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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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23 September 2024
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7 September 2024
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Pacific
Cook Islands National Council of Women welcomes NZ High Commissioner
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) welcomed New Zealand’s new high commissioner to the Cook Islands, Catherine Graham, at their office in Takuvaine yesterday.
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
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.
PACFICI BRIEFS
report alleges ‘slow motion genocide’
Melanesians linked to ancient hominid
A recent report has concluded that Melanesian people retain DNA links to long-extinct forms of human life. The discovery, reported in the journal Science, adds to the growing body of evidence that all humans alive today are basically hybrids of ancient humans.
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