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Bougainville chasing United States support for independence and Panguna mine reopening
Journalist Patrick Winn, writing for The World website, reported that Toroama wants the support of Washington and has offered Bougainville as a site for an American military base.
Updated at 1:56 pm on 6 November 2024
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Climate change pushback if Trump wins, warns Cook Islands environmental group
Te Ipukarea Society's Kelvin Passfield says: "If Trump wins, it will push back on any progress that has been made in the climate change negotiations since he was last in office."
Updated at 12:35 pm on 6 November 2024
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PNG plea for government action over large scale illegal logging
Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea have gathered in Port Moresby to demand government action.
Updated at 11:22 am on 6 November 2024
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Republican Kimberlyn King-Hinds wins delegate race in CNMI
The Republican Party candidate from the Northern Mariana Islands won the race for CNMI's lone non-voting delegate in the US House of Representatives.
Updated at 10:53 am on 6 November 2024
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Pacific Islands News Association backs Palau newspaper amid defamation lawsuit
The association's president Kalafi Moala said the role of the media as defenders of democracy is more crucial now than ever before.
Updated at 10:25 am on 6 November 2024
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Unofficial election results coming in for Guam, Palau, CNMI
Meanwhile, American Samoa's voting day has kicked off alongside the US election today.
Updated at 9:51 am on 6 November 2024
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Pacific Championships: Woolf's Tonga ready to 'just play footy' with Australia in final
That is the message Tonga XIII head coach Kristian Woolf has given his warriors as they prepare to meet the champion Australia Kangaroos in Sydney on Sunday.
Updated at 9:33 am on 6 November 2024
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American Samoa elections 2024: Voters to elect governor, lieutenant governor, and US Congress rep
Polling stations opened at 6am and will close at 6pm, with results expected by midnight. The number of voters registered for the election is 15,945.
Updated at 7:10 am on 6 November 2024
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How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations
Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies senior lecturer Anna Powles said it will no doubt have an impact on small island nations.
Updated at 6:51 am on 6 November 2024
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CNMI votes 2024: Voters in the US territory cast ballots
While citizens of the CNMI cannot vote for the US president, the highlight of the general elections is the US delegate race.
Updated at 6:36 pm on 5 November 2024
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Panguna mine report set to reveal severe damage and threat to communities
The mine in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region was the catalyst for the nearly ten-year long civil war through the 1990s.
Updated at 1:45 pm on 5 November 2024
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Pacific Championships: Sydney to host four-game finale
Australia, Tonga, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Samoa are all in action on Sunday.
Updated at 1:42 pm on 5 November 2024
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Prioritising primary healthcare is essential, WHO's Western Pacific director says
Tonga's Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala said that the regional committee on digital health and health financing approved two regional frameworks at its seventy-fifth session.
Updated at 12:17 pm on 5 November 2024
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Nauru Airlines continues Brisbane to north and central Pacific flights
Nauru Airlines' chief executive said air services that connect Pacific Islands countries with an important partner like Australia are crucial.
Updated at 12:09 pm on 5 November 2024
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US territories push for political influence in the 2024 elections
In the lead-up to the 2024 US elections, diaspora leaders from US territories began discussions on how their communities can participate in the political process.
Updated at 12:09 pm on 5 November 2024
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Papuans worry about new Indonesian leader Prabowo’s plan to revive transmigration
Church leader says locals need health, welfare services but not new residents in their communities.
Updated at 10:09 am on 5 November 2024
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Climate change could cause GDP drop, ADB report finds
The ADB report said the transition to low-carbon economies is underway in Asia and Pacific region but must be accelerated.
Updated at 10:09 am on 5 November 2024
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Pacific watchdog raises alarm over defamation suit against Palau newspaper
Pacific Freedom Forum said it is concerned that a defamation suit taken by the nation's largest private sector employer against the national newspaper will threaten public trust in media.
Updated at 6:17 am on 5 November 2024
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'Which version is right': Samoa Observer calls for clarity in national anthem
The newspaper's editorial board wants the Samoan government to either hold a referendum or update existing laws to confirm the official version of the country's national anthem.
Updated at 6:17 am on 5 November 2024
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Vanuatu moves to ban LGBTQIA+ advocacy
Vanuatu's Justice and Community Services Ministry will appoint a new committee this week to draft a national policy banning LGBTQIA+ advocacy and promotion in the country.
Updated at 6:17 am on 5 November 2024
