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Pacific
Cook Islander describes ‘severe’ impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Australia
Cook Islander Archie Atiau says the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which affected South East Queensland and the New South Wales North Coast, Australia, has been severe.
Tabuya ‘an ideal Minister for Information’, Fiji’s PM says
Fiji's Prime Minister is set to restore a backbencher to cabinet after she appeared in a private video dancing naked.
Judge arrested for corruption
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Anti-corruption police in Papua New Guinea have arrested one of the country’s top judges and charged him with judicial corruption.
Speaker let off the hook
SAMOA – Samoa’s Speaker of Parliament is a relieved man.
Post-cyclone rebuild package announced
FIJI – Fiji’s prime minister on Saturday announced a range of measures to help the country rebuild after Cyclone Winston, including reforms of the building and construction sectors.
Pacific women MPs hail Samoa's lead
SAMOA – Women Parliamentarians from the Pacific region have hailed Samoa’s leadership role in empowering women – especially in terms of politics.
Climate the challenge to economies
FIJI – The head of the International Trade Centre Arancha Gonzalez says that Pacific islands need help in building resilient economies in the face of climate change.
Sailors found on remote island
FANADIP – Three sailors have been rescued from an uninhabited Pacific island by the US Navy after spelling out “help” with palm fronds.
Repairs not good enough
VANUATU – Air New Zealand has told Vanuatu that interim repairs on the runway of its main international airport, Bauerfield, are not adequate enough for it to resume servicing the route.
Manus centre not to close
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – There are no plans to close the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre, Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato has announced.
Former Kiwi PM eyes top UN job
NEW ZEALAND – Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark is well placed to become the ninth secretary general of the United Nations, experts say.
Human sacrifice used to assert chiefly powers
PACIFIC – Chiefs in early Pacific cultures used ritual human sacrifices to reinforce their power, a university study has found.
Samoa PM embraces stigmata as a miracle
Samoa – Samoa’s Prime Minister has praised a young Samoan woman who claims to be carrying the marks of Jesus Christ’s suffered during his crucifixion.
Fiji weather a 'historical catastrophe'
FIJI – Fiji is experiencing a “totally historical catastrophe” after almost non-stop cyclones, storms and flooding.
Security firm embroiled in scandal
AUSTRALIA – Wilson Security faces renewed questions about its fitness as security contractor in Australia’s offshore detention centres in light of its corporate links to a tax haven – a corruption scandal that has embroiled its Hong Kong owners and allegations that hundreds of staff have been underpaid.
Guard violence on Nauru denied
NAURU – Australia’s asylum seeking detainees on Nauru are standing by their allegations that guards assaulted people, allegedly including children, during a disturbance on Wednesday night.
Asylum seekers assessments 'completed'
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Papua New Guinea Government says it has finished assessing whether the asylum seekers detained on Australia’s behalf on Manus Island are refugees.
Stigmatist tells congregation of her Easter vision
SAMOA – A young Samoan woman claiming to be suffering the stigmata told her story during a special Catholic mass held in Apia last week.
Fiji PM plans cyclone assistance
FIJI – Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is expected to reveal a key assistance package for those directly affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston.
Inquiry into fuel tank fire underway
SAMOA – Samoa’s police and fire officials, along with experts from overseas, have been investigating an oil tank explosion on Monday which claimed one life.
Apia saved by a 'miracle'?
SAMOA – The young woman in Samoa who believes she carries the stigmata has already claimed a major miracle on behalf of God.
Samoa divided over stigmata claim
SAMOA – A Samoan woman’s claims that she has Christ’s stigmata has gripped the Pacific Island nation in recent weeks.
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