Regional
It's fight night
Friday 9 December 2016 | Published in Regional
Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz set to go at Vector
Bare-chested Tongan is now aiming for the Winter Olympics
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – Pita Taufatofua, the sculpted taekwondo fighter who caused a sensation when he carried Tonga’s flag at the Rio Olympics earlier this year, has announced plans to go to the 2018 Winter Games as a cross-country skier.
Landowner forcibly deported
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Published in Regional
Latest Fiji expulsion ‘reeks of authoritarianism’
Travel ban
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – A group representing some foreign landowners in Fiji says it’ll be mounting a campaign against travel to the country as a protest over land law changes.
Churches have become a 'burden'
Friday 2 December 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Churches have failed in their primary role in providing individuals with spiritual counselling and grounding, according to Fiji’s Ministry of iTaukei Affairs training officer Ro Aca Mataitini.
'Visa issues' led to man's death
Friday 2 December 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – A sick Iranian asylum seeker on Manus Island missed a flight to Port Moresby because of “visa issues”, an inquest into his death in Australia has heard.
PNG to outlaw home births
Friday 2 December 2016 | Published in Regional
New law to make hospital births compulsory
Probation, fine for growing drugs at home
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Regional
A 22-YEAR-old man drug grower was sentenced to 18 months probation and a fine of $600 at the Cook Islands High Court.
Trump alerted to kuru virus
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A human rights group in Papua New Guinea has congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump on his victory – optimistic that he will correct alleged US atrocities in relation to historic disease research in the Eastern Highlands 60 years ago.
Mini Games a moving target
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Regional
Ministerial changes in Vanuatu pose challenges for organisers
Two killed in ambush on MPs
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Regional
Mobile police unit burns 200 homes in reprisal
Cuba has declared a week of official mourning after the death of former leader Fidel Castro
Tuesday 29 November 2016 | Published in Regional
Castro: David to America’s Goliath
Victims of Kaipara disaster named
Tuesday 29 November 2016 | Published in Regional
Islander families bereft after fishing trip tragedy
Man killed in fight at wedding
Tuesday 29 November 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – A man is dead and two homes were set on fire after a fight broke out a wedding on the island of Erakor, a small island in the Efate lagoon off Port Vila, last Friday evening.
NZ strongman film aims to inspire Pasifika youth
Thursday 17 November 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – A new film about a New Zealand-born Samoan strongman is aimed at inspiring Pasifika youth to dream big and work hard to achieve their goals.
Call for army to take control
Thursday 17 November 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW CALEDONIA – A New Caledonian anti-independence party has called for the French army to be deployed to contain the lawlessness south of Noumea where gunmen have repeatedly attacked road users and blocked the main road.
Vulnerable islands appeal to Trump
Thursday 17 November 2016 | Published in Regional
Bainimarama invites climate change sceptic to Fiji
FBC CEO demands apology from Fiji TV over 'idiots' quote
Thursday 10 November 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji TV has been asked by Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) chief executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to retract a story which he says wrongly portrays him by saying he called all social media commentators in Fiji “idiots.”
Manus refugees to be offered compensation
Thursday 10 November 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The lawyer representing refugees detained on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island says the government has indicated it will settle his clients’ claims for compensation.
US foreign policy in Pacific region uncertain
Thursday 10 November 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – A US foreign policy scholar says a Trump presidency would bring uncertainty and instability to the broader Pacific region while a Clinton reign would refocus US efforts.
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