Oceania Nauru President Aingimea has accused Fiji of being divisive over its refusal to pay its share of funding for the 12-nation South Pacific Regional University, saying the institution needs every member country to pay its contribution
Oceania Fiji Musicians raised more than US$20.000 through concert aimed at helping musicians across the country who have been left without work due to the pandemic's effects on tourism and the food industry
Oceania Samoa Elected members of the opposition Human Rights Protection Party have been banned from attending the session of Parliament scheduled for today in Mulinuu, the first since the April general election
Oceania Solomon Islands The oil spill of the MV Haura, stranded along the Peochakuri coast since 20 August 2021, has become a major environmental concern for locals who are unable to catch fish, their main source of protein
Oceania Palau As the Belau National Hospital is at risk because of the impacts of climate change, a committee has been set up to examine a suitable location for a new hospital building
Oceania Australia The UN's top climate adviser joins those calling on the country to rapidly phase out coal, still used so largely as to produce about 80% of the nation's electricity
Oceania Tuvalu The country is one of a dozen where there are no women serving in senior positions in government, such as Afghanistan after the recent Taliban coup, but also Saudi Arabia, Armenia and Yemen
Oceania Marshall Islands Tuna fishermen from purse seiners have been vaccinated against Covid-19; the Ministry of Health and Human Services administered 757 vaccines to commercial fishing crews in the past 3 months
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country has decided to grant a licence to a state-owned company to develop a gas field, preferring to keep control and income from the resources within the government rather than give a foreign private company the rights to develop the new project
Oceania Micronesia President David Panuelo said he will continue to work for his nation without fear despite an alleged death threat against him over his government's vaccination mandate
Oceania Nauru An Air Service Agreement was signed with Palau for the start of travel routes, thus increasing economic opportunities and mutual exchange between the two countries
Oceania Solomon Islands After 94 years as a branch of the Scout Association of the United Kingdom, the Solomon Islands Scout Association is now independent and is the 172nd member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
Oceania New Zealand Supermarket chain Countdown has temporarily removed knives from its shelves after a knife-wielding terrorist injured seven people in an Auckland shopping centre; PM Ardern has promised new anti-terrorism laws by the end of the month