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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.
Vanuatu's kava quality issues being addressed
PORT VILA – The Food and Agriculture Organisation in Vanuatu has stepped in to address quality control issues for kava.
Australia Muslim party launched
SYDNEY– Australia’s first party representing Muslims intends to contest senate seats at the next federal election.
Rains fail to ease drought in PNG
PORT MORESBY – The governor of Papua New Guinea’s Chimbu province says recent rains have done nothing to ease the severe drought.
Qiliho eyes permanent appointment
SUVA – Fiji’s Acting Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says he is thinking of applying for the fulltime Police Commissioner’s post when it is advertised.
Pageant all about 'cultural values'
PORT MORESBY – The newly-crowned Miss Pacific Islands Papua New Guinea, Abigail Havora, says she is looking forward to showcasing PNG at the international final in Cook Islands next month.
Syrian refugees arrive in Australia
PERTH – Five Syrians have become the first of 12,000 refugees to arrive in Australia under a one-off plan to resettle people fleeing the country’s conflict.
Pacific territories stand by France
PAPEETE – The attacks in Paris have been felt across the Pacific, nowhere – more so – than in the French Pacific territories.
Blue marlin takes top prize
NUKU‘ALOFA – A 160kg blue marlin landed by Sateki Ika, of the ANZ fishing team, won the top prize of the Nuku‘alofa Fishing Club’s first fishing competition for the season on Saturday.
Cyclone damaged reef system
SAIPAN – A new report confirms Typhoon Soudelor exacted damage to reef off Saipan in the Northern Marianas, with substantial coral bleaching.
Memorial service for Paris victims
suva – A memorial service was held at the French Ambassador’s residence in Fiji yesterday morning to commemorate and pay tribute to the lives of more than 120 victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Fiji owed tens of millions
SUVA – The Fiji opposition says the United Nations owes Fiji tens of millions of dollars and should pay up.
Document brandished in Norfolk battle
KINGSTON – An adviser to the Norfolk Island groups seeking to regain the island’s autonomy from Australia says Canberra cannot ignore the island’s founding document.
Aussie men, Fijiana sevens teams through to Rio
AUCKLAND – Australia and Fiji have won the men’s and women’s titles at the Oceania Sevens Championship in clinical fashion to seal their spot at next year’s Olympics.
Controversial Games levy underway
NUKU‘ALOFA – A controversial levy on foreign exchange transactions in Tonga that has been deferred twice is finally due to come into effect on Friday.
PNG bans foreign advisors
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea has passed regulations banning foreign advisers, who are mainly Australian, from working for government departments.
Long wait for next coffee harvest
TANNA – Coffee farmers on the Vanuatu island of Tanna – whose crops were destroyed by Cyclone Pam in March – are facing a long wait till their next crop is ready for harvest.
Lawyer steps down to make stand
SUVA – Suva lawyer Richard Naidu has stepped down from a key commission in Fiji after the appointment of a senior military officer as acting police chief.
Fraud taskforce fundless
PORT MORESBY – With the fight against corruption at its peak in Papua New Guinea, the country’s leading anti-corruption watchdog will not be funded by the national government next year.
Amplifying climate voice
SUVA – Two weeks away from the Paris Summit on Climate Change, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) is trying its best to amplify the voices of the Pacific.
Samoa's debt tops a billion dollars
APIA – Samoa’s foreign debt has reached $1.1 billion – leaving prominent politicians scared for the nation’s development and the country’s ability to pay back the debt.
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