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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.
King tides wash through islands
MAJURO – There’s been widespread flooding in Marshall Islands after a king tide battered the shores of several islands, including the capital Majuro.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: CALL FOR POLICE TO BE DRUG TESTED
AMERICAN SAMOA – Senators in American Samoa have called for police officers to undergo mandatory drug tests.
Prime minister apologises
SUVA – Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has offered a heartfelt apology to all Fijians for water issues affecting the country.
What will it take to shock us?
Reports coming out of Manus Island right now should be enough to shock us, but they aren’t. What will it take? Australian barrister Julian Burnside and an advocate for human rights and fair treatment of refugees has some ideas.
Protest after police raid
PORT MORESBY – Thousands of villagers have converged on police headquarters in Port Moresby to protest the alleged police shooting of a young man.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: SIX CHILDREN DIE FROM MEASLES IN PNG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A remote region of Papua New Guinea bordering the provinces of Enga and East Sepik has been hit by a deadly measles outbreak.
Call for action against corruption
HONIARA – Solomon Islands’ chief justice has called on the newly-elected government of prime minister Manasseh Sogavare to tackle corruption and halt the appointment of “cronies” to top jobs.
Jaws fails to deliver the juice
Pe‘ahi – The World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour’s (BWT) Pe’ahi Challenge in Maui, Hawai‘i has been postponed, just 24 hours after being greenlighted to get underway on Thursday morning.
Opposition should focus on the people
SUVA – Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama appeared not moved by the Opposition’s rejection to the funding allocation provided by parliament to political parties’ saying they needed to turn their attention away from themselves and concentrate on addressing the needs of the ordinary people.
Air cargo uncertainty for Tonga
NUKU‘ALOFA – Tongan businesses say they are worried about Air New Zealand’s plans to phase out the Boeing 767-300 planes on the Tonga to New Zealand route.
King tides swamp low islands
MAJURO – A king tide has caused widespread flooding in the capital of Majuro and at least four remote outer islands in the Marshall Islands.
Fiji Government in no rush to change Media Industry Development Decree
The president of the Fiji Media Association says the government will be in no rush to agree to calls to change the Media Industry Development Decree.
Tonga's new PM denies nepotism claim
NUKU’ALOFA – The gloves are off in Nuku’alofa. Tongan Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva has denied claims of nepotism made by failed political rival ‘Eliesa Fifita.
Communications at Manus restricted
LORENGAU – A refugee advocate says asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island have been banned from using a phone and talking to their case workers.
Hunger strike detainees jailed
LORENGAU – Asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre have vowed to continue their hunger strike despite the temporary jailing of more than 40 men from Delta compound.
Restoring confidence in police
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 misbehaviour.
Opposition cries 'foul play'
suva – The opposition parties in Fiji have called changes to the parliamentary funding system a disaster and claim it has plunged the parliament into crisis.
Delegation saves accused 'witches'
FIYAWENA – Police and Christian missionaries in Papua New Guinea have saved four women accused of witchcraft from persecution and potential death sentences.
'They have every reason to be afraid'
SYDNEY – A refugee advocate says asylum seekers protesting at the Australian-run processing centre have legitimate fears for their welfare if resettled in Papua New Guinea.
Guards 'resolve' compound protest
LORENGAU – A stand-off between asylum seekers and guards at a compound inside the Manus Island detention centre has been resolved, according to a Papua New Guinea government spokesman.
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