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Pacific
Pacific officials attend Paris Agreements Article 13 training
Climate Change Cook Islands hosted a sub-regional workshop last week focusing on the Paris Agreement Article 13 focusing on the digital tools Pacific Island countries are required to report on.
Author Tom Neale’s Suwarrow journals donated to National Library of NZ
The Cook Islands High Commission in New Zealand was delighted to attend the handover of renowned author Tom Neale’s journals to the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand in Wellington over a week ago.
Mothers urged to have just three children
PORT MORESBY – A policy on educating families to have a maximum of three children will be launched soon in Papua New Guinea, according to National Planning Minister Charles Abel.
Marshalls to dispute nuclear lawsuit ruling
MAJURO – Disarmament campaigners say they will appeal a US Federal Court ruling that a Marshall Islands’ nuclear lawsuit against the United States has no grounds.
Spat over Maori sovereignty vs separatism
WAITANGI – Greater sovereignty for Maori or a dangerous path towards separatism?
Niueans ready to welcome baby elephants
ALOFI – Niue is almost all set to host a couple of baby elephants destined for Auckland Zoo.
Mormon missionaries forgive attackers
FANGALOTO – Two missionaries – a Tongan and a foreigner – for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were attacked in Fangaloto, Tongatapu in the last week of January.
Shipping agency CEO suspended
NUKU‘ALOFA– Tonga’s Friendly Islands Shipping Agency has suspended its chief executive Vakautapola Vi, local media reported on Friday.
Tuna important for health in the Pacific
THE PACIFIC – In the ongoing battle against obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the Pacific region, a new study reveals that allocating sufficient tuna for local consumption and keeping it affordable could significantly improve health outcomes.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: Opposition wants government removed
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Papua New Guinea’s deputy opposition leader says Prime Minister Peter O’Neill needs to be removed because corruption in government is being allowed to prevail.
Officials condemn PM's buai plan
PORT MORESBY – Designated betelnut trading sections in Port Moresby markets proposed by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill will not stop abuse, National Capital District Commission officials said.
Papal encyclical on ecology awaited
VATICAN CITY – In view of the much anticipated encyclical letter from Pope Francis on ecology – countries, agencies, and even industries are seeking papal support in advance of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held in Paris in December.
PNG support for West Papua welcomed
WEST PAPUA – A prominent Australian human rights lawyer has welcomed a statement of support for West Papuans by the Papua New Guinea prime minister, Peter O’Neill.
PNG ready to execute prisoners on death row
PORT MORESBY– The secretary of Papua New Guinea’s justice department says the 13 people on death row in the country will be executed this year.
PACIFIC BRIEFS Marshalls loses nuke disarmament bid
MARSHALL ISLANDS – A Marshall Islands nuclear disarmament lawsuit against the United States has been dismissed by a US federal court.
Flag change has Fiji in an furore
SUVA – Fiji Prime Minister’s announcement that Fiji is to change its national flag is being seen as testimony to a continued dicatorship in the Pacific nation.
Pacific BRIEFS: JOHN KEY MAKES CALL FOR FLAG CHANGE
NEW ZEALAND – The New Zealand Prime Minister used his annual Waitangi Day breakfast speech to make a pitch for a new flag.
Dengue outbreak spreading
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tonga has been hit by a dengue outbreak which has triggered frantic action from authorities in the kingdom.
Is Papua New Guinea cooking with gas?
For years truck convoys have been rumbling through the night along the pot-holed 700-kilometre highway into the Papua New Guinea highlands from the port of Lae, Hamish McDonald writes for The Age.
Papuan oppression acknowledged
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s prime minister Peter O’Neill has promised to do more to speak out on behalf of Melanesians in Indonesian West Papua.
Injured Tahitian surfer recovering
HONOLULU – Injured Tahitian surfer Tuhiti Haumani has opened his eyes.
Fiji's flag designer 'disappointed'
suva – The designer of Fiji’s current flag says she is disappointed by prime minister Frank Bainimarama’s move to replace it with a new one.
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