Calls for a COVID ‘kava bubble’ as supply from Pacific to Australia dries up
Kava-crisis - With little of the homemade Pacific brew available in Australia, prices have skyrocketed, and there’s been a spike in seizures at the border Read More
Coronavirus in the Pacific
From the Forum Foreign Ministers…
Last week, the Foreign Ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum met as one of the standing committees of the inter-governmental organisation. Dr Tess Newton Cain shares her insights. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 21 October
New security centre to be located in Vanuatu The government of Australia has announced that its Fusion Centre will be homed in Vanuatu. The Centre… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 14 October
Solomon Islands reports COVID-19 cases Authorities in Solomon Islands have confirmed that their country is no longer free from cases of COVID-19. There have… Read More
Battling COVID-19 amid dwindling government finances: An update from the Solomon Islands
JACK BOE | In April this year, scores of public servants, those considered nonessential, were briefly put out of work. Although they have… Read More
Good neighbours? Supporting countries of the Pacific in meeting COVID-19 challenges
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 and its attendant health and economic impacts have left no part of the world untouched. As the year has progressed, bilateral and multilateral relationships, especially with Australia, have played a very significant part in how Pacific island countries have prepared for and responded to the crisis. Read More
Keeping SMEs afloat during COVID-19: How are the PICs responding?
As a vulnerable group, SMEs are particularly at risk of failure from the prolonged consequences of COVID-19. Dr Lan Nguyen looks at Pacific Island Countries. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 16 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Papua New Guinea seeks further loans for economic bailout Papua New Guinea has passed a supplementary budget. The Treasurer,… Read More
As the pandemic ravages global economies, how are things going in the PICs?
The effects of COVID-19 on global economies is described very well in just one word—one which now has become synonymous with the pandemic—“unprecedented”! In the… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 9 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Solomon Islands political tensions In Solomon Islands, tensions between the provincial government of Malaita and the national government continue… Read More
