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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.
Fiji quick to deny supposed South China Sea support
FIJI – Fiji’s government insists it has no position on the South China Sea dispute, after China’s foreign ministry suggested otherwise.
Dance delivers message
SAMOA – Samoan and New Zealand choreographer, Lemi Ponifasio, has been chosen by UNESCO to write and deliver the official message for this year’s International Dance Day.
Micronesian leader defends US compact
MICORNESIA – Few Australians will have heard of President Peter Christian – the head of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).
Illegal fishing by Taiwanese fleets rife
PACIFIC – Illegal fishing by Taiwanese fleets remains widespread and appears linked to labour and human rights abuses at sea, a new Greenpeace report says.
Tonga rugby addresses issues
TONGA – Tonga’s Rugby Union and the Tongan government have agreed to a package of reforms designed to address ongoing governance concerns within the union.
Convicted over suicide attempt
NAURU – A refugee in Nauru has been convicted of attempted suicide.
Fiji braces for more flooding
FIJI – Fiji is getting little respite from bad weather.
PACFIC BRIEFS
sacked pension fund head now in jail
Suspicion voiced over cyclone rebuild contracts
FIJI – The opposition in Fiji is concerned about a lack of transparency as well as possible conflict of interest issues, in the process of awarding supply contracts to hardware retailers for materials for Cyclone Winston rehabilitation.
Westpac pulls banking out of Nauru
NAURU – One of Australia’s biggest banks has told the Nauru Government it will no longer do business with it or any of its entities.
Protesters occupy royal palace
WALLIS – The royal palace of Wallis has been occupied in a bid to stop this Saturday’s enthronement of a new king.
Fishing alliance elects new leader
PACIFIC – The Parties to the Nauru Agreement, PNA, have named a new Chief executive officer who will take over from outgoing CEO Transform Aqorau.
Scores arrested at Papua protests
WEST PAPUA – Reports say 44 West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian police during demonstrations across Papua region yesterday.
12 killed in PNG light plane crash
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – An Australian pilot is among 12 people who were killed when a light plane crashed as it tried to land in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says.
Nauru MPs seek to crowd-fund legal costs
NAURU – Five suspended MPs in Nauru are seeking international financial help with their legal representation.
Samoa marks start of whale awareness initiative
SAMOA – Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa,has launched a project to raise awareness on whales and their conservation.
Catholic archbishop calls stigmata a 'blessing'
SAMOA – The head of the Catholic Church in Samoa, Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga described the appearance of a young woman with Christ’s stigmata as a “blessing” for Samoa.
Pacific paddlers blamed for Zika outbreak
The current Zika outbreak in Brazil may have had its origins in Polynesia, says new research speculating the virus was brought to South America by Pacific island canoeing teams competing in Rio in 2014.
Residents benefit little from tax havens
PACIFIC – A New Zealand-based security analyst says leaked documents showing several Pacific island countries to be tax havens have come as little surprise.
Demonstrations underway across West Papua
WEST PAPUA – Demonstrations in support of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua have been taking place in cities across Indonesia’s Papua region today.
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