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PACIFIC BRIEFS - 03/05/2018
Thursday May 03, 2018CUSTOMARY LAND REFERENDUM NEEDED
Sailor brought back from American Samoa
Thursday May 03, 2018AMERICAN SAMOA – Maori elders have performed a traditional service at a graveside ceremony in American Samoa before the repatriation of the remains of a New Zealand sailor.
‘And thanks for your delicious wife’
Thursday May 03, 2018AUSTRALIA – French President Emmanuel Macron likely had food on the brain when he thanked Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his “delicious wife” Lucy for their hospitality.
Petition for Tonga PM to resign
Thursday May 03, 2018TONGA – A group of Tongans is preparing a petition which calls for the resignation of Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva.
China backing Guadalcanal project
Thursday May 03, 2018SOLOMON ISLANDS – A Solomon Islands official has hit back at reports that a proposed Chinese-backed development project could challenge Australia’s strategic dominance in the region.
PACIFIC BRIEFS - 02/05/2018
Wednesday May 02, 2018HEALTHCARE CONTRACTOR LEAVES MANUS
Unable to visit dying mother
Wednesday May 02, 2018FIJI – An arch critic of the Bainimarama government in Fiji says its reasons for not allowing him to leave if he visits Fiji are highly questionable.
Anyone seen the statistician?
Wednesday May 02, 2018PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Anti-corruption police investigating Papua New Guinea’s National Statistical Office have reportedly been unable to find the acting national statistician.
US soldier found dead in PNG
Wednesday May 02, 2018PAPUA NEW GUINEA – United States security and military investigators have flown to Papua New Guinea to investigate the death of a special forces soldier in diplomatic accommodation.