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Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:33:15 +1300Wife pleas for captors to return her PNG policeman husband
The wife of a Papua New Guinea police mobile squad member, who went missing over a week ago in Tari, in Hela Province, has appealed to his captors to release him.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:41:13 +1300
Bougainville says PNG foot dragging over referendum question
The autonomous Bougainville government, the ABG, wants to delay the next meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body with the Papua Guinea government, claiming Port Moresby is dragging the chain on drawing up critical constitutional regulations.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:49:59 +1300
Vanuatu MP stood while on suspended prison sentence
A successful candidate in the recent Vanuatu election may lose his seat because he contested the election while on a suspended prison sentence.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 12:35:50 +1300
Pacific briefs for October 28
Arrests over teen's killing; military bases for Micronesia; and new ferry in Samoa
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:22:16 +1300
K-Pop stars denied entry to Marianas, friendship gig cancelled
A group of South Korean pop artists set to perform at a free concert in the Northern Marianas this weekend were denied entry into the country.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:35:59 +1300
Tongan prime minister launches first phase of port upgrade
A $US45 million upgrade of Tonga's main port, the Queen Salote International Wharf, has begun.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:44:13 +1300
PNG death toll rising, some injuries very serious
The death toll in the Papua New Guinea massacre has risen to 24, with more than 100 people injured.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 08:26:17 +1300
New Zealand opposes seabed mining in international waters
The New Zealand government has announced it will back a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in areas in international waters.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:51:08 +1300
Melanesian advocate criticises Pacific language strategy
A ni-Vanuatu and Melanesian advocate in New Zealand says the country's Pacific ministry has overlooked Melanesian communities in its language strategy.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:52:39 +1300
Pacific sports round-up
Solomon Islands have won the opening game of the men's Melanesian basketball cup in Suva.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:30:05 +1300
Pacific briefs for October 27
Prasad arrested in Fiji; firefighters' concerns in American Samoa; and Malaita rejects communication towers
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:45:42 +1300
Fiji teachers sacked for disciplining unruly students
Five teachers from a school in Gau Island, Fiji, have been sacked by the Education Ministry over a disciplinary case that has since been thrown out by a judge.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:27:36 +1300
Meli Bainimarama pleads not guilty to all charges
The son of the Fijian Prime Minister has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges he faces in Australia over domestic violence-related allegations.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:01:21 +1300
Island residents living in fear of further violence following massacre
A journalist says people are living in fear after the unexpected outbreak of violence on a Papua New Guinea island this week.
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:49:55 +1300
Worry grows for missing PNG policeman
There are increasing concerns in Papua New Guinea for a policeman who went missing, along with his vehicle, five days ago.
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:45:42 +1300
Population of American Samoa falls by about 10 percent over a decade
New figures show the population of American Samoa has dipped below 50,000.
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:55:01 +1300
Morning Star flag-raiser in West Papua dies of illness
One of the eight West Papuan activists who raised the banned Morning Star flag has died.
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:54:10 +1300
Superstar Taumalolo back for Mate Maa Tonga at World Cup
Jason Taumalolo is back from suspension to give Tonga a major boost as they prepare for the Rugby League World Cup quarter-finals in England.