Regional
Barred from press conferences
Thursday April 13, 2017PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A veteran journalist says she was told she could not attend press conferences during last week’s visit to Papua New Guinea by Australia’s prime minister.
Islands assessing cyclone damage
Thursday April 13, 2017NEW CALEDONIA – The body of a 73-year-old man has been found a day after he went missing during Cyclone Cook in New Caledonia.
PACIFIC BRIEFS
Sunday April 09, 2017NEW CALEDONIA GROUP SEEKS SECURITY
NEW CALEDONIA – A civil society group in New Caledonia says it is satisfied with the top level meeting on its security concerns. The talks were held at the French High Commission in Noumea after a rally by the group, calling itself the Collective against Insecurity in New Caledonia.
NZ patrol boat Hawea to be stationed in Fiji
Sunday April 09, 2017FIJI – New Zealand will send the inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Hawea and a crew of 25 to Fiji for six months from May in a major advance in defence cooperation between the two countries.
Samoa issues typhoid health alert
Sunday April 09, 2017NEW ZEALAND – Samoan health officials have issued a health alert, warning anyone who has been to Auckland in the past three weeks to get tested for typhoid.
Guam rejects US military build up
Sunday April 09, 2017GUAM – The Governor of Guam, Eddie Calvo, has withdrawn his support for the build-up of United States military forces in the US territory.
Decrease in Pasifika migrants
Sunday April 09, 2017NEW ZEALAND – Tighter immigration policies have led to significant falls in the number of approved Pacific migrants to New Zealand over the past five years.
Poverty seen as driver of sorcery
Sunday April 09, 2017PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Papua New Guinea NGO says poverty is a prominent factor in ongoing sorcery-related attacks and killings.
PACIFIC BRIEFS
Friday April 07, 2017NEW CALEDONIA GROUP SEEKS SECURITY
NEW CALEDONIA – A civil society group in New Caledonia says it is satisfied with the top level meeting on its security concerns.
