Regional
Shipping agency CEO suspended
Monday 9 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA– Tonga’s Friendly Islands Shipping Agency has suspended its chief executive Vakautapola Vi, local media reported on Friday.
Tuna important for health in the Pacific
Monday 9 February 2015 | Published in Regional
THE PACIFIC – In the ongoing battle against obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the Pacific region, a new study reveals that allocating sufficient tuna for local consumption and keeping it affordable could significantly improve health outcomes.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: Opposition wants government removed
Monday 9 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s deputy opposition leader says Prime Minister Peter O’Neill needs to be removed because corruption in government is being allowed to prevail.
Officials condemn PM's buai plan
Monday 9 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Designated betelnut trading sections in Port Moresby markets proposed by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill will not stop abuse, National Capital District Commission officials said.
Papal encyclical on ecology awaited
Monday 9 February 2015 | Published in Regional
VATICAN CITY – In view of the much anticipated encyclical letter from Pope Francis on ecology – countries, agencies, and even industries are seeking papal support in advance of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held in Paris in December.
PNG support for West Papua welcomed
Sunday 8 February 2015 | Published in Regional
WEST PAPUA – A prominent Australian human rights lawyer has welcomed a statement of support for West Papuans by the Papua New Guinea prime minister, Peter O’Neill.
PNG ready to execute prisoners on death row
Sunday 8 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY– The secretary of Papua New Guinea’s justice department says the 13 people on death row in the country will be executed this year.
PACIFIC BRIEFS Marshalls loses nuke disarmament bid
Sunday 8 February 2015 | Published in Regional
MARSHALL ISLANDS – A Marshall Islands nuclear disarmament lawsuit against the United States has been dismissed by a US federal court.
Flag change has Fiji in an furore
Sunday 8 February 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji Prime Minister’s announcement that Fiji is to change its national flag is being seen as testimony to a continued dicatorship in the Pacific nation.
Pacific BRIEFS: JOHN KEY MAKES CALL FOR FLAG CHANGE
Friday 6 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand Prime Minister used his annual Waitangi Day breakfast speech to make a pitch for a new flag.
Dengue outbreak spreading
Friday 6 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tonga has been hit by a dengue outbreak which has triggered frantic action from authorities in the kingdom.
Is Papua New Guinea cooking with gas?
Friday 6 February 2015 | Published in Regional
For years truck convoys have been rumbling through the night along the pot-holed 700-kilometre highway into the Papua New Guinea highlands from the port of Lae, Hamish McDonald writes for The Age.
Papuan oppression acknowledged
Friday 6 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s prime minister Peter O’Neill has promised to do more to speak out on behalf of Melanesians in Indonesian West Papua.
Injured Tahitian surfer recovering
Friday 6 February 2015 | Published in Regional
HONOLULU – Injured Tahitian surfer Tuhiti Haumani has opened his eyes.
Fiji's flag designer 'disappointed'
Friday 6 February 2015 | Published in Regional
suva – The designer of Fiji’s current flag says she is disappointed by prime minister Frank Bainimarama’s move to replace it with a new one.
Tahitian surfer in critical condition after wipeout at Pipeline
Thursday 5 February 2015 | Published in Regional
EHUKAI – Tahitian surfer Tuhiti Haumani is in a critical condition in hospital after wiping out near Pipeline on Hawai’i’s North Shore.
Pacific BRIEFS DEATH PROMPTS MOSQUITO SPRAYING
Thursday 5 February 2015 | Published in Regional
NIUE – The Niue government has started a mosquito eradication spraying programme after the recent death of a young woman from chikungunya.
Mercury levels rising in yellowfin tuna
Thursday 5 February 2015 | Published in Regional
THE PACIFIC – Mercury levels in yellowfin tuna caught in the Pacific Ocean have been rising at a 3.8 per cent annual rate since 1998, according to a new study.
Fijians to hoist a new national flag
Thursday 5 February 2015 | Published in Regional
Suva – Fiji is to drop the Union Jack from its flag and will have a new one by October this year, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has proclaimed.
Police reservists disbanded
Thursday 5 February 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The National Capital District Commission police reserve unit in Port Moresby will be decommissioned and its vehicles, uniforms and firearms returned to the constabulary.
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