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23 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
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23 September 2024
Police apprehend four juveniles in connection with motorcycle thefts
23 September 2024
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21 September 2024
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7 September 2024
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2 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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STI cases on the rise
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13 August 2024
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Everyone is a winner, says Culture
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Pacific
Tahiti sailors win 2024 Regatta in Raro
Sailors from Tahiti edged over Rarotonga, proving to be very competitive taking out first place in both the Lasers and the Optimist classes, winning the 2024 sailing challenge overall trophy.
Former PM Puna first Cook Islander elected to East-West Center Board
Former Cook Islands prime minister and secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has been confirmed as the first Cook Islander appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Contradictions over centre closure
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Australia and Papua New Guinea continue to contradict each other over the legal requirements of a recent Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruling on the detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island.
Pacific Games: Trans-Tasman nations inclusion discussed
PACIFIC – The Pacific Games Council will this week debate a proposal to expand Australia and New Zealand’s participation in the Games at their General Assembly in Port Vila.
20th anniversary game fishing event a success
SAMOA – When the winners of Samoa International Game Fishing Association’s 20th anniversary game fishing tournament received their prizes last Saturday, the joy in their faces could not be overlooked.
Former All Blacks coach to mentor Warriors
NEW ZEALAND – World Cup-winning former All Blacks coach Graham Henry has taken his talents to the rugby league code to team up with the struggling Warriors in the NRL.
Asylum seeker to be provided abortion
AUSTRALIA – Australia’s immigration minister Peter Dutton will not appeal against a federal Court finding that he breached his duty of care to an asylum seeker who became pregnant after being raped on Nauru, and exposed her to serious medical and legal risks.
Historic town hard hit by cyclone
FIJI – A heritage aid worker says Fiji’s historic town of Levuka needs engineers and materials to help rebuild historic homes and infrastructure which were damaged during Cyclone Winston.
PNG fraud squad gets back to work
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The head of Papua New Guinea’s police fraud squad says he doesn’t expect to have investigation files for a major fraud case into the affairs of the country’s prime minister vetted by the police commission’s office.
Where 'culture' overrides the rule of law
Of the six petitions filed in the Supreme Court alleging corrupt practices leading up to the general elections in Samoa in March, not one of them proceeded to a court hearing.
Who's to blame for school brawls?
“Let the closure of Avele College be the start of a deeper conversation”, writes Samoa Observer editor Mata’afa Keni Lesa.
Conjunctivitis outbreak in Tonga
TONGA – A conjunctivitis (pink eye) outbreak in Tongatapu, has seen hundreds of people flocking to Vaiola Hospital with confirmed symptoms of the virulent eye infection.
Murder charges dropped
FIJI – Murder charges levelled at four Fijian men have been discontinued by the nation’s prosecutor because of concerns their confessions were obtained under duress.
Protests highlight West Papua issues
WEST PAPUA – Indonesian police officers arrested a total 1724 indigenous Papuans who took part in peaceful protests in Jayapura and other cities in Papua last week.
Territories pick their candidates
GUAM – The Democratic Party caucuses in Guam have given Hillary Clinton almost 60 per cent of their votes, completing a clean sweep of the three US Pacific territories in her bid for the US presidency.
Journalist detained on Manus seeks compensation
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Kurdish Iranian journalist detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea says he wants compensation from the Australian government for holding him prisoner for political purposes.
Cyclone reef damage affecting fish stocks
FIJI – A warning has been sounded about depleted fish stocks in Fiji after recent investigations reveal severe damage to community fishing grounds in the path of Cyclone Winston.
PM blames palagi laws for violence
SAMOA – Samoa’s Prime Minister has attributed the growing problem of interschool violence to Samoa’s decision to adopt a number of international conventions giving children more freedom.
Save The Children vindicated
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Immigration Department has agreed to pay compensation to Save The Children after some of its workers were removed from Nauru in 2014 amid allegations they were coaching asylum seekers to self-harm and inciting protests.
Nauru appeals to refugees
NAURU – The Nauruan Government has made what is widely seen as a conciliatory statement, calling for unity between Nauruans and the island nation’s refugees.
Students protest 'constitutional crisis'
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Concerned community groups say rising tensions over a disputed arrest warrant for Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister have led the country to a new constitutional crisis.
Future bleak for tropical corals
El Niño storms seem to be strengthening due to climate change, and in turn intensifying coral bleaching. This is particularly vivid at Christmas Island, where the water has warmed the most, writes Robynne Boyd for the Pacific Standard.
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