Regional
Warning of cancer epidemic in Melanesia
Friday 11 September 2015 | Published in Regional
SYDNEY – An Australian oral cancer expert says Melanesia – and Papua New Guinea in particular – may be experiencing an undiagnosed oral cancer epidemic.
Sustainable fisheries a hot topic
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The chair of the Forum Fisheries Ministerial group Elisala Pita has presented what he calls a roadmap for sustainable fisheries in the region.
Big brothers may get cold shoulder
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Regional
Port Moresby – Several small island states could walk out on the Pacific Islands Forum if Australia and New Zealand force them to compromise on a declaration demanding an ambitious target to combat climate change.
Forum seen as rehearsal for bigger show
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Keep calm and carry on. If ever there was a man for this motto, it’s Papua New Guinea’s prime minister Peter O’Neill.
Islands need not be passive victims
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Regional
Pacific islands are not passive victims of climate change, but will need help, suggests a commentary by Australian academnics Jeremy Kohlitz and Pierre Mukheibir on the website The Conversation – an online collaboration between editors and academics to provide informed news analysis and commentary.
O'Neill demands guards return
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s prime minister Peter O’Neill will ask his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott for the return of three Australian Manus Island security guards to face questioning over rape allegations.
Aid boosted and TV deal planned
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – New Zealand has announced it is increasing its aid to the Pacific by an additional NZ$100 million over the next three years.
World Cup warm up
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Regional
LONDON – Manu Samoa has thanked the London Wasps Rugby Club for their support of Samoa’s Rugby World Cup preparation.
Fijian wrestler facing murder charge
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Regional
NEW JERSEY – Professional Fijian wrestling star from the 1980s, Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka, has been charged with third degree murder and involuntary manslaughter of his girlfriend back in 1983.
'Just us girls' on international flight
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Airline Fiji Link created aviation history when an all-female crew, piloted and served passengers on an ATR-72 flight this week to Apia, Western Samoa.
Woman slain in brutal attack in Samoa
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – As Samoa continues to debate the ongoing issue of violence against women, what appears to be a brutal murder has shocked Samoa.
Forum demands climate support
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Australia has been warned it could be asked to leave the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) if it does not start supporting stronger action on climate change.
Waqa says Nauru won't be bullied
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Nauru’s President Baron Waqa says Nauru is a sovereign nation and will not be bullied by bigger countries like New Zealand.
Small islands lay down climate challenge
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Leaders of the Pacific Smaller Island States have called on all nations – especially the advanced economies in the region – to rise to the challenge of climate change.
Fiji faces big challenge from day one of Cup
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Regional
TWICKENHAM – Perennially strapped for cash but always brimming with talent, Fiji head to the Rugby World Cup hoping to upset an international establishment that has long shunned them while plundering their playing stocks.
Australia has 'too much invested'
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
CHRISTCHURCH – While the New Zealand government has suspended aid to Nauru’s justice sector, Australia is saying they have no concerns with the law and order situation there.
Youth look to entrepreneurship
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
AUCKLAND – More than 40 youth leaders from around the Pacific have met in Auckland to discuss how social entrepreneurship can improve their communities.
Finance minister convicted
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
Vanuatu’s Willie Jimmy stands by guilty plea in bribery case. PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s finance minister Willie Jimmy has been convicted in court on two bribery charges, for breaching the Leadership and Penal codes.
Rogue flag sparks groundswell of support
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – Nearly 30,000 people have signed a petition demanding the New Zealand government allow a fifth entry in the controversial contest for a new national flag.
Keys says extra refugees will stretch services
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s emergency intake of hundreds of Syrians will stretch the country’s refugee services, Prime Minister John Key says.
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