Regional
Islands asked for evidence of impact
Monday 7 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PARIS – Tuvalu’s prime minister says his country is being expected to provide unreasonably robust scientific evidence to prove it is a victim of climate change to qualify for international support.
Lawyer claims violent intimidation
Saturday 5 December 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – A Fiji lawyer says he’s living in fear after receiving threats over his involvement in high profile sedition cases in the country.
Prison escapes cause concern
Saturday 5 December 2015 | Published in Regional
APAI – The ease with which dangerous prisoners can escape from jail in Samoa has caused a public outcry.
'Samoa is in a mess' critic claims
Saturday 5 December 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – An outspoken businesswoman, Moe Lei Sam, has lashed out at Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi over the state of the country.
Police seek truth to shooting
Friday 4 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner, Gari Baki, said last week’s fatal shooting of a soldier by police in Port Moresby has been misrepresented by the media.
Climate migration underway
Friday 4 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – A slow but certain human exodus is under way across the Pacific as global warming unleashes a barrage of cyclones, floods, storm surges and droughts, a report warns.
Brand new boat for Tuvalu
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Regional
It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally here. Say talofa to Tuvalu’s Nivaga III, a brand new all-purpose boat donated to Tuvalu by Japan. Nivaga III will replace the weathered Nivaga II, which has faithfully serviced Tuvalu and the people of Tuvalu since 1989.
No arrests in case of businessman 'beaten by police'
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Fiji Police Force is continuing its investigation into the case of Lautoka businessman Rajneel Singh who has alleged that he was assaulted by police officers.
Fatal violence at flag day ceremonies
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Regional
JAYAPURA – A West Papua independence activist says scores of people have been arrested and one person was shot dead by Indonesian police in Papua this week for commemorating its independence day on Tuesday.
Many islanders resigned to relocation
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Regional
ANALYSIS By Samisono Pareti Islands Business Magazine Seventy per cent of households in Kiribati and Tuvalu, and 35 per cent of families in Nauru would migrate if impacts of climate change worsen in their islands, a survey on the three Pacific islands have shown.
Detention harming children
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – More than 3000 Australian doctors and leading health experts have signed a petition calling on the Federal Government to act immediately to remove children from immigration detention.
Drought persists across Pacific
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Aid agencies are stepping up their assistance for the millions around the Pacific affected by drought.
Jonah laid to rest after private funeral
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Regional
MANGERE – After sharing their grief with an entire nation for almost two weeks, All Black Jonah Lomu’s family said their last goodbyes at a private funeral for the rugby legend in Auckland on Tuesday.
Pacific voices are heard in Paris
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PARIS – Pacific Island nations have told the United Nations climate change summit in Paris they are already feeling the effects of climate change and urgent action is needed.
Islands at risk from rising seas
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PARIS – The small island nations that dot the Pacific are aware they exist on the periphery of many geopolitical calculations. They are also among those most at risk to being flooded by rising sea levels.
Tuberculosis emergency in PNG
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Health authorities in Papua New Guinea say they could lose control of a tuberculosis “emergency” if they do not get the funds their government has promised them.
Dengue fever cases decline
Tuesday 1 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PAGO PAGO – American Samoa’s Health Department’s latest report on dengue fever shows that the threat from the mosquito borne disease is continuing to weaken.
Islands discuss climate change with Obama
Tuesday 1 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PARIS – The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill has announced that he is meeting with United States President, Barack Obama, and the leaders of four small island nations facing the threat of destruction by climate change.
Violent deaths reported across Papua New Guinea
Tuesday 1 December 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Family members of the three victims involved in a car chase in the Papua New Guinea capital, Port Moresby, that ended with one soldier shot dead, have condemned the actions of the police.
Democracy struggling against bureaucracy
Tuesday 1 December 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – A year has passed since the elections in Tonga brought a new-look government into power and there is concern that expectations haven’t been met yet.
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