Oceania

The country's largest renewable energy hub will to be operational in 2024; the billion-dollar plant will bring the renewable energy portfolio to more than 2500MW, over 1/8 of the country's current solar, wind and battery capacity

The Department of Military Science at the University of Guam has released its first volume of The Leadership Journal of Micronesia, which features the stories of 11 men and women who have served as notable examples of leadership in Micronesia

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

Two New Zealand navy ships are heading to Tonga to provide support, carrying fresh water, emergency supplies and diving teams

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

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

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

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

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

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