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Forget Australia, open up to covid-free Pacific bubble, says Cook Islander
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
New Zealand's "intransigence" over wanting to allow Australians in before New Zealanders out to the covid-free Pacific does not stand up...
Make ‘secret’ BDO report and USP inquiries public, says Ratuva
By Nasik Swami in Suva
In the interest of transparency, the University of the South Pacific should make public the contents of the university’s "secret"...
PNG Defence Force in lockdown over fears of coronavirus spread
Pacific Media Centre
PNG Defence Force soldiers are undergoing mass testing for covid-19 while there is controlled access into Murray Barracks to reduce further possible...
Pacific churches add ‘justice for Mā’ohi’ voice at Tahitian rally
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Pacific Conference of Churches has called for justice in Mā'ohi (French Polynesia) and for Oscar Temaru, the activist mayor...
Australian Defence Force officer confirmed covid positive in PNG
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Papua New Guinea government has announced a ninth covid-19 case in the country, and this has since been confirmed by...
USP staff happy with Ahluwalia’s return but seek BDO report action
By Litia Cava in Suva
University of the South Pacific staff say they are happy with the USP Council’s decision to reinstate Professor Pal Ahluwalia...
Fiji works on its own ‘Bula Bubble’ in spite of Australian,...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says while Australia and New Zealand work out their Trans-Tasman bubble, Fiji’s equal greater success against the...
NZ police shooting: Second fugitive captured, murder accused in court
By RNZ News
A woman at the centre of a manhunt after a police shooting in New Zealand yesterday has been arrested in West Auckland.
Police...
Stop harassing USP protesters, global human rights groups tell Fiji
Pacific Media Watch
The Fiji authorities must respect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly for university staff and students and immediately cease...
NZ shooting of police officer – ‘shocking situation’ says chief
By RNZ News
Auckland police will remain armed until they are "satisfied the right people are in custody" following the fatal shooting of an unarmed...
Suspended USP academic chief calls on council to clear his name
By Lena Reece in Suva
The University of the South Pacific's suspended vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia claims that his suspension was illegal.
In a statement to...
NZ’s covid-19 border botch-up: ‘Next few days will be crucial’
COMMENT: By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor
Public confidence in New Zealand's border controls has been shattered.
The obvious anger of the prime minister when...
EJN teams up with PMC’s Pacific Media Watch on new climate...
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
In an innovative new development, Internews' Earth Journalism Network (EJN) will partner with the Pacific Media...
USP leadership crisis papers leak but special council meeting goes ahead
By Lena Reece in Suva
The University of the South Pacific special council meeting about the leadership crisis will proceed in Fiji as scheduled tomorrow.
USP...
Almost half-empty house farewells Bougainville’s President Momis
By The Bougainvillean
An almost half-empty Bougainville House of Representatives has farewelled John Momis, the region’s longest serving president to date and a senior Papua...
‘Thuggish-like’ police tactics disrupting USP education, says opposition NFP
By Nasik Swami in Suva
The Fiji police “thuggish-like” tactics against the University of the South Pacific staff members and students is disrupting education of...
Seven Papuan protesters jailed for treason amid drop charges call
By Budi Sutrisno in Jakarta
A court in East Kalimantan has found seven Papuans guilty of treason in separate trials for their involvement in antiracism...
‘Raise our game’ on NZ border safety says expert after covid...
Professor Sir David Skegg says New Zealand is endangering all the covid-19 gains made if new cases are allowed in at the borders such...
Tahiti’s Oscar Temaru challenges court over French judicial ethics
By RNZ Pacific
A Paris-based lawyer acting for French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has taken his client's treatment in the case in Tahiti to...
2 new covid-19 cases in NZ, but elimination target still stands
By Shaun Hendy; Alex James of University of Canterbury; Audrey Lustig of Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research; Michael Plank of University of Canterbury; Nicholas...
Two new covid-19 cases in NZ visited dying parent, says Bloomfield
By RNZ News
Two new cases of covid-19 in New Zealand were women aged in their 30s and 40s who visited a dying parent in...
Devendran Kumaran: USP – the case of a diminishing novel corona
COMMENTARY: By Devendran Kumaran
Universities of today are a key part or component for modern economies’ socioeconomic prosperity. For centuries, higher learning institutions have been...






























































