Regional
Baby girl's life spent behind bars
Tuesday 15 March 2016 | Published in Regional
MOUNT HAGEN – A baby girl in Papua New Guinea has spent the past 14 months of her life in jail because her mother is a prisoner at Baisu jail, near Mount Hagen, in the Western Highlands Province.
Former police chief charged
Tuesday 15 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Former Port Moresby police chief Andy Bawa has been arrested and charged with abuse of office and stealing – just one of several incidents that have shocked Papua New Guineans this week.
O'Neill corruption case stymied again
Tuesday 15 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s government has prevented anti-corruption police from engaging a private law firm and an Australian barrister to argue their case to arrest the country’s Prime Minister.
Maori challenge trade deal in the Waitangi Tribunal
Monday 14 March 2016 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – Maori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the Waitangi Tribunal.
Zika on the rise, WHO warns of risk in Pacific
Monday 14 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – The World Health Organisation says new research has strengthened the link between the Zika virus and foetal abnormalities, and it says sexual transmission of the virus is more common than previously thought.
Return to normal taking time
Monday 14 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – On March 13, 2015, approximately 66,000 people across Vanuatu were left homeless when Cyclone Pam, a category five tropical storm, tore through the country.
One year on from Cyclone Pam
Monday 14 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – One year ago, Cyclone Pam roared across most of the islands of Vanuatu with winds gusting at up to 320 kilometres per hour. Homes and structures were blown apart. But there was a surprisingly low loss of life.
Call for more eduction about Zika
Monday 14 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – The Pacific Community says the region needs to step up education efforts on the risks of sexual transmission of the Zika virus.
Legal action to overturn fishing ruling
Monday 14 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PAGO PAGO – American Samoa has filed a case asking the United States federal court to overturn a ruling allowing large scale commercial fishing closer to its coast.
Nauru call for early monitoring
Monday 14 March 2016 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Two former Nauru presidents have appealed to the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Pacific Islands Forum to begin early monitoring of the island’s elections.
Health, sanitation major concerns
Monday 14 March 2016 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Fiji Red Cross says its biggest concerns for Fiji are shelter, water and food security, with health and sanitation issues also starting to appear.
Samoa's long, hard road to democracy
Saturday 12 March 2016 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC VIEWPOINT By Savea Sano Malifa Editor and publisher of the Samoa Observer.
Unfair reports of food rationing in Fiji
Saturday 12 March 2016 | Published in Regional
SUVA –In cyclone ravaged Fiji, a regional commissioner has asked members of the public to contact him or his office if they had concerns over the provision of food rations.
Nauru hikes candidate fees
Saturday 12 March 2016 | Published in Regional
YAREN – The Nauru government has dramatically increased the fee for candidates wanting to run in its upcoming elections 20-fold from around $100 to $2000.
Captain Cook's Hawaiian gifts returned
Saturday 12 March 2016 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – Indigenous Hawaiian garments gifted to Captain James Cook more than two centuries ago have been handed back to their traditional owners at a ceremony in Wellington.
Fiji sevens yet to reach their peak
Friday 11 March 2016 | Published in Regional
VANCOUVER – Fiji coach Ben Ryan believes his team’s performances on the World Sevens Series so far this season have been phenomenal, considering the team has yet to reach its peak.
New MP defends the role of the opposition
Friday 11 March 2016 | Published in Regional
APIA – Samoa’s opposition Tautua Samoa Party might have been crushed in the general election last Friday but there is no lack of fighting spirit in one of their newest members, the Samoa Observer reports.
Bribery claims 'disappointing'
Friday 11 March 2016 | Published in Regional
APIA – Samoa’s acting electoral commissioner says it’s disappointing to hear allegations of vote buying in the election.
Ousted Samoa opposition claims bribery
Friday 11 March 2016 | Published in Regional
APIA – The losing Opposition Tautua Samoa Party leader Palusalue Fa’apo has compared his party’s loss at last Fridays polls to a “tropical cyclone”.
Nauru denies refugee child abuse
Friday 11 March 2016 | Published in Regional
YAREN – The Nauru Government has denied claims that refugee children are being abused in the country’s schools.
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