Regional
Refugee dies in Nauru hospital
Thursday 12 May 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – A 26-year-old Bangladeshi refugee has died from suspected heart failure in Nauru’s hospital, Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIPB) says.
Contradictions over centre closure
Thursday 12 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Australia and Papua New Guinea continue to contradict each other over the legal requirements of a recent Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruling on the detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island.
Pacific Games: Trans-Tasman nations inclusion discussed
Wednesday 11 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – The Pacific Games Council will this week debate a proposal to expand Australia and New Zealand’s participation in the Games at their General Assembly in Port Vila.
20th anniversary game fishing event a success
Wednesday 11 May 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – When the winners of Samoa International Game Fishing Association’s 20th anniversary game fishing tournament received their prizes last Saturday, the joy in their faces could not be overlooked.
Former All Blacks coach to mentor Warriors
Wednesday 11 May 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – World Cup-winning former All Blacks coach Graham Henry has taken his talents to the rugby league code to team up with the struggling Warriors in the NRL.
Asylum seeker to be provided abortion
Wednesday 11 May 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – Australia’s immigration minister Peter Dutton will not appeal against a federal Court finding that he breached his duty of care to an asylum seeker who became pregnant after being raped on Nauru, and exposed her to serious medical and legal risks.
Historic town hard hit by cyclone
Wednesday 11 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – A heritage aid worker says Fiji’s historic town of Levuka needs engineers and materials to help rebuild historic homes and infrastructure which were damaged during Cyclone Winston.
PNG fraud squad gets back to work
Wednesday 11 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The head of Papua New Guinea’s police fraud squad says he doesn’t expect to have investigation files for a major fraud case into the affairs of the country’s prime minister vetted by the police commission’s office.
Where 'culture' overrides the rule of law
Tuesday 10 May 2016 | Published in Regional
Of the six petitions filed in the Supreme Court alleging corrupt practices leading up to the general elections in Samoa in March, not one of them proceeded to a court hearing.
Who's to blame for school brawls?
Tuesday 10 May 2016 | Published in Regional
“Let the closure of Avele College be the start of a deeper conversation”, writes Samoa Observer editor Mata’afa Keni Lesa.
Conjunctivitis outbreak in Tonga
Tuesday 10 May 2016 | Published in Regional
TONGA – A conjunctivitis (pink eye) outbreak in Tongatapu, has seen hundreds of people flocking to Vaiola Hospital with confirmed symptoms of the virulent eye infection.
Murder charges dropped
Tuesday 10 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Murder charges levelled at four Fijian men have been discontinued by the nation’s prosecutor because of concerns their confessions were obtained under duress.
Protests highlight West Papua issues
Tuesday 10 May 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – Indonesian police officers arrested a total 1724 indigenous Papuans who took part in peaceful protests in Jayapura and other cities in Papua last week.
Territories pick their candidates
Monday 9 May 2016 | Published in Regional
GUAM – The Democratic Party caucuses in Guam have given Hillary Clinton almost 60 per cent of their votes, completing a clean sweep of the three US Pacific territories in her bid for the US presidency.
Journalist detained on Manus seeks compensation
Monday 9 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Kurdish Iranian journalist detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea says he wants compensation from the Australian government for holding him prisoner for political purposes.
Cyclone reef damage affecting fish stocks
Monday 9 May 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – A warning has been sounded about depleted fish stocks in Fiji after recent investigations reveal severe damage to community fishing grounds in the path of Cyclone Winston.
PM blames palagi laws for violence
Monday 9 May 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s Prime Minister has attributed the growing problem of interschool violence to Samoa’s decision to adopt a number of international conventions giving children more freedom.
Save The Children vindicated
Monday 9 May 2016 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Immigration Department has agreed to pay compensation to Save The Children after some of its workers were removed from Nauru in 2014 amid allegations they were coaching asylum seekers to self-harm and inciting protests.
Nauru appeals to refugees
Monday 9 May 2016 | Published in Regional
NAURU – The Nauruan Government has made what is widely seen as a conciliatory statement, calling for unity between Nauruans and the island nation’s refugees.
Students protest 'constitutional crisis'
Monday 9 May 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Concerned community groups say rising tensions over a disputed arrest warrant for Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister have led the country to a new constitutional crisis.
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