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24 September 2024
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25 September 2024
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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
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21 September 2024
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7 September 2024
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3 August 2024
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10 August 2024
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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.
Deadline for PACER Plus accord nears
THE PACIFIC – Pacific Island countries have been given until December this year to finalise negotiations on the regional trade agreement known as PACER Plus.
Two dead, two missing
WEST MIMIKA – A search and rescue team is continuing its search for two missing men after a fatal boat accident in Indonesia’s remote Papua province.
Will pay for funeral expenses
PORT MORESBY – PNG’s National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has pledged 50,000 kina for the funeral expenses of the two Hanuabada villagers shot last Friday, and offered to help in paying compensation “if police acted wrongly”.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: POLICED ORDERED TO HAND IN THEIR GUNS
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Twenty police reservists in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, have been ordered to hand in their guns and vehicles.
Tonga's brand new island
NUKU‘ALAOFA – Tonga’s disruptive volcano has gone quiet, leaving behind a temporary island of ash.
Decolonisation support
PORT VILA – Vanuatu has reconfirmed its support for New Caledonia’s and West Papua’s decolonisation.
Appeal to remove roadblocks
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner Geoffrey Vaki has appealed to Hanuabada villagers to remove the roadblocks which are affected the city’s power and fuel supplies.
Road blocks cut fuel supply to capital
PORT MORESBY – Angry Hanuabadan villagers are still maintaining roadblocks following Friday’s shooting of two men as the result of a betelnut raid by police.
Earhart search on remote atoll
MILI ATOLL – A further search for clues of the whereabouts of aviator Amelia Earhart’s plane has taken place on a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands.
New research blows Rapa Nui collapse theory
RAPA NUI– Newly-published research into ancient land use on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, shows the collapse of pre-European society there wasn’t as dramatic as first thought.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: SOLOMONS NEW PM LAUNCHES POLICIES
SOLOMON ISLANDS – The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is launching his government’s Policy Framework today.
Tonga determined to qualify in Hong Kong
HONG KONG – The 28 participating teams have been confirmed for the Hong Kong Sevens in March, with Belgium the only newcomers in the main draw.
Severe La Ninas becoming more likely
Extreme “La Nina” weather events that cool the Pacific Ocean and can disrupt weather worldwide will paradoxically happen almost twice as often in a warming world, an international team of scientists said on Monday.
'Where did the money go'
APAI – Samoa police have rejected a claim that police officers who arrested a man for theft several years ago took a large sum of money that was in his bag.
School drop outs of concern in Tonga
NUKU‘ALOFA – Non government organisations and regional bodies are urgently trying to curb the alarming rate of secondary school drop outs in Tonga as it climbs to around an average of 1000 a year since 2008.
Police bosses back war on marijuana
SUVA – Despite opinions posted in Letters to the Editor forums in the local dailies, and comment on radio talk back shows about the possibility of legalising the cultivation of marijuana in the country, Fiji’s Police Commissioner Ben Groenewald says this is “not a healthy option”.
PNG mobilises to fight measles
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s Department of Health has dispatched a team to a remote part of Chimbu province where a measles outbreak has reportedly killed six people.
Time to restore confidence
NUKU ‘ALOFA – The Minister of Police in Tonga says he will work hard to restore confidence in the local force and will not stand for police misbehavior.
'Fire of racism' dampened
APIA - Samoa’s prime minister has jumped to the defence of Chinese — levelling claims of racism against those who criticise China’s interest in Samoa.
Big swell causes havoc in Samoa
Apia – Unusually high seas have caused disruptions and some damage in Samoa.
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