Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 16 March
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 raising serious questions in Vanuatu In Vanuatu, the number of COVID-19 cases is continuing to rise. Health authorities have converted… Read More
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 9 March
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Vanuatu moves to COVID-19 Level 2 After more than a week of rumour and counter-rumour, the government of Vanuatu confirmed there… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 2 March
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Pacific reacts to war in Ukraine Even though the war in Ukraine is half a world away, its effects are felt… Read More
Pacific resilience tested on multiple fronts
TESS NEWTON CAIN | It was quite the year for the Pacific islands in 2021. Countries have had to negotiate the ongoing impacts… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 9 February
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Marape’s overseas trip cut short Prime Minister James Marape has returned to Papua New Guinea, cutting short his trip to… Read More
Solomon Islands stress: What happened, why and what does it all mean?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | The events of November 2021 in Honiara drew much attention across the region and… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 26 January
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Response underway in Tonga In Tonga, response efforts are underway further to last weekend’s volcanic explosion and tsunami. Authorities have evacuated… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 19 January
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Our thoughts and best wishes are with the people of Tonga at this time. Tonga rocked by volcanic explosion and… Read More
Third time has little charm: New Caledonia’s referendum on independence
TESS NEWTON CAIN | As Tropical Cyclone Ruby fades into memory for New Caledonia, the results of the referendum on independence that… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 15 December
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Independence referendum held in New Caledonia The third referendum on independence envisaged by the Noumea Accords was held in… Read More
