Oceania

The keys to three new school buses have been handed over by the Japan's ambassador to the commissioner of the public school system at Delap Primary School

All individuals and organizations receiving government funds must show proof of Covid-19 vaccination in order to be entitled to the subsidies

Samoa College won the trophy at the inter-school English competition held, where 10 schools discussed the theme 'corporal punishment should be encouraged to discipline our children'

The Pacific Warrior Olympians, the delegation of sportsmen attending the Olympics from pacific countries including Nauru, returned home thanks to a Nauru Airlines flight and are now undergoing compulsory quarantine before joining their families

The country is considering a mandatory death sentence for criminals trafficking 5 kilograms or more of a class A drug or who repeatedly procure and use children in drug offences

Australian Air Force No 35 Squadron has begun a twin squadron agreement with Papua New Guinea's Air Training Wing, part of the international exchange between the two countries

Ilana Seid, founder and CEO at Sunday Morning, has been appointed the country's permanent representative to the United Nations for her expertise in investment banking

Substantial compensation will be paid to the survivors of the indigenous 'stolen generation', children who were forcibly removed from their families in 1900; it is one of the measures designed to reduce the gap in this category

Piango, a key local NGO in the country, is working on capacity building, leadership development and effectiveness

Fiji's Prime Minister during his inaugural address as the new President of the Pacific Islands Forum offered an apology to Micronesian members for how the Forum rejected their candidate for Secretary-General

The 'E le Sauā le Alofa' (Love is not Violent) study, implemented by the Samoa Victim Support Group, aims to develop new ways to stop violence against women and girls using home-based methods, uniting village leaders and women in a common cause

The Solomon Islands Football Federation has become the first governing body in the Pacific to receive a sports grant through the PacificAus Sports program, which seeks to support the women's football league ahead of 2023 Pacific Games

The USA Department of Energy will have to address security failures in the management of nuclear waste in the country after the dome on Enewetak Atoll was used to store radioactive materials left over from nuclear weapons tests during the 40s and 50s