceania

President Whipps Jr. announced that, in consultation with US climate change envoy John Kerry, the country has decided to reschedule the Our Ocean conference for April, with the aim of attracting many people to attend

Arnold&PorterKayeScholer, legal firm assisting the country, extended its contract with a higher fee as Micronesia approaches the final year of its free association pact with the US: its growing geopolitical importance will require longer negotiations

The Taiwanese technical mission team organized a charity event, with 10.000 eggs on sale; the proceedings will go towards worthy causes in education, environment and social welfare

The governor-general said consideration should be given to making also secondary and tertiary education more accessible

The Marshallese version of the Olympic Games is the jepta biit Christmas dance, an event full of competition and insults, part of the jepta performances since time immemorial

The citizens welcomed the New Year first after the 1994 presidential candidate promised, if he won, that the locals would celebrate the New Year first; the country is divided into three time zones and the easternmost region actually now celebrates first

Vila Central Hospital (VCH) recorded a record number of 3.000 births last year, with a steady increase every month compared to previous years

The Ports Authority Tonga (PAT) will partner with a new company to import ferronickel slag from New Caledonia for major infrastructure projects

Conservation officials are concerned about a sudden increase in poaching from the Hikurangi marine reserve, after dozens of people spotted taking pāua from a South Island reserve where it is illegal to take them

Water shortages continue to affect communities in the Moresby South electorate, with residents in these communities raising numerous concerns with the relevant authorities

Rugby Toa Samoa legend Frank Pritchard is finally out of coma and in a ward; he was reportedly on life support as a result of complications from Covid-19

A new research by Unitec, based on live experience narrations, is drawing attention on the desperate situations Tuvaluan undocumented migrants and their children face when trying to enter New Zealand