Regional
Opposition offers support to pass budget
Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s opposition says it is prepared to support the prime minister Sato Kilman to pass a budget for 2016.
Concerns for pregnant asylum seeker
Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Doctors hold serious concerns about the health of a diabetic Kurdish asylum seeker on Nauru, who is 40 weeks pregnant and facing a difficult birth.
Governor decries global politics
Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PAGO PAGO – American Samoa’s Governor Lolo Moliga says he believes the territory is a victim of US global politics as its canneries face an uncertain future.
Beckham visits Papua New Guinea
Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Regional
MOUNT HAGEN – British soccer star David Beckham has taken to the pitch in Papua New Guinea’s highlands for an exhibition match in front of villagers – some of whom have never heard of him.
Violence against women neglected
Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The Papua New Guinea government is failing to protect victims of family violence, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
Protection of albacore urged
Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Pacific island countries have called on major global fishing countries to help them protect one of the world’s few remaining uncontrolled tuna species stocks.
Fiji military defied arrest of officer
Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Fiji military is yet to say if it defied the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions which two weeks ago had ordered the arrest of a military officer wanted in a high profile abuse case.
Starkist faces uncertain future
Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PAGO PAGO – American Samoa’s largest private sector employer, Starkist Samoa is to stop hiring new staff and is looking at shifting some of its production offshore.
Samoa gun amnesty
Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Police in Samoa have received more than 20 guns in three days as part of a gun amnesty that runs until the end of the year.
Won't be home for Christmas
Thursday 5 November 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Nauru opposition MP has rejected the justice minister’s testimony to the United Nations. Roland Kun had his passport cancelled in June following a protest outside parliament.
Island children hard hit by drought
Wednesday 4 November 2015 | Published in Regional
TANNA ISLAND – Young children have been the most affected in an El Nino-driven drought that is compounding the destruction caused by Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.
Kyrgyzstan the new Nauru?
Wednesday 4 November 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Australia’s government is refusing to comment on reports that it is considering resettling refugees detained in Nauru and Papua New Guinea in the central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan.
Australia to end British honours
Wednesday 4 November 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared Monday that his government will no longer recognize “knights” and “dames.”
PNG makes major cuts to budget
Wednesday 4 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s government facing up to a huge drop in its revenue and has announced major funding cuts in this year’s supplementary budget and its 2016 budget
El Niño impact felt across the Pacific
Wednesday 4 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The United Nations and other international bodies are being asked to step up their assistance as the impact of frosts and a severe drought continue to impact on large areas of Papua New Guinea.
Cacao could boost Pacific economies
Wednesday 4 November 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – A New Zealand chocolate maker says Pacific nations have the potential to compete with Central and South America as producers of high grade cocoa beans.
Fiji vows 30% emissions cut
Wednesday 4 November 2015 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji’s prime minister says his country will cut its green house gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.
Vote of no confidence resubmitted
Wednesday 4 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s opposition has resubmitted a motion of no confidence in the government of the prime minister Peter O’Neill.
Opposition on climate tour of Pacific
Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Australia Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says he is touring the Pacific region to investigate the impact of climate change.
Human rights under scrutiny
Tuesday 3 November 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – United Nations member states are expected to express their concerns about human rights issues in Nauru like press freedom and the treatment of refugees at a review this week.
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