Oceania Marshall Islands The completion of three new locally built boats for the remote outer atolls during low carbon boat building workshops was celebrated last week in a well-attended graduation ceremony
Oceania Solomon Islands The 12th Conference of the Parties to the Waigani Convention elected Solomon Islands as President, Kiribati as Vice President and Australia as Rapporteur
Oceania Kiribati Pointing out that the sea is a major source of his country's livelihood, Kiribati Vice-President Teuea Toatu expressed his concern and disappointment over Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the ocean
Oceania New Zealand The Chocolate & Coffee Festival, New Zealand's largest celebration of chocolate and coffee, an annual two-day event, takes place today and tomorrow in Auckland
Oceania Micronesia Full-time government employees can expect a pay raise starting 1 October, after President David Panuelo signed a new law, a press release reported recently; this would be the national government's first pay raise in 24 years
Oceania Fiji Fiji Tourism has won PATA Gold Award 2023 and the nomination as Leading Tourism Authority in Oceania 2023 at the World Travel Awards, cementing Fiji's reputation as a leading tourism destination
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, with the aim of reinforcing relationships and promoting sustainable development, peace and stability in the Middle East region
Oceania Nauru The Nauru Bureau of Statistics, with the Pacific Community, has completed with success a three-day workshop for statistics reading and interpretation
Oceania Tonga New postal equipment and vehicles have been donated to Tonga Post by the Australian government and the Australian people, through Australia Post
Oceania Vanuatu The Vanuatu Association of Non-Governmental Organizations and the Pacific Community collaborated for a 3-day Universal Periodic Review workshop on capacity building
Oceania Palau From 21 Aug to 1 Sept 2023, the Japan Coast Guard Mobile Cooperation Team delivered training on first aid and rescue techniques to improve local maritime safety capabilities with the support of the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Oceania Samoa Samoan delegates were among representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries who reviewed and restructured the Regional Standards for School Leadership during a regional summit