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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 sevens yet to reach their peak
VANCOUVER – Fiji coach Ben Ryan believes his team’s performances on the World Sevens Series so far this season have been phenomenal, considering the team has yet to reach its peak.
New MP defends the role of the opposition
APIA – Samoa’s opposition Tautua Samoa Party might have been crushed in the general election last Friday but there is no lack of fighting spirit in one of their newest members, the Samoa Observer reports.
Bribery claims 'disappointing'
APIA – Samoa’s acting electoral commissioner says it’s disappointing to hear allegations of vote buying in the election.
Ousted Samoa opposition claims bribery
APIA – The losing Opposition Tautua Samoa Party leader Palusalue Fa’apo has compared his party’s loss at last Fridays polls to a “tropical cyclone”.
Nauru denies refugee child abuse
YAREN – The Nauru Government has denied claims that refugee children are being abused in the country’s schools.
Villages on relief food for months
SUVA – The Fiji government says relief food rations to some of the worst affected communities after Cyclone Winston will continue for up to six months.
Queen makes donation to Fiji
LONDON – The Queen of England has pledged a donation to charities working to help those families in Fiji affected by Cyclone Winston.
Fiji back in 'grip of the military'
SUVA – The leader of the opposition in Fiji says the country is back in the grip of the military after two military men were appointed to key state roles last week.
Tidal surge floods low island
KILI – Several hundred residents of Kili Island in the Marshall Islands were forced to move when their homes were flooded due to a king tide pushed by storm surges yesterday.
Fiji's sugar cane industry ruined
NADI – Fiji’s sugar industry has taken a massive hit from Cyclone Winston, and will struggle to produce at the next harvest, the Fiji Cane Growers Association says.
Emotional win for Fiji at Las Vegas sevens
LAS VEGAS – Fiji fans broke security lines jumping over the embankment running to the field to congratulate the Vodafone Fiji 7s team at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Nauru's visa restrictions 'crazy'
YAREN – A former president of Nauru says his country’s recent changes to visitor visas for Australia and New Zealand are “crazy”.
Medical teams tell of Fiji's devastation
suva – It was the most devastating tropical cyclone to ever strike the Southern Hemisphere. When Cyclone Winston made landfall in Fiji on February 20, it took more than 40 lives, and left a trail of destruction affecting 350,000 people.
Kiribati elects a new leader
TARAWA – Kiribati was to elect a new president yesterday as Anote Tong completed the maximum 12 years in power.
Refugees prefer to go home
CANBERRA – Two refugees transferred from Nauru to Cambodia as part of a $55 million deal with Australia have returned home, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says.
Marshalls bracing for king tides
MAJURO – People in the Marshall Islands are being warned of flooding due to very high tides combined with a storm brewing in the area.
Pacific receives funding to target cancers in region
HONOLULU – Pacific islanders are suffering higher rates of cervical cancer, while betel nut use is driving up oral and throat cancers in the region.
Millions in gold bullion confiscated in Solomons
HONIARA – Police in Solomon Islands have confiscated an undisclosed amount of what is believed to be gold bullion found on a sunken ship in the Ontong Java atoll.
Villagers describe the surge of the cyclone
SAVUSAVU – Villagers of Nukubalavu village in Savusavu, Fiji, have told how they watched in awe as waves broke and headed towards shore, growing to great heights as they drew closer to land.
Marshalls ramps up efforts to stop Zika
MAJURO – The Marshall Islands is the latest Pacific island country pulling out all the stops to try to prevent pregnant women from contracting the Zika virus.
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