Johnny Blades

Public frustration over mixed messages from the government is growing in Fiji as Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly. Audio

Public frustration over mixed messages from the government is growing in Fiji as Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly. Another record was broken yesterday, with 522 new cases reported, taking it to… Audio

Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman has defeated a motion of no confidence against him in parliament, but a court ruling has left his government on shakey ground. Audio

The Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked Port Moresby near the bottom in an index of international cities, but the governor of the Papua New Guinea capital has described this as harsh. Audio

Vanuatu's government appears to be teetering on the edge of collapse after a Supreme Court ruling upholding a decision by the former Speaker of Parliament to declare as vacant the seats of 19 MPs from… Audio

There's growing suspicion in Fiji that a number of recent deaths caused by Covid-19, have not been officially counted by the health authorities; Health authorities in Papua New Guinea are struggling… Audio

Health authorities in Papua New Guinea are struggling to get people vaccinated against Covid-19. Audio

Health authorities in Papua New Guinea are struggling to get people vaccinated against Covid-19. And this, as the total number of confirmed cases in PNG continues to grow - it's almost at 17,000 - but… Audio

Indonesian police have arrested twelve people over an alleged terrorist plot to attack churches in Papua province, another sign of conflict in the region known widely as West Papua. Audio

During talks with Papua New Guinea's government, Bougainville's President Ishmael Toroama said his autonomous PNG region should achieve independence by 2025. Audio