Regional
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.
Villages on relief food for months
Friday 11 March 2016 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Fiji government says relief food rations to some of the worst affected communities after Cyclone Winston will continue for up to six months.
Queen makes donation to Fiji
Friday 11 March 2016 | Published in Regional
LONDON – The Queen of England has pledged a donation to charities working to help those families in Fiji affected by Cyclone Winston.
Fiji back in 'grip of the military'
Thursday 10 March 2016 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The leader of the opposition in Fiji says the country is back in the grip of the military after two military men were appointed to key state roles last week.
Tidal surge floods low island
Thursday 10 March 2016 | Published in Regional
KILI – Several hundred residents of Kili Island in the Marshall Islands were forced to move when their homes were flooded due to a king tide pushed by storm surges yesterday.
Fiji's sugar cane industry ruined
Thursday 10 March 2016 | Published in Regional
NADI – Fiji’s sugar industry has taken a massive hit from Cyclone Winston, and will struggle to produce at the next harvest, the Fiji Cane Growers Association says.
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