Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 10 March
Wednesday
10th March
2021
Cyclone Niran batters New Caledonia Tropical Cyclone Niran has caused extensive damage in New Caledonia. The cyclone made landfall…
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 20 January
Wednesday
20th January
2021
Cook Islands bubbles with New Zealand As presaged late last year, travellers from Cook Islands will be able enter New…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 16 December
Wednesday
16th December
2020
PNG power tussle remains unresolved The PNG Parliament met on Monday morning further to a Supreme Court order that was…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 9 December
Wednesday
9th December
2020
Forum leaders to meet ahead of UN Climate Summit The leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum will meet online…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 December
Wednesday
2nd December
2020
COVID-19 and court cases add to the political turmoil in PNG The political turmoil in Papua New Guinea shows no…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 25 November
Wednesday
25th November
2020
Budget passed in Papua New Guinea In a further twist to the political drama playing out in PNG, the Marape…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 18 November
Wednesday
18th November
2020
Political upheaval in Papua New Guinea Just 18 months since he took on the role of Prime Minister, James Marape…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 11 November
Wednesday
11th November
2020
New President in Palau Palau has a new leader. The new President is Surangel Whipps. His opponent in the…
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 4 November
Wednesday
4th November
2020
Controversial funding of biomedical start-up in Papua New Guinea Government funding of a biomedical start-up in PNG has caused controversy.
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 28 October
Wednesday
28th October
2020
Candidate registrations conclude in Samoa The period for registration of candidates in Samoa has concluded. This is part of the…