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Fiji Day 2024: Fijians mark 54 years of independence
President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere said the Fiji Day provides the opportunity for all Fijians to to come together as one.
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Pacific news in brief for 10 October
10 Oct 2024A round-up ofnews in brief from around the region, including Pacific island nations continuing to call for a mandatory universal levy on carbon emissions from shipping.
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Fiji Rugby: 'Not one player has come forward with evidence of corruption'
The union said it engaged the services of I. Naiveli & Co Chartered Accountants to condcut an investigation to ensure transparency and accountability.
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CNMI plans to house prisoners from other jurisdictions for profit
10 Oct 2024Northern Marianas' Department of Corrections wants to house inmates from other jurisdictions as its current number of prison beds far exceeds its present prison population.
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Why Fiji's new anti-corruption commissioner was arrested on her first day in the job
Even by Fijian standards of high political drama, the arrest of the country's new anti-corruption commissioner on her first day in the job was extraordinary.
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France's new overseas minister to visit New Caledonia next week
9 Oct 2024François-Noël Buffet said the visit comes in support of all players in New Caledonia in the wake of the crisis triggered by riots.
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Mosese Rauluni resigns as Fijiana head coach
Fiji Rugby says this decision has been made by Rauluni because his acknowledges that the recent results have not been to the high performance standards he set for the team.
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Samoa name league stars for England series
10 Oct 2024Samoa have named a squad with plenty of NRL experience for their tour of England.
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PNG ambassador to Israel presents credentials in Jerusalem
9 Oct 2024The Papua New Guinea government is looking at various ways to increase cooperation with Israel.
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Bougainville's Aropa Airport to get major upgrade
9 Oct 2024This follows a memorandum of agreement between the government of the autonomous Papua New Guinea region and the National Airports Corporation.
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Fiji PM not worried by phone and laptop spend for MPs
Fiji's Prime Minister has dismissed criticism regarding MPs enriching themselves following the government's tender for high-end laptops and mobile phones for legislators.
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Northern Marianas eyes manual counting for 5 November polls
9 Oct 2024A total of 61 candidates will vie for positions in US Congress, CNMI Senate and House of Representatives, municipal councils, and the CNMI Board of Education.
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League teams named ahead of Pacific Championships
9 Oct 2024The rugby league tournament begins on 18 October.
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'There is a need and hunger for this': Niue youth champion culture
Tokiofa Arts Academy is helping young Niueans to connect with their customs.
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Kiwi lawyer brings Māori land law expertise to Cook Islands
9 Oct 2024Cook Islands has welcomed New Zealand barrister Andrew K Irwin, who has been admitted to the bar as a permanent barrister in the Cook Islands High Court.
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Solesolevaki: A Fijian family's story of connection through art
Vasemaca Ema Tavola explores her heritage and identity through an exhibition in Auckland.
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Prison workers union not taking sides over failed mutiny attempt
8 Oct 2024A group of officers, backed by police, stormed the correction services headquarters on Saturday, and tried to change the locks, but staff inside the complex had their own police backup.
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'Touch screen' laptops and 'high-end' mobiles for Fiji MPs
But Labour leader and former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry said the government was yet to release 50 percent of the free education grant for Term 2.
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Environmentalists slam 'premature' seabed minerals harvesting regulations
8 Oct 2024Cook Islands has enacted seabed minerals harvesting regulations despite concerns about the lack of 'meaningful consultation'.
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French Pacific send delegations to UN decolonisation committee
8 Oct 2024French Polynesia and New Caledonia are this week sending delegations to New York to attend the UN's 4th committee on decolonisation.
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Oceania FIFA World Cup qualifiers this week
8 Oct 2024OFC qualifier matches will be played in Fiji and Vanuatu starting on Thursday. Audio
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'Lessons of nuclear testing in RMI are lessons for the world' - UNOHCHR
7 Oct 2024The UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) has held a dialogue meeting to examine the nuclear testing legacy in the Marshall Islands.
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Pacific news in brief for 7 October
7 Oct 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including French Polynesian delegations in New York this week to attend the United Nation's decolonisation meetings.
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Fiji's speaker 'must resign' after 'racially charged' remarks - rights groups
Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu made comments in response to an MP, who is a descendant of blackbirded Pacific Islanders, which rights groups say were "racially charged" and "evil".
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