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24 September 2024
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23 September 2024
Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
24 September 2024
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21 September 2024
Police apprehend four juveniles in connection with motorcycle thefts
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
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7 September 2024
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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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.
Group wants paraquat banned
SUVA – An animal welfare group in Fiji says it believes there is a new groundswell of support to get the herbicide paraquat banned.
Girl jumps from balcony
YAREN – A teenage asylum seeker who was detained in Nauru is being treated in an Australian hospital after jumping off a balcony at a detention facility last week.
Australia's foreign worker quota to increase
CANBERRA – The number of foreign seasonal workers on Australian farms will increase from July.
Media finding 'all bark and no bite'
SUVA – A member of Fiji’s opposition Sodelpa party has welcomed a finding by the Media Industry Development Authority against the Fiji Sun newspaper, but says it’s toothless.
Iwi state house scheme a 'loser'
AUCKLAND – Social justice advocate and Mana vice president John Minto says iwi in New Zealand should stand with low income people and push for more and better state houses, rather than take over responsibilty for housing the poor.
pacific BRIEFS stark warning over ILLEGAL fishing
VANUATU – Vanuatu’s fisheries minister is calling on Pacific countries to make more effort to end illegal fishing in the region.
Pacific youth confront corruption
NADI – Youth leaders from 15 Pacific island countries are speaking out against the “corrosive” effects of corruption.
Connecting dots the key to Pacific development
A regional approach to development challenges facing island nations writes Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President.
Fiji PM praises China's support
SUVA – Fiji’s prime minister Frank Bainimarama has praised China for its support of his country after 2006.
Cambodia refugee deal signed
Canberra – There has been a significant step forward in Australia’s asylum seeker resettlement deal with Cambodia, with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) signing up to facilitate the transfer of refugees from Nauru.
Australia hit by twin cyclones
TOWNSVILLE – The Australian Defence Force says it could send thousands more soldiers to Central Queensland, if needed, in areas devastated by Cyclone Marcia.
Fiji newspaper chastised
SUVA – Fiji’s opposition party has welcomed a finding by the Fiji Media Industry Development Authority against the Fiji Sun newspaper.
Mascara to fund eye operations
AUCKLAND – A young New Zealand entrepreneur is hoping to fund cataract operations in the Pacific by selling organic mascara.
Disney searches the Pacific for voice of Moana
AUCKLAND – Disney’s hunt to find its first Polynesian princess has left New Zealand to continue in other parts of the Pacific.
Man dies in Papua New Guinea police cell
BANZ – Police in Papua New Guinea are again facing civil unrest after an arrested man was found dead in a police cell on Sunday morning.
Mysterious death
PORT MORESBY – The family of a doctor killed during the weekend at Ensisi Valley in Moresby Northwest is calling on police to begin investigations.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: pm blames parents for child obesity
Samoa – Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has blamed parents’ laziness for obesity among Samoa’s young.
Samoa rugby union makes a fresh start
APIA – The new chief executive officer of the Samoa Rugby Union (SRU), Faleomavaega Vincent Fepulea’i, has apologised to the country for the incidents that have caused much heartache to a nation that holds the sport of rugby in high regard.
Resignations accepted with sadness
APIA – The Chairman of Samoa Rugby Union and Prime Minster, Tuila‘epa Sa‘ilele Malielegaoi, accepted the resignations from two top officials of the Samoa Rugby Union last week “with much sadness.”
Fiji Sevens eye Olympic qualification
LAS VEGAS – Fiji are a step closer to Olympic qualification following their dominant victory at the Las Vegas Sevens.
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