Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
Challenge in PNG getting eruption warnings to victims
Papua New Guinea’s Rabaul Volcano Observatory is highlighting the challenges in getting warnings through to affected communities.
January 11, 2019 9:32 am
Pacific Islands
New Caledonia firefighter dies from injuries
A firefighter in New Caledonia has died of his injuries sustained while trying to contain a blaze in the far north.
January 10, 2019 3:15 pm
Pacific Islands
Samoa doctors now able to receive online help
Samoa’s Prime Minister says with reliable access to high speed internet, local doctors are now in a position to perform surgical procedures under the guidance of overseas-based specialists.
January 10, 2019 7:50 am
Pacific Islands
Tonga’s PM urges unmarried senior civil servants to find a husband in 2019
Tonga’s Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva has urged unmarried senior civil servants to find a husband in 2019.
January 9, 2019 3:20 pm
Pacific Islands
American Samoans to be kept out of school if not vaccinated
Health authorities say students in American Samoa will be stopped from attending high school if they have not been fully vaccinated against meningococcal disease.
