Regional
Disputed reef under scrutiny again
Wednesday 27 July 2016 | Published in Regional
MINERVA REEF – The status of the disputed Minerva Reef is likely to come under scrutiny after a landmark ruling on China’s activities in the South China Sea.
Asylum seeker 'secretly deported'
Wednesday 27 July 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – A Sudanese man who fled war and persecution and was injured in riots in Manus Island in PNG has been secretly deported from Melbourne to Christmas Island.
Refugees want out of PNG
Wednesday 27 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea immigration officials have been given until Monday next week to respond to five refugee statements filed in the Supreme Court.
Veteran PNG swimmer to give it one more go in Rio
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The veteran Papua New Guinea swimmer Ryan Pini said he’s feeling fresh and was excited to compete in his fourth and final Olympic Games next month.
RAMSI marks final anniversary in Solomons
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
SOLOMON ISLANDS – The final anniversary of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands has been celebrated in conjunction with the start of a yam festival.
Company liable for crimes against humanity
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The company that has taken over the management of Australia’s offshore immigration detention regime has been warned by international law experts that its employees could be liable for crimes against humanity.
New Zealand rat and possum free by 2050
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand government has announced a “world-first” project to make the nation predator free by 2050.
Trial of 16 Fijians accused of sedition heard next year
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Sixteen people accused of sedition in Fiji have had their trial dates moved back to February next year.
Bus crash claims life of loved son
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – An accident in Samoa last Friday where a speeding bus flipped and landed on its crushed roof has claimed one life. The dead man was one of more than 50 bus passengers admitted to the hospital. Va’a Opetai, of Siumu, died on Sunday night from injuries he received during the crash. His mother, Gau’ula Opetai, said before her son passed away, he was able to speak to her and voiced one last wish. He wanted her to send his regards to all the other victims of the crash and their families.
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.
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