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Demonstrations underway across West Papua
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – Demonstrations in support of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua have been taking place in cities across Indonesia’s Papua region today.
Manslaughter charges count reduced
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A judge has significantly reduced the number of manslaughter charges against the Australian owner of a ferry that sank off Papua New Guinea more than four years ago, killing scores of people.
Families still wait for shelter
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Families in some Fijian villages are still waiting for tents and remain in badly damaged homes they say are dangerously unstable.
Cane farmers told to tighten belts
Thursday 14 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The Fiji Sugar Corporation has urged sugar farmers to grit their teeth after a devastating few weeks for the industry.
Warnings follow dam spill
Wednesday 13 April 2016 | Published in Regional
HONIARA – Health authorities in Solomon Islands have warned villagers living downstream of the defunct Gold Ridge mine on Guadalcanal island not to use river water because it could be contaminated by arsenic.
PNG's attorney-general arrested
Wednesday 13 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s attorney-general and Justice Minister, Ano Pala, have been arrested and charged with abuse of office and misappropriation, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests in the country this week.
NZ promoting its fisheries management to the Pacific
Wednesday 13 April 2016 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – About 40 Pacific fisheries ministers and officials are in New Zealand to learn about this country’s approach to fisheries management.
Cry for more help from remote Fijian village
Wednesday 13 April 2016 | Published in Regional
Radio New Zealand International reporter Sally Round hopped onboard one of the last runs made by a New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter to deliver aid to a remote part of Fiji.
West Papua visit hailed by Catholic women
Wednesday 13 April 2016 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – A Catholic Womens group in West Papua has called for regional support for their people’s plight, after a visit to the Indonesian territory by Catholic Bishops from other parts of Melanesia.
Pacific struggles to shake tax haven reputation
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Leaked documents showing several Pacific island countries to be tax havens have come as little surprise to some experts, while Samoa’s government has come to the defence of its financial regulations.
Belief in veracity of stigmata divides Samoa
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – The story of a young mother claiming to be carrying the marks – or stigmata – of Jesus Christ’s suffering continues to dominate the national discussion in Samoa.
Micronesian island eyes independence
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
CHUUK – There is an independence push that could see the break-up of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the North Pacific.
Apia fuel storage fire a 'wake up call'
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – A hotelier and a prominent samoan businessman has issued a warning to the government in the wake of the deadly fuel tank fire at the Matautu wharf in Apia last week.
Judge arrested for corruption
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Anti-corruption police in Papua New Guinea have arrested one of the country’s top judges and charged him with judicial corruption.
Speaker let off the hook
Tuesday 12 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s Speaker of Parliament is a relieved man.
Post-cyclone rebuild package announced
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s prime minister on Saturday announced a range of measures to help the country rebuild after Cyclone Winston, including reforms of the building and construction sectors.
Pacific women MPs hail Samoa's lead
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Women Parliamentarians from the Pacific region have hailed Samoa’s leadership role in empowering women – especially in terms of politics.
Climate the challenge to economies
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FIJI – The head of the International Trade Centre Arancha Gonzalez says that Pacific islands need help in building resilient economies in the face of climate change.
Sailors found on remote island
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
FANADIP – Three sailors have been rescued from an uninhabited Pacific island by the US Navy after spelling out “help” with palm fronds.
Repairs not good enough
Monday 11 April 2016 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – Air New Zealand has told Vanuatu that interim repairs on the runway of its main international airport, Bauerfield, are not adequate enough for it to resume servicing the route.
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