Regional
PACIFIC BRIEFS: SIX CHILDREN DIE FROM MEASLES IN PNG
Friday 23 January 2015 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A remote region of Papua New Guinea bordering the provinces of Enga and East Sepik has been hit by a deadly measles outbreak.
Call for action against corruption
Friday 23 January 2015 | Published in Regional
HONIARA – Solomon Islands’ chief justice has called on the newly-elected government of prime minister Manasseh Sogavare to tackle corruption and halt the appointment of “cronies” to top jobs.
Jaws fails to deliver the juice
Friday 23 January 2015 | Published in Regional
Pe‘ahi – The World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour’s (BWT) Pe’ahi Challenge in Maui, Hawai‘i has been postponed, just 24 hours after being greenlighted to get underway on Thursday morning.
Opposition should focus on the people
Friday 23 January 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama appeared not moved by the Opposition’s rejection to the funding allocation provided by parliament to political parties’ saying they needed to turn their attention away from themselves and concentrate on addressing the needs of the ordinary people.
Air cargo uncertainty for Tonga
Friday 23 January 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tongan businesses say they are worried about Air New Zealand’s plans to phase out the Boeing 767-300 planes on the Tonga to New Zealand route.
King tides swamp low islands
Friday 23 January 2015 | Published in Regional
MAJURO – A king tide has caused widespread flooding in the capital of Majuro and at least four remote outer islands in the Marshall Islands.
Fiji Government in no rush to change Media Industry Development Decree
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
The president of the Fiji Media Association says the government will be in no rush to agree to calls to change the Media Industry Development Decree.
Tonga's new PM denies nepotism claim
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU’ALOFA – The gloves are off in Nuku’alofa. Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva has denied claims of nepotism made by failed political rival ‘Eliesa Fifita.
Communications at Manus restricted
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – A refugee advocate says asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island have been banned from using a phone and talking to their case workers.
Hunger strike detainees jailed
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – Asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre have vowed to continue their hunger strike despite the temporary jailing of more than 40 men from Delta compound.
Restoring confidence in police
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU’ALOFA – The Minister of Police in Tonga says he will work hard to restore confidence in the local force and will not stand for police misbehaviour.
Opposition cries 'foul play'
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
suva – The opposition parties in Fiji have called changes to the parliamentary funding system a disaster and claim it has plunged the parliament into crisis.
Delegation saves accused 'witches'
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
FIYAWENA – Police and Christian missionaries in Papua New Guinea have saved four women accused of witchcraft from persecution and potential death sentences.
'They have every reason to be afraid'
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
SYDNEY – A refugee advocate says asylum seekers protesting at the Australian-run processing centre have legitimate fears for their welfare if resettled in Papua New Guinea.
Guards 'resolve' compound protest
Wednesday 21 January 2015 | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – A stand-off between asylum seekers and guards at a compound inside the Manus Island detention centre has been resolved, according to a Papua New Guinea government spokesman.
Pacific Brief
Friday 16 January 2015 | Published in Regional
OPPOSITION NEEDS FUNDING RESOURCES FIJI – A Pacific academic says a new parliamentary funding system in Fiji doesn’t help the state of democracy.
Cattle cargo causes port panic
Friday 16 January 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Vigilant bio-security officers in Fiji had to call on the Fiji Navy to escort an international cargo freighter out of Suva Harbour this week because of its undeclared cargo – 7200 head of cattle.
Project a 'race against time'
Friday 16 January 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Dozens of Chinese labourers have been flown into Samoa to “spend all day in the heat, every day, getting once ramshackle Apia Park fit for an All Black test later this year”, Fairfax News has reported.
Eruption has created a new island
Friday 16 January 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Continuous eruptions have created a new island between Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha‘apai, 65 km from Nuku’alofa, Tonga’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) reports.
Stranded Air Fiji passengers make it home
Friday 16 January 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – Samoan air travel passengers stranded in Fiji following the grounding of an Air Fiji plane have now arrived home.
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