Identifying the challenges and potential solutions to improving risk communication in the Pacific region for disaster prevention, response interventions and clear messaging on COVID-19 has been highlighted during the three…
Category: Pasifika Region
Pasifika Youth Kick off Talanoa for Pacific Resilience Meeting 2021
“Our People our journey, nurturing Pacific resilience from home”, is this year’s theme for the Pacific Resilience Meeting (PRM) that kicked off today with the opening session of the Pre-…
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Heads to Australia to Talk Climate Change and Pacific Resilience
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna will head to Sydney, Australia this week and will be the keynote speaker in the opening plenary of the annual Australasian Emissions Reduction…
New Zealand Law Society Stands in Support of Samoan Judiciary during Political and Constitutional Impasse
The New Zealand Law Society, Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, released a statement today standing in support of the Samoan Judiciary during Samoa’s political and constitutional impasse following the general…
Samoa Supreme Court Overules Suspension Opening of Parliament but Former Speaker Declares Postponement.
In what could lead to constitutional uncertainty in Samoa, more developments have taken place in the last 24 hours after the Head of State proclaimed that he was suspending his…
Samoa Head of State Suspends Opening of Parliament
His Highness Head of State of Samoa Tuimalealiifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II, has suspended his proclamation made on Friday 21st May for the opening of the 17th Parliament that was set…
Samoa FAST Party Leader Fiame Naomi Mata’afa Says Time to get on with Business of Forming new Government
Leader of Samoa political party Fa’atuatua I Le Atua Samoa Ua Tasi (FAST) Party, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, made a special announcement from the party headquarters in Vaitele this evening to…
Double Victory for Samoa FAST Political Party After Supreme Court Rulings
Samoa’s judiciary has ruled against the Office of the Electoral Commission’s appointment of the sixth woman MP under Article 44(1a) of the country’s constitution citing the appointment and seat as…
Pacific New Zealand Realm Countries set for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in May
New Zealand will provide COVID-19 vaccines for the three Pacific countries in the Realm of New Zealand beginning with the Cook Islands on May 19. Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta…
Samoa Head of State Calls for new Election 21st May
His Highness the Head of State Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II has addressed the nation this evening regarding the ongoing election deadlock between the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) and Faatuatua i…
COVID-19 24 Hour Lockdown Underway in Nadi and Lautoka in Fiji
Government of Fiji announced a lockdown for parts of Fiji early this morning (4am FJT). The lockdown comes as the report of a 53-year-old woman registered a positive COVID-19 test…
Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua set to Join new Professional Rugby Competition in 2022
New Zealand Rugby have announced today that Pasifika Rugby teams Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua have been granted conditional licenses to join a planned new professional competition in 2022.…
Electoral Commissioner Thanks Samoa for Peaceful General Election
Electoral Commissioner Faimalomatumua Mathew Lemisio released a media statement this morning, expressing his gratitude to all the voters who the made the effort to vote in Samoa’s General Election. He…
Samoa General Election 2021 Down to the Wire
Samoa’s caretaker Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr. Sailele Malielegaoi and leader of the newly formed Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST Party) Fiame Naomi Mataafa have addressed the nation this…