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Former Solomon Islands provincial leader and China critic charged
Outspoken former Malaita province premier Daniel Suidani said: "I am going to fight the charges".
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Sir Jerry optimistic he can help resolve Bougainville/Moresby impasse
5:31 pm todaySir Jerry has been holding meetings with both the leaders of PNG and Bougainville, and other officials, in Port Moresby this week.
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Much of Fiji's Central Division facing water disruptions
12:18 pm todayThe water cuts also resulted in the parliament session for Friday to be cancelled to ensure MPs "hygience standards" aren't compromised, but affected schools…
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Tonga to host 2031 Pacific Games
5:21 pm todayTonga has agreed to will host the 19th Pacific Games in 2031, the announcement coming seven years after pulling out of hosting the 2019 Games.
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Cook Islands Games kicks off this weekend
2:59 pm todayOver 3000 athletes, representing 11 islands, will be participating in the third edition of the two-week multi-sport event, which kick off in Rarotonga this weekend. Audio
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Women's leadership and foreign aid in PNG
1:56 pm todayThe local women leaders are catalysts for social change who must be involved in aid efforts from the beginning, writes Mary Fairio.
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Licensee anticipates delay in seabed exploration research
10:46 am todayCook Islands is currently in its third year of a five-year exploration phase to determine the feasibility of deep sea mining for polymetallic nodules rich in cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese.
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Financial assistance, tourism, and workforce top agenda of US-CNMI talks
1:14 pm today"We want [the United States government representatives] to come and see the challenges we face," Commonwealth of Northern Marianas' Governor Arnold Palacios says.
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Baron Waqa refuses to accept blame for poor treatment of refugees on Nauru
A former refugee, who spent almost a decade at Nauru's offshore detention centre, wants the former Nauru president to admit responsibility for the "cruel and inhumane" treatment of refugees.
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Liquidator appointed to resolve Air Vanuatu's financial woes
The Vanuatu Supreme Court has approved the implementation of the Deed of Compromise which Ernst & Young Australia said is a positive outcome for the airline and its creditors.
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Mixed reactions to French PM's announcements on New Caledonia
3 Oct 2024Analysis - Michel Barnier's announcements Tuesday on New Caledonia has triggered a series of mixed reactions across the French Pacific archipelago's political spectrum.
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Pacific defence ministers' approve creation of disaster response group
10:30 am todayThe 2024 South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting was hosted by New Zealand with Chile, France, Fiji, Australia, Tonga attending as members for the three-day meeting.
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Call for a Fiji rugby players association gets support
3 Oct 2024Opinion - Is there a need to have a rugby players association or union in Fiji? It's about time, writes Iliesa Tora.
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Pray for Fijian peacekeepers in the Middle East - minister
Fijian peacekeepers in the Middle East are "well, safe and in high morale" amid escalated tensions in the region, the country's acting home affairs minister says.
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Marape throws challenge to his people 'to build a more prosperous' PNG
3 Oct 2024The Prime Minister said when PNG turns 70 in 2045 it needs to have broken free of the constraints of being a low-income nation to a high-income economy.
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A conservation treasure is threatened by Indonesian plans for food security
3 Oct 2024Military-led project also risks stirring resentment in the easternmost Papua region, researchers say.
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Landowners oppose Fiji govt proposal for hydro dam
Navunikabi villagers in Namosi on the main island of Viti Levu are protesting Sitiveni Rabuka government's proposal to construct a hydro dam.
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Bougainville independence talks moderator in Port Moresby
3 Oct 2024Former New Zealand Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae is in Port Moresby this week to meet with the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and the Bougainville President.
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Research symposium to mark Niue's 50th anniversary
3 Oct 2024The symposium will be launched 5 October at the University of Auckland's South Campus in Manukau, with the aim to establish a network of professionals and academic students.
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New Caledonia's controversial constitutional reform will not go ahead: French PM
2 Oct 2024Michel Barnier also confirmed that the provincial elections, initially scheduled to take place in New Caledonia not later than mid-December 2024, will be postponed until late 2025. Audio
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PNG leader's claim govt sustainably managing forests false, NGO says
2 Oct 2024"We sustainably manage our forests, land and sea, because our livelihood depends on them," Prime Minister James Marape told world leaders in New York less than a week ago.
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Kiribati boycott planned after presidential vote becomes a one horse race
The ruling Tokwaan Kiribati Party used its numbers in parliament to block any opposition candidates standing.
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PNG govt told it must resolve land ownership issues on resource projects
2 Oct 2024The tribal violence emanating from resource projects won't end until the government steps in and resolves long standing legacy issues, a Papua New Guinea academic says.
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China missile test a cause of concern for CNMI
2 Oct 2024The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands leaders are worried about China's recent missile test after a dummy warhead landed in the Pacific Ocean last week.
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Bougainville chocolate festival puts the focus on cocoa production
2 Oct 2024The event, first held in 2019, aims to showcase Bougainville's cocoa production and to foster an interest in chocolate products.
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Vanuatu teachers to get payments after multi-billion vatu agreement
Vanuatu's Council of Ministers has agreed for the government to settle teachers' pay claims at 4.2 billion vatu - around US$35 million.
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Solomon Islands opens embassy in UAE
2 Oct 2024Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele said the opening of the embassy "has built a bridge of friendship that shortens the distance between our two countries".
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Pacific news in brief for 2 October
2 Oct 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a Tuvaluan politician attacking Australia's coal mine approvals as 'immoral'.
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