Oceania

Member of Nitijela, the parliament, Daisy Alik-Momotaro questioned the capacity of the law enforcement agencies and asked how hard drugs circulate in the country

The Climate Change Commission presented its first progress assessment of the national adaptation plan, examining its effectiveness and implementation, founding that it is not happening at the scale or pace needed; it also contains 9 recommendations

Tonga's fire and emergency services will be equipped with two new fire trucks, two tankers and three pick-up trucks thank to a $1,9 million grant from the Japanese government

Six citizens will travel to Australia for specialised training to enhance Papua New Guinea's entry into the global organic market through a collaboration between the Australian government and Paradais Review Services, a PNG-based accreditation provider

An enquiry will be set to modernise organ donation laws: current Australia's definition of death prevents organ transplants from using the latest technologies, key to the best results

Two stars of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, Will 'Bull' Bullard and Cherelle 'Torch' George, embark on a sports diplomacy tour through Nauru and Fiji

The country is seeking to expand its tuna industry by securing greater access to the international market and reforming its foreign investment policies

A proposal was made to set up a Drug Control Council, with the task of monitoring drugs entering national borders, with particular attention to ingredients used in the production of illicit drugs

Fiji needs to attract at least 20% of its yearly gross domestic product in investments to trigger the country's economic growth, stressed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce

The integration of various cloud services, including the allocation of IP addresses, DNS, websites and e-mail solutions, for more than 140 government agencies has been accelerated by the Department of Information and Communications Technology