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Fiji Rugby: Calls for changes and transparency as old habits die hard
Opinion - Nearly twelve months into running the show at the FRU, the Trustees Board appointed by the coalition government in 2023 appears to be creating more problems than solutions.
Updated at 5:31 pm on 5 March 2024
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Pacific news in brief for March 5
A round-up of news in brief from around the region.
Updated at 3:59 pm on 5 March 2024
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PNG opposition could push for jail terms if vote denied again
The opposition in Papua New Guinea may seek jail terms if the government again frustrates its efforts to hold a vote of no confidence.
Updated at 3:59 pm on 5 March 2024
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People's Alliance deputy leader Lynda Tabuya removed for causing 'irreparable damage' to party
The decision was announced by the People's Alliance on Tuesday, saying the "sex and drug scandal and associated allegations" involving the Women's Minister caused "irreparable damage" to the party.
Updated at 3:24 pm on 5 March 2024
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Boxing: Fijian trainer calls for upskilling
Fijian boxers should upskill themselves and stop turning the sport into a show that does not meet the standards fans expect, a Sydney-based Fijian boxing trainer Lepani Wilson says.
Updated at 3:23 pm on 5 March 2024
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After two years of exploring the ocean floor, Cook Islands gains 'new knowledge'
Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority head says the minerals programme is being led by Cook Islanders, which is different to outsiders moving into the Pacific.
Updated at 3:23 pm on 5 March 2024
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MP in Papua New Guinea in custody over alleged sex offences
The MP representing Goroka in the Papua New Guinea national parliament, Aiye Tambua, has been charged with 26 sexual offences.
Updated at 1:48 pm on 5 March 2024
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Pasifika Sipoti - results from the weekend
Send your weekend sports results to be included in Pasifika Sipoti's weekly update pubished every Monday.
Updated at 7:41 pm on 4 March 2024
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Vanuatu Pride: 'Custom must guide our law-making' - chief
A traditional Vanuatu chief says the country's rainbow foundation does not align with Vanuatu's constitution.
Updated at 5:24 pm on 4 March 2024
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Pacific news in brief for March 4
A round-up of news in brief from around the region.
Updated at 5:10 pm on 4 March 2024
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Banned for almost two decades, Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs is back and pushing for greater influence
The Great Council of Chiefs, known as Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian, dates back to colonial times. Established in 1876, the council was used as an advisory body for the British colonial rulers.
Updated at 3:44 pm on 4 March 2024
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Former players band together calling Fiji Rugby to fire Ben Gollings
The group of players, who call themselves 'The Stonewriters', released a video on Facebook on Sunday, saying "with the Olympic games around the corner, change is necessary, and it must happen now".
Updated at 1:52 pm on 4 March 2024
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'Life is still hard' one year on after Vanuatu's twin cyclones
Between 1 and 3 March last year, category 4 tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin struck Vanuatu leaving behind a trail of destruction, impacting more than 80 percent of the country's population.
Updated at 1:03 pm on 4 March 2024
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'No guarantee' deep sea mining 'will go right' - study
The Ocean Foundation's report says there is high uncertainty around prices for metals and the circular economy could make deep sea mining unnecessary.
Updated at 10:51 am on 4 March 2024
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Western Pacific countries at risk of measles outbreaks - WHO
The World Health Organisation says measles cases increased by 255 percent in the Western Pacific region.
Updated at 10:27 am on 4 March 2024
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Samoa police seize marijuana, methamphetamine and firearms
Deputy police commissioner Papalii Monalisa Tia'i-Keti says police are concerned after drugs were found at Fugalei Market just a short distance away from an all girl's primary school.
Updated at 9:20 am on 4 March 2024
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'Two-thirds of young Pacific girls are obese, overweight' - Sir Collin Tukuitonga
A Pasifika health leader says high obesity rates in the Pacific are not new, but an increase in childhood obesity is concerning.
Updated at 3:49 pm on 3 March 2024
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Fa'anānā Efeso Collins: What the late Greens MP stood up for
For his supporters, Fa'anānā's untimely death is a blow to bringing about policies that would lower living costs.
Updated at 3:42 pm on 3 March 2024
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No WTO deal on fisheries subsidies for Pacific nations, but PANG pleased
Pacific Island nations were seeking at the WTO ministerial meeting to have the governments of the larger fishing nations stop or reduce the subsidies they pay their fishers.
Updated at 10:49 am on 3 March 2024
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Cook Islands turtle tour operators sign up to 'non-binding' agreement to boost conservation efforts
The safety standards are part of a memorandum of understanding with Cook Islands Tourism which requires tour operators to have one guide for every four guests in the water.
Updated at 10:22 am on 3 March 2024
