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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.
Illegal seafood harvesting operation busted
SAMOA – A Samoa law enforcement operation coordinated by Department of Fisheries officials have pulled off one of the largest successful raids of illegally harvested fish products in the history of the country.
Cultural rights in focus
SAMOA – Two government ministries in Samoa are partnering with Pacific regional organisations to enhance the knowledge of intellectual property rights among cultural producers in a workshop being held in Apia this week.
Opposition launches no confidence move
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s Opposition has launched a new attempt to unseat the country’s Government.
Islands brace for more king tides
MARSHALL ISLANDS – Weather forecasters have warned of more inundation in the Marshall Islands this week with a combination of stormy seas and a king tide at work again.
Battered islands fight nuclear giants
MARSHALL ISLANDS – The lawyer representing the Marshall Islands in its international anti-nuclear case says this month’s hearings have shone a light on the lack of formal talks on nuclear disarmament.
Kiwi orchards relying on Pacific workers
Pacific Islanders participating in New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme say the work is of great benefit to them and their communities back in the islands. They are also now considered indispensable to New Zealand’s viticulture and horticulture industries, Johnny Blades reports for Radio New Zealand’s Dateline Pacific.
Call to better manage Pacific forests
PACIFIC – The Pacific Community (SPC) wants better forest management to develop a region more resilient to climate change.
Cyclone disaster continues
FIJI – Fiji’s prime minister Frank Bainimarama is calling for the rich countries of the world to help Fiji rebuild more resiliently after Cyclone Winston.
2015 shattered temperature records
CLIMATE – Last year “shattered” temperature records according to the state of the climate report released by the World Meteorological Organisation this week in Switzerland.
Chickens starve to death
SOLOMON ISLANDS – Chickens are starving to death in their hundreds in Solomon Islands while a ship carrying feed is unable to get into Honiara’s main port due to shipping congestion.
Murdered teen laid to rest on Palm Sunday
FIJI – She was to have taken part in the weekend’s Palm Sunday service which is celebrated in many Christian churches around Fiji.
PNG proposing an end to independent MPs
Papua New Guinea – The Integrity of Political Parties and Candidate Commission in Papua New Guina will be proposing a new voting system where people will vote for parties rather than individual candidates in a bid to strengthen the political system.
Cost of cyclone damage continues to rise
FIJI – Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston’s impact on Fiji’s agriculture and housing now totals over US$193.6 million.
Bleaching threat level increased
AUSTRALIA – Australia’s Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt says the coral bleaching threat level on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park will be increased to its highest level.
Resettlement for Papuan refugees
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea is resettling hundreds of asylum seekers from neighbouring West Papua as part of its deal with Australia to host the Manus Island detention centre.
Micronesia in grip of severe drought
MICRONESIA – Weather forecasters say a severe drought that has hit Micronesia is expected to worsen over the next few weeks.
Fiji's anti-torture move 'hollow'
FIJI – A human rights lawyer says Fiji’s ratification of an international anti-torture treaty is a hollow and meaningless gesture.
Former deputy PM left out of Samoa's cabinet
SAMOA – Samoa‘s former deputy prime minister, Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo, has been excluded from the new cabinet.
Horrific shark attack
FIJI – A horrendous shark attack in Cakaudrove has shocked villagers of a coastal community.
Brutal murder of teenage girl prompts vigil
FIJI – In solidarity, they stood at the same spot a 14-year-old girl was brutally murdered last earlier this week, holding a vigil with a desperate message – “stop the violence against children”.
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