Regional
No confidence vote mounted in PNG
Monday 30 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s opposition says it has the numbers and will file a motion of no confidence in the government today.
Key to get full military salute on visit to Fiji
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – A 100-person guard of honour by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces will be mounted for New Zealand Prime Minister John Key when he arrives in the country on June 9.
Move to oust Indonesia from MSG
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – Vanuatu will seek Indonesia’s removal from the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).
Smokers 'kicked in guts' by unambitious budget
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – Raising the cost of cigarettes to $30 a packet by 2020 is a kick in the guts for working people, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says.
MSG chair denies claims of lack of commitment
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
SOLOMON ISLANDS – The chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group has denied a media suggestion that he is not committed to the upcoming special leaders’ summit.
Religion is more than the name of a faith
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC VIEWPOINT By Mathias Huckert Samoa Observer
Celebrations to bring crowds to Nuku'alofa
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA –It’s going to be a busy time in Nuku‘alofa from June to July with the annual Heilala Festival, church conference and school celebrations. The Heilala Festival is set to run for two-weeks from June 27 to July 9. Cultural events will start the festival with the traditional Tau‘olunga competitions by various age groups to Hiva Kakala singing competition in a number of categories, among other cultural performances to be held at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. The annual One Tonga Glorifying God in Song hosted by Western Union/Fexco will be held on Sunday, July 3. A highlight of the festival, the Miss Heilala Pageant competition will start on Monday July 4, a public holiday to commemorate the birthday of King Tupou VI. The one-week pageant ends on Friday, 8 July, with the crowning of the new Miss Heilala for 2016-17 before the festival concludes on Saturday, July 9, with the Miss Heilala and community parade. The 150th Anniversary of Tupou College – to be held from June 18-24 and the Free Wesleyan Church Annual Conference from June 19-27 – are to be side events held during this period and are expected to bring hundreds of people to Nuku‘alofa from throughout Tonga and abroad. - Matangi Tonga
Unregistered voters to be punished
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s acting chief executive officer for the Office of the Electoral Commission (OEC) has confirmed that 17,000 people did not register during the most recent elections, and his office intends to take a “firm stand” against them’.
Resignation call spreading across PNG
Saturday 28 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Protests against Papua New Guinea’s prime minister are spreading around the country.
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.
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