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Two kings cause chaos on Wallis

Tuesday 19 April 2016 | Published in Regional

WALLIS AND FUTUNA – France is expected to announce who of the two kings installed in Wallis at the weekend is the legitimate one.

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Situation close to anarchy

Tuesday 19 April 2016 | Published in Regional

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s opposition leader Don Polye has called for Police Commissioner Gary Baki to stop victimising his officers and let the investigation into Prime Minister Peter O’Neill take it’s course.

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Fraud case divides PNG police

Tuesday 19 April 2016 | Published in Regional

PORT MORESBY – Rival elements of Papua New Guinea’s police force are in open confrontation in Port Moresby.

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Guam concerned by missile threat

Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Regional

Guam – One of the issues that comes from being a US territory in the Western Pacific is that you could become a target of Washington’s many enemies.

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Students taught in Samoan language do better

Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Regional

American Samoa – Recent results have shown that American Samoan school students achieve more when taught in their own language.

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Journalists focus on human rights

Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Regional

FIJI – A group of Pacific island journalists are meeting in Nadi this week to strengthen and build their capacity to understand what human rights is about and how they can use human rights lenses when reporting news in the region.

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Loan to improve Fiji's infrastructure

Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Regional

FIJI – Fiji stands to receive $US50 million to improve infrastructure in the country as part of its re-engagement with international donor partners.

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New Zealand fisheries tour 'useful'

Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Regional

NEW ZEALAND – A series of workshops in New Zealand last week for Pacific fisheries ministers and officials to look at how to improve the management of their fisheries has been called “very useful”.

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Airport repairs 'not enough'

Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Regional

VANUATU – Vanuatu’s government says emergency repair works at the country’s international airport should be finished by the weekend – but Air New Zealand say the temporary repairs aren’t enough.

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Depression saturates Fiji again

Monday 18 April 2016 | Published in Regional

FIJI – Heavy rain in Fiji over the weekend has caused flooding and road closures on the island of Vanua Levu, as the country was hit by yet another tropical depression.

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Fiji quick to deny supposed South China Sea support

Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional

FIJI – Fiji’s government insists it has no position on the South China Sea dispute, after China’s foreign ministry suggested otherwise.

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Dance delivers message

Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional

SAMOA – Samoan and New Zealand choreographer, Lemi Ponifasio, has been chosen by UNESCO to write and deliver the official message for this year’s International Dance Day.

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Micronesian leader defends US compact

Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional

MICORNESIA – Few Australians will have heard of President Peter Christian – the head of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

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Illegal fishing by Taiwanese fleets rife

Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional

PACIFIC – Illegal fishing by Taiwanese fleets remains widespread and appears linked to labour and human rights abuses at sea, a new Greenpeace report says.

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Tonga rugby addresses issues

Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional

TONGA – Tonga’s Rugby Union and the Tongan government have agreed to a package of reforms designed to address ongoing governance concerns within the union.

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Convicted over suicide attempt

Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional

NAURU – A refugee in Nauru has been convicted of attempted suicide.

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Fiji braces for more flooding

Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Regional

FIJI – Fiji is getting little respite from bad weather.

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PACFIC BRIEFS

Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional

sacked pension fund head now in jail

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Suspicion voiced over cyclone rebuild contracts

Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional

FIJI – The opposition in Fiji is concerned about a lack of transparency as well as possible conflict of interest issues, in the process of awarding supply contracts to hardware retailers for materials for Cyclone Winston rehabilitation.

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Westpac pulls banking out of Nauru

Friday 15 April 2016 | Published in Regional

NAURU – One of Australia’s biggest banks has told the Nauru Government it will no longer do business with it or any of its entities.

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