Regional
Payments to MPs for votes denied
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The office of Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has denied that MPs who committed to Peter O’Neill in the vote of no-confidence last week received massive cash payouts.
Five front case for all refugees
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Supreme Court was given the names of the five refugees who are refusing to be resettled in PNG as part of a test case involving all refugees.
Refugee test case adjourned
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A court case involving five refugees at the Australian-run detention centre on Manus Island has been adjourned until next week.
Fijian volunteers get wastewater training
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – A group of Tasmanian and Fijian volunteers is hoping to improve conditions in remote Fijian villages hit by Tropical Cyclone Winston.
Teenager Samoan swimmer relishes Olympic call
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoan swimmer Brandon Schuster is ecstatic to be represent his Pacific island country at the Olympic Games.
Australians raffle off Pacific island resort
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Regional
MICRONESIA – An Australian couple who own a tropical island resort have decided to raffle it off rather than sell it to the highest bidder – and the move has sparked interest from around the world.
Fire destroys Solomon Islands hospital
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Regional
SOLOMON ISLANDS – A fire has completely destroyed an old hospital in Solomon Islands. SIBC’s Sina Adrian, who witnessed the blaze, said the situation was one of despair as the only firefighter in Gizo, the capital of the Western Province, could do nothing to save the building or any equipment. Aidan said the fire quickly razed through the building’s main structure which will leave the Gizo hospital authority with millions of dollars in losses. “There were explosions coming from gas bottles and other things so it scared the public away from the burning building,” he said. Gizo police have confirmedthat a mentally challenged man is in police custody in relation to the fire. - SIBC
Bold idea for PNG trade route
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Papua New Guinean economist has put forward a proposal to open up the whole island of New Guinea for trade purposes.
Unitech to restart lectures
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Papua New Guinea University of Technology in Lae will push on with the academic year, despite months of student protests and ethnic clashes.
'It's time to move forward'
Monday 25 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PNG parliament told to ‘move on’ as vote fails
New Zealand-based mosquito could transmit Zika
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The Ministry of Health is awaiting further testing after a mosquito commonly found in New Zealand was discovered to potentially be a transmitter of the Zika virus.
No compensation for Maori in marine sanctuary
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – One of the world’s largest ocean sanctuaries will be named the Rangitahua Ocean Sanctuary – but no compensation will be paid to Maori or commercial fishing companies.
Clarke polls low in 'secret' UN leadership vote
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – It is not helpful to jump to conclusions about a poll that delivered a blow to Helen Clark’s bid to become the next United Nations Secretary General, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.
Samoans asked if Samoa is safe
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – The 60 Minutes coverage of the rape of an Australian tourist in Samoa last year – that posed questions about the security of the country’s prison system – has raised questions about the safety of Samoa as a holiday destination.
Party 'camps' should be stopped
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The practice in Papua New Guinea of keeping national parliamentarians in “camps” in the lead-up to a vote of no confidence or a government formation period should be abandoned.
O'Neill wins confidence vote
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Regional
Positive vote for PNG PM unlikely to end unrest
Samoa's PM defends his 60 Minutes responses
Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s prime minister has reacted to criticism of his interview with 60 Minutes, which he says was “was skewed to fit in with the 60 Minutes Television Show’s angle of diminishing Samoa’s efforts at improving its prison systems – and in painting Samoa as a dangerous tourist destination.”
MPS given payments ahead of vote
Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Papua New Guinea Treasury source has revealed that the government has ordered a payment of US$900,000 to each government MP at the so-called ‘Alotau retreat’.
MP fumes over cigarette factory
Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – There has been heavy criticism in Samoa of a government decision to issue a second cigarette manufacturing licence to a foreign-owned company in Apia.
Samoa to focus on tourist safety
Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa police will hold awareness programmes in villages throughout the country on how best to provide support and better protection for tourists.
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