Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
TESS NEWTON CAIN AND DAN MCGARRY | This week saw a dramatic slowing in the number of new cases in the Pacific islands with 259… Read More
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Kiribati elections The two rounds of elections to decide the new Parliament have concluded. The Presidential elections will take… Read More
How might coronavirus change Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’?
A more sophisticated and nuanced Pacific Step-up that addresses the challenges posed by coronavirus provides Australia with an opportunity to demonstrate to Pacific counterparts its ability and willingness to offer something that is different and more valuable than is available elsewhere. Read More
Vanuatu elects new prime minister as country reels from devastating cyclone
Bob Loughman, an MP from the island of Tanna, will become the next prime minister of the south Pacific nation Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Vanuatu has a new government Vanuatu has a new government. The Parliament sat on April 20th, a month after… Read More
Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Infection figures remain low for the Pacific, but they have more than doubled since last week. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 215 positive cases in the Pacific, excluding Australia and New Zealand. Northern Marianas Islands have reported two more cases “under investigation”. Two people have died there. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 15 April
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Impacts of Tropical Cyclone Harold The impacts of Tropical Cyclone Harold are being felt in four countries across the… Read More
Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
There are now more than 220 confirmed cases across the Pacific Islands region (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and six deaths. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Tropical Cyclone Harold in the region On top of dealing with the impacts of Covid-19, the arrival of… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 reaches the Pacific COVID-19 is now present in the Pacific islands region. There are now dozens of confirmed… Read More
