Regional
Samoa: Tuilaepa defends support letter for rapist
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Samao’s prime minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, used biblical scripture to defend his writing a letter of support for a man convicted of rape in New Zealand.
PNG: Sorcery killing creates legal dilemma
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Police on Bougainville in Papua New Guinea say they are investigating the torture and killing of a man who was accused of practising sorcery.
Instability the norm in Vanuatu
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Reports from Vanuatu indicate moves are already underway to organise a motion of no-confidence against the new prime minister.
Fiji: Boat operator charged over death
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A man has appeared in a Fiji court charged with manslaughter over the death of an Australian tourist in a boat collision off the South Pacific nation last week.
Fiji: Police boss brings 'new eyes'
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A former high ranking officer with South Africa’s defence and security forces has arrived in Fiji to take up his post as the country’s new police commissioner.
Honiara shuts down after riots
Tuesday 20 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Fears of further riots in Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara, prompted most businesses to close their doors on Monday.
Fiji: 11-year-old drowns uncle with fishing nets
Monday 19 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A young Fijian girl drowned while fishing in the Wainibuka River north of Suva last week.
Tonga: Sea cucumber moratorium lift will 'kill the industry'
Monday 19 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A decision by the Tonga government on March 29 to lift controls on the harvesting and exporting of sea cucumber will accelerate the depletion of Tonga’s sea cucumber stock and kill the industry, according to fisheries experts.
Pacific will suffer from Australia Networks demise
Monday 19 May 2014 | Published in Regional
The Pacific Freedom Forum group says the Australian government’s budget cuts to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation sends a chilling message to the Pacific region.
Tourist killed in resort boat collision
Monday 19 May 2014 | Published in Regional
An Australian man holidaying in Fiji with his family had been killed after two boats collided near a resort island last week.
Riots, looting in Solomons capital
Monday 19 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Extra police are patrolling the streets in the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara, to stop further rioting after civil unrest and looting broke out on Friday and continued over the weekend.
Henri Haiti jailed for murder
Monday 19 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Marquesan man ‘Henri’ Arihano Haiti has been found guilty of the murder of a German tourist on Nuku Hiva in 2011 and sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison.
Samoa: Healthy eating seen as 'fiapalagi'
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Samoans who try and insist on healthy, fresh foods are often criticised by others for being “fiapalagi” – trying to be European.
Research sub lost in ocean trench
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Regional
One of the world’s most capable deep-sea research submarines has been lost in the Pacific Ocean.
In Brief: Priest shot in heart in payback killing
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A Papua New Guinea bishop is calling for more police intervention after a priest was killed in a payback killing between warring tribes in Central Province Father Garry Maria Inau was shot close-range in the heart when he was leaving his parish in Kunimaipa Valley of Goilala district on Sunday last week.
Pacific hot spot adding to global warming
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Regional
An international team of scientists has discovered a hot spot in the Pacific Ocean is partly responsible for global warming in the Arctic.
Solomon Islands: No reports of electoral fraud
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Solomon Islands’ Electoral Commission says a formal complaint must be made before there is any investigation into allegations of electoral fraud.
Australia: Move to abandon support
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Regional
An Australian Federal Opposition MP is calling on the Labor Party to abandon its support for the offshore processing of asylum seekers.
PNG: Resettlement policy contradicted
Tuesday 13 May 2014 | Published in Regional
Papua New Guinea’s immigration minister says he will choose which refugees resettle in the country, an apparent contradiction of the Australian Government’s assertion that all genuine refugees detained on Manus Island will be resettled within PNG.
TV show 'offensive to Pacific islanders'
Monday 12 May 2014 | Published in Regional
A new Australian television comedy about a rebellious Tongan teenager has been condemned as “self indulgent” and “deeply offensive” to Pacific islanders.
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