Regional
Leaders sign climate PACT
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PAPEETE – The leaders of the Polynesian countries have adopted a declaration calling for international recognition of their countries’ vulnerability to climate change.
6.9 earthquake in Solomons
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Regional
HONIARA – Police in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu are checking remote villages and islands after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sunday afternoon.
Dengue outbreak nears epidemic
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PAGO PAGO – Health authorities in American Samoa have described the recent dengue fever outbreak in the territory as an epidemic.
Australia revelled in its first Pacific Games
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Australia capped off its first Pacific Games competition with 47 medals. It was not only a successful campaign for the athletes, but a journey full of cultural appreciation and respect for the Pacific Games writes Annie Kearney of Olympics Australia.
Tribal war means mum has triplets on own
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Regional
LAE – A woman who gave birth to triplets in a remote village in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe province took six days to reach a hospital in Lae, after tribal fighting stopped her from reaching medical help.
PNG wants Commonweath Games
Monday 20 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The Pacific Games in Port Moresby came to a close on Saturday night with a surprise parting announcement that Papua New Guinea is planning to bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
100,000 meals served
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – In the middle of a lunch-time frenzy at the Athletes’ Village on Sunday, the catering manger announced loudly and proudly that staff had just served meal number 100,000 of the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby.
The bowls are rolling
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Players from six countries will take to the greens at Bisini Grounds in Port Moresby this week to compete in the lawn bowls competition at the 2015 Pacific Games.
Pini is host country's golden hero
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – “Thank you Ryan Pini for being a great champion,” wrote Papua New Guinea’s daily newspaper the Post-Courier on its live online digital news site for the 2015 Pacific Games.
Fiji footballers kick their way to Rio
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Fiji beat Vanuatu 4-3 in a penalty shootout to qualify for the Olympic Games soccer tournament for the first time after a remarkable day of drama on and off the pitch on Sunday.
Partial phone service restored
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
HAGATNA – The telecommunications outage in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has eased slightly, with the partial restoration of phone connection late last week, but Internet service hasn’t yet been restored on Saipan.
The struggle to help Carteret islanders
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
TULUN – There are hopes people moved from Bougainville’s endangered Carteret Islands will be able to produce food to send back to those that have chosen to remain on their low lying atolls.
Tonga has new plans to expand tourism
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tonga’s small population swelled to almost a full house over the two weeks of celebrations for the the coronation of KingTupou VI.
Detained MPs denied legal help
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Two opposition MPs on Nauru are spending another week in custody as they continue to battle for legal representation.
NZ team kicked out of Olympics
Monday 13 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – New Zealand has been disqualified from the final to determine Oceania’s representative at next year’s Rio Olympics men’s soccer tournament after it fielded an ineligible player in the semi-finals, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) said.
world BRIEFS
Tuesday 7 July 2015 | Published in Regional
BOMB ACCIDENTLY FALLS ON BAGHDAD IRAQ – At least eight people have been killed after a “technical problem” caused a bomb to fall from an Iraqi military plane over Baghdad.
Toua disappointed with tally
Tuesday 7 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s weightlifting favourite Dika Toua was upset about her performance in the women’s 53kg category at the PNG Power Dome on Sunday.
Wini wins three gold medals
Tuesday 7 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Jenly Tegu Wini of Solomon Islands won all three gold medals in the women’s 58kg class in weightlifting at Port Moresby 2015 at the PNG Power Dome on Monday.
Greece says 'no' to austerity
Tuesday 7 July 2015 | Published in Regional
ATHENS – Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has resigned, just hours after his government won victory in a bailout referendum which could splinter Europe.
Tunisia in state of emergency
Tuesday 7 July 2015 | Published in Regional
TUNIS – Tunisia has declared a state of emergency, eight days after a gunman killed dozens of foreign tourists at a Mediterranean beach resort.
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