Regional
Fatal fighting in Port Moresby
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – One person has died and four others have been injured in clashes between Papua New Guinea police and soldiers in the capital, Port Moresby, according to the ABC.
Pardon rumours scotched
Friday 27 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA - Vanuatu’s chiefs on Thursday met with the president, Baldwin Lonsdale, asking him to hold off any contemplated pardon of the 14 former MPs in jail on bribery convictions.
Coconut detritus a source of energy
Friday 27 November 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Proposed plans for diversifying Samoa’s energy supply, to include energy produced from biomass gasification, are now a step closer to becoming reality.
Minister 'not worried'
Friday 27 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – A Fiji First MP says he is not concerned about recent relevations of an alleged plot to assassinate all government members.
Mormons outnumber Catholics
Friday 27 November 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – There are now more Mormons in Tonga than Catholics, making Mormonism the second largest Christian denomination in the Kingdom after Methodism.
Police brutality claims embroil Fiji
Friday 27 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Police in Fiji have identified suspects in the alleged beating and torture of Lautoka businessman Rajneel Singh by a group of police officers.
More pressing issues at home
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tonga’s Prime Minister says his absence from major international meetings this month is because he believes there are more pressing domestic matters at home to deal with.
Military investigate police beating claim
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Regional
LAUTOKA – An internet café owner from the Fiji town of Lautoka remains in hospital under military guard after an alleged beating by police officers.
Children being abducted
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – A new trend of kidnapping young children on roadsides or at busy market places has raised concern among Port Moresby residents.
Pacific leaders gather ahead of COP21
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Regional
Paris – The French president Francois Hollande has gathered Pacific leaders together in Paris this week for a summit before crucial climate change talks which start on Monday.
Ape or Darth Vader, it was 'just a joke'
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s Speaker of Parliament, Dr Jiko Luveni said “everyone took it as a joke” when Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum made comments and gestures about a character from Star Wars – a joke aimed at Opposition Whip Ratu Isoa Tikoca.
Dissolution not good for Vanuatu
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – An opposition MP in Vanuatu says the dissolution of parliament just adds to the country’s many problems.
Police boss denies abuse
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Police in Papua New Guinea have rejected reports they were involved in extra-judicial killings and misused Australian aid.
Cargo ship sinks in Suva harbour
Thursday 26 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Two truck drivers say they are lucky to be alive after they were rescued from the cargo ship MV Suilven as it sank while coming into Suva Harbour on Wednesday.
Jury considering Chris Cairns perjury case
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
LONDON – The jury in the Chris Cairns’ perjury trial has retired to consider its verdict.
Challenging case in court
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – In Samoa, a trial has begun in which four people – including a church minister’s wife, a senior police officer, and the President of the Samoa Victim Support group – are accused of attempting to defeat the course of justice.
Aid groups concerned
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – A specialist in Vanuatu governance issues says the dissolution of the country’s parliament could set back much-needed relief programmes.
'Little hope' for rule of law on Nauru
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Nauru’s leaders are reportedly “mocking” New Zealand’s efforts to engage with them, a lawyer for a Nauru MP says.
Australia in PNG slammed
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – The Australian government is being accused of “turning a blind eye” to human rights abuses in Papua New Guinea and the investing of criminal proceeds in Australia, for fear of losing the right to detain asylum seekers on Manus Island.
Vanuatu's parliament dissolved
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s President Baldwin Lonsdale has dissolved the country’s parliament and called a snap election.
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