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College student denied bail
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – In Samoa, a high school student has pleaded guilty to four charges of posting threats on Facebook and has been sent back to prison to await the hearing of more charges against him in next month.
Surfers dice with death at maxed out surf break
Friday 27 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – From near-drownings to unforgettable rides,last Monday was a day to remember at the Fiji surf break known as Cloudbreak.
No justification for domestic violence, Fiji PM says
Friday 27 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has rejected Speaker Dr Jiko Luveni’s views that wives who aggravate their husbands are partially to blame for domestic violence.
'Godzilla' El Niño leaves the Pacific
Friday 27 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has released modelling showing the latest El Niño cycle is over, but could now lead to a wet winter after a devastating 14 months of drought and famine across the Pacific.
Melanesian free trade agreement reached
Friday 27 May 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – A Melanesian Free Trade Agreement has been reached following negotiations in Vanuatu this week.
Air Tahiti strike hurting tourism
Friday 27 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FRENCH POLYNESIA – A strike at Air Tahiti strike has spread to other companies in French Polynesia, further disrupting air travel in French Polynesia.
Court blocks campus eviction order
Friday 27 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Student leaders at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) have obtained a stay order on a decision forcing students to vacate the campus.
UPNG trying to salvage semester
Friday 27 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The University of Papua New Guinea is trying to secure additional funding in order to reincorporate the suspended first semester into an extended academic year.
Rugby union's election issues heading to court
Thursday 26 May 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – The Tonga Rugby Union is heading to court to answer claims the election of a new executive was unconstitutional.
Mass rally calls on PM to resign
Thursday 26 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Thousands of people in the Papua New Guinea province of Simbu have called on PM Peter O’Neill to resign from office.
Jakarta's stand on West Papua questioned
Thursday 26 May 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – Indonesia’s insistence that West Papua is strictly an internal matter is being tested in the wider Melanesian region.
Lae campus keeps doors open
Thursday 26 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The approach towards protesting university students in Papua New Guinea is proving to be far from universal.
No help for shutout students
Thursday 26 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – There is no money to help students being evicted from the University of Papua New Guinea to return home to their provinces, according to the Higher Education Minister.
400th anniversary of first European contact
Wednesday 25 May 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – It’s 400 years since Tonga had its first contact with European explorers.
Bethany Hamilton earns wildcard into the Fiji Pro
Wednesday 25 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Bethany Hamilton is a damn legend, writes Toby Aimer for surfing website Inertia.
Surfers prepare to battle at Cloudbreak
Wednesday 25 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The world’s hottest men and women surfers are heading to Fiji this week as the World Surf League begins the Pacific islands leg of the world circuit.
Students want their money back
Wednesday 25 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA –The University of Papua New Guinea students’ representative council president Kenneth Rapa says the university must give boycotting students their airline tickets to return to their respective homes and government sponsorship be refunded in cash to the students.
Students 'won't back down'
Wednesday 25 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA– Protesting university students in Papua New Guinea say they will not back down from their calls for the prime minister to resign.
Boycott forces university to close
Wednesday 25 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Authorities have suspended the University of Papua New Guinea’s first semester for an indefinite period, effectively ending a student boycott of classes.
Church leaders involved in sorcery-related killing
Tuesday 24 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Police in the Papua New Guinea Highlands say they want to speak to a group of church pastors in relation to an incident of torture and murder of a woman accused of sorcery.
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