Regional
Goal to land Dreamliners at Port Vila
Friday 12 August 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The head of Airports Vanuatu says accommodating large Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliners’ at Port Vila is a realistic goal despite ongoing issues with the runway at Bauerfield.
Plan to build 500 traditional canoes
Friday 12 August 2016 | Published in Regional
Marianas group want to recover lost sailing arts
Refugees accused of false claims
Friday 12 August 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – The Australian immigration minister Peter Dutton has accused some asylum seekers detained by Canberra on Nauru of making false claims of sexual assault.
Fiji knocks out New Zealand for semifinal berth
Thursday 11 August 2016 | Published in Regional
OLYMPICS – The Fiji sevens team is through to the Rio Olympics semifinals after beating New Zealand in a nail-biting quarter final by 12-7.
Stop-the-boats policy condemned
Thursday 11 August 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA - Two United Nations agencies and dozens of human rights, legal, religious and medical groups have demanded the Australian government put a stop to the suffering of asylum seekers and refugees in its offshore processing regime, following the publication of the Nauru files.
Poverty and hardship in Samoa easing
Thursday 11 August 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A report on Samoa’s hardship and poverty has shown a remarkable progress in food and basic needs for people but macroeconomic and poverty trends has revealed warning signals.
Asylum seeker tells of beatings
Thursday 11 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – An asylum seeker who has spent three years in detention on Manus Island claims he has been assaulted up to a dozen times by security guards.
Leaked documents reveal saga of abuse
Thursday 11 August 2016 | Published in Regional
Rights groups call for closure of offshore camps
Medical advice from 'magic box' welcomed
Wednesday 10 August 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – Until recently, residents of the remote village of Naviso, in Vanuatu, had to hike an hour up a mountain just to get mobile phone reception.
Close to identifying new species
Wednesday 10 August 2016 | Published in Regional
SOLOMON ISLANDS – An Australian museum expedition to Solomon Islands believes it is just weeks away from describing two new species of mammals.
Short games for most Pacific Olympians
Wednesday 10 August 2016 | Published in Regional
OLYMPICS – The Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and American Samoa all began competition at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday.
Eight killed on Highlands Highway
Wednesday 10 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea police say eight people died in two road accidents in the same area of the Eastern Highlands on Sunday.
Refugee's body still on island
Wednesday 10 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea and Australian governments are yet to give clearance for the repatriation of the body of a Pakistan refugee who died on Manus Island last week.
200,000 people struggling to find food
Wednesday 10 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PNG highlanders still need aid after El-Niño drought
Rare bird sighted, new species discovered
Tuesday 9 August 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Placing the once thought extinct tooth-billed pigeon on the national pedestal as Samoa’s national bird, may have worked.
Surfing legend catches last wave
Tuesday 9 August 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – Australian surfing champion Bernard Farrelly, best known as ‘Midget’ for his slight size, has died aged 71.
Landowners block access to gas plant
Tuesday 9 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The operators of the huge ExxonMobil LNG plant in Papua New Guinea say work is continuing normally despite a protest by landowners.
PNG moves away from trade deal
Tuesday 9 August 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea does not need an independent bilateral arrangement with Australia and New Zealand to achieve its trade goals.
Tonga cracks down on booze abuse
Tuesday 9 August 2016 | Published in Regional
250 arrested so far in ‘Operation Safe Streets’
Vanuatu losing $1m a week over airport saga
Monday 8 August 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The chair of Airports Vanuatu says the ongoing runway saga at the country’s main international airport is costing the country a million dollars a week.
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