Pacific News Search
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Amnesty calls on Jakarta to free activist Victor Yeimo
Amnesty International is calling on Indonesia to release West Papua National Committee spokesperson, Victor Yeimo.
Updated at 11:25 am on 11 May 2023
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Biden's stop-over in PNG derided as 'muscle flexing'
PNG needs 'big time dollars' not lipservice from US President Joe Biden says the chief executive of a Papua New Guinea think tank.
Updated at 11:25 am on 11 May 2023
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Review team says Fijians support reinstating Great Council of Chiefs
All eligible Fijians around the world can participate in the review of the Great Council of Chiefs and have a say in what form the new chiefly council takes.
Updated at 11:20 am on 11 May 2023
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Thorn in Niue govt's side reflects on three decades in parliament
Terry Coe has just ended a political career in Niue that stretched back 30 years.
Updated at 9:28 am on 11 May 2023
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Samoa football champs battling odds to play in Champions League
Samoa's top club side will play all its ties in the Oceania Champions League with a much-changed side.
Updated at 9:17 am on 11 May 2023
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7.6 earthquake hits off Tonga, no tsunami warning
A deep earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck off Tonga, the United States Geological Survey says.
Updated at 7:20 am on 11 May 2023
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Pacific news in brief for May 10
Round-up of news from Fiji, FSM, Samoa, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea
Updated at 5:30 pm on 10 May 2023
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Dalton Tagelagi re-elected premier of Niue
Dalton Tagelagi has been re-elected premier of Niue beating opposition leader O'love Jacobsen by 16 votes to 4 during the first sitting of the new assembly in Alofi.
Updated at 4:04 pm on 10 May 2023
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Fijian British Army veteran backs proposal for Pacific islanders to join Australian Defence Force
A Fijian British Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq has welcomed the proposal to allow Pacific Islanders to enlist and boost Australia's Defence Force.
Updated at 2:49 pm on 10 May 2023
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Samoan PM concerned about strain of overseas treatment costs
The Samoan government is worried about the increasing number of young people needing urgent overseas treatment for non-communicable diseases.
Updated at 2:29 pm on 10 May 2023
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Sports news in brief for May 10
Round-up of sports news covering golf, futsal, boxing, rugby league, rugby, tennis and cricket
Updated at 11:59 am on 10 May 2023
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Fiji’s Methodist Church launches effort to mend race relations
The Church acknowledges its role in supporting the racially motivated violent coups of Fiji in 1987, 2000, and 2006.
Updated at 11:12 am on 10 May 2023
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'Decolonisation must continue' - New Caledonia independence campaigner
There has been a warning in New Caledonia against attempts to abandon the decolonisation process pursued over more than two decades.
Updated at 10:19 am on 10 May 2023
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NZ govt offers dawn raided Tongan overstayer a lifeline, promises better policies
A Tongan man arrested for overstaying in New Zealand has been granted a six-month work visa and set on a path to permanent residency.
Updated at 10:19 am on 10 May 2023
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Notorious Gupta brothers in Vanuatu 'innocent until proven guilty', citizenship office says
The Vanuatu Citizenship Commission has confirmed that two of South Africa's notorious Gupta brothers are citizens of Vanuatu.
Updated at 7:12 pm on 9 May 2023
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Pacific news in brief for May 9
Round-up of news from Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Northern Marianas, Nauru
Updated at 4:19 pm on 9 May 2023
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Fiji boxers stamp their mark on the global stage
Fiji boxing has reached a historic milestone with the participation of two boxers at the 2023 World Boxing Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Updated at 4:14 pm on 9 May 2023
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American Samoa wants Pacific Islands Forum upgrade
American Samoa wants more involvement at the Pacific Islands Forum.
Updated at 2:29 pm on 9 May 2023
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Indonesian govt sends help to Vanuatu
The Indonesian government said the aid delivery was part of the country's commitment to providing support to countries in need during times of crisis and help the people of Vanuatu who are still struggling to recover from the disaster."
Updated at 2:26 pm on 9 May 2023
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Life returns to normal in American Samoa despite active measles cases in community
The number of confirmed and probable measles cases have remained the same since May 4 in American Samoa, the territory's Department of Health epidemiologist says.
Updated at 12:15 pm on 9 May 2023
