Pacific News

February 3, 2020

ADB provides $3 million for Tuvalu cyclone relief

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $3 million grant to the Government of Tuvalu to help fund priority early recovery activities and life-saving services following the onslaught of Tropical

January 30, 2020

Top officials appear at PNG’s UBS inquiry

Top Papua New Guinea treasury and reserve bank officials have appeared at a Commission of Inquiry into a controversial state loan.

January 30, 2020

Samoa’s power supply for Upolu island under severe strain

The power supply on Samoa's main island is operating in an effective state of emergency, the country's electricity utility says.

January 30, 2020

Pacific students not being evacuated from China – Forum

The Pacific Islands Forum says there are no arrangements in place to evacuate Pacific students studying in China under its scholarship programme.

January 30, 2020

Home detention for attack on New Caledonia firefighters

A man in New Caledonia has been sentenced to one-year home detention for assaulting firefighters and wrecking their truck last year.

January 30, 2020

Samoa’s preventative measures hitting travellers

Travel restrictions imposed by Samoa's government amid the deadly global outbreak of coronavirus are having an impact on those planning to visit from New Zealand.