Regional
Cyclone slams Fiji
Wednesday 8 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
FIJI – After thrashing Vanuatu, Tropical Cyclone Harold has damaged homes and caused widespread flooding across Fiji.
Pacific Covid-19 Updates
Wednesday 8 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Small World
Guam 8 confirmed cases of Covid-19, taking the number of cases in the US territory to 121.
Former Nauru cabinet minister Mathew Batsiua released
Wednesday 8 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Former cabinet minister Mathew Batsiua, has been released from prison.
Category 4- TC Harold affects Fiji
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Effects of Tropical Cyclone Harold is being felt in most parts of Fiji.
Bougainville extends State of Emergency
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Parliamentarians in the Papua New Guinea autonomous region of Bougainville have agreed to extend a State of Emergency imposed last month to help combat Covid-19.
Tahiti receives medical supply from China
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
An Air Tahiti Nui airliner returned to Papeete with 130 cubic metres of medical supplies procured in China to combat the Covid-19 outbreak.
Another Covid-19 case confirmed in Fiji
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Small World
Fiji has confirmed another new Covid-19 case after testing another 25 samples at the Fiji molecular lab.
Vanuatu begins assessments
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
RNZ reports that extensive damage are emerging from parts of Vanuatu struck by Cyclone Harold yesterday, but communication with much of the battered region is proving difficult.
Air NZ begins pilot redundancies
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Air New Zealand is laying off 387 pilots as part of a wider move to reduce its workforce by at least 3750, it is understood, Stuff News reports.
Repatriation flights for New Zealanders in Vanuatu
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
The New Zealand government is working on a way to get 79 New Zealanders from Vanuatu that was hit by Tropical Cyclone Harold.
Fiji- 14 Covid-19 cases confirmed
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Regional
Fiji now has 14 cases of COVID-19 confirmed and the Fijian Government says they will advise the public as soon as possible should this change.
Guam another confirmed Covid-19 case
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Regional
In Guam, there are now 113 cases where a recent samples sent for Covid-19 testing returned positive.
TC Harold: No communication from Vanuatu Islands
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Regional
RNZ reports that there has been no communication from the Vanuatu islands hardest hit by the powerful Tropical Cyclone Harold
Covid-19 cases rise to 12 in Fiji
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Fiji has recorded another five cases of Covid-19, bringing its total to 12.
TC Harold intensifies to a category 4 cyclone
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
Tropical Cyclone Harold strengthened to a category 4 system early this morning as it heads to northern Vanuatu, with the latest tracking map indicating it will be a monster category 5 storm.
Fiji confirms two new Covid-19 cases, Suva will go into lockdown
Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Gray Clapham | Published in Small World
Fiji’s sprawling, bustling capital, Suva, will go into lockdown from tomorrow after two cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the city.
Coronavirus: Pacific update
Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Gray Clapham | Published in Small World
News from around the Pacific including the latest Covid-19 situations.
Brawl in Samoa prison
Wednesday 1 April 2020 | Written by Gray Clapham | Published in Small World
The troubled prison system in Samoa is again under the spotlight after a brawl in one of the cells landed five inmates in hospital in Apia with injuries sustained from an improvised weapon on Tuesday.
Sailors seek refuge in Guam's hotels
Wednesday 1 April 2020 | Written by Gray Clapham | Published in Small World
Covid-19 is so far having its deadliest impact in the Western Pacific with deaths from the coronavirus reported in both Guam and the Northern Marianas.
Armed soldiers not needed says Fijian rights advocate
Wednesday 1 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Small World
The Pacific has been warned to prepare for a ‘long-term battle’ against the Covid-19 coronavirus as reports from Fiji say armed soldiers are patrolling the streets.
