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Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:30:24 +1300Vanuatu backs New Caledonia plan for expanded air connections
Acting Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has confirmed his Government's support for a Congress of New Caledonia plan for airlinks between Lifou Island in New Caledonia to Tanna, Port Vila and Luganville.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:22:58 +1300
Sports news in brief for December 8
Papua police's vow against flag carriers; beach soccer surge of interest in Fiji; and more
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:48:46 +1300
February jury trial set for Northern Marianas governor
The Northern Marianas Superior Court has set the jury trial date in the criminal case against outgoing Governor Ralph Torres.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:34:23 +1300
Pacific news in brief for November 8
Strike looms in French territory; staff fall ill at restaurant; call to change Australia-PNG relationship; and more
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:54:45 +1300
Samoa population tips over the 200,000 mark
Samoa's population has increased in the past six years by four percent, to 205,557.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 11:50:49 +1300
New review aims to ensure education is a right across the Pacific
A new initiative has been launched in 15 Pacific Island countries to improve educational standards.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:23:52 +1300
PNG weightlifter Dika Toua looking to set Olympic appearance record
A Papua New Guinea athlete is aiming to be the first weightlifter to compete at the Olympic Games six times.
Wed, 07 Dec 2022 11:33:41 +1300
Rabuka condemns 'outrageous' arrests of deputy leaders so close to Fiji election day
With the Fiji General Election just days away, a major political party has condemned the arrests of its deputy leaders on charges of vote buying.
Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:36:10 +1300
Sports news in brief for December 7
Samoa qualifies for world age group cup; Vanuatu cricketers win and lose; and more
Wed, 07 Dec 2022 14:22:03 +1300
Pacific news in brief for December 7
Meteorological drought in Samoa; Vanuatu climate push back in Africa; and warning of more cyber attacks
Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:01:17 +1300
Six countries join forces for Christmas mission to remote islands
Five countries are joining the US Airforce's 71st Operation Christmas Drop this year.
Wed, 07 Dec 2022 11:36:43 +1300
Spectacular lava flow threatens major Hawaiian highway
In Hawaii, lava flowing from Mauna Loa volcano continues to move slowly towards a major highway.
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:50:23 +1300
Where is West Papua now?
Analysis - Indonesia is splitting West Papua into three. Where does this leave the region now?
Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:56:28 +1300
Justice condemns sexual violence against children in Samoa
A Supreme Court Senior Justice in Samoa has decried the continued increase in sexual offences targeting young children, despite efforts to increase court-imposed penalties for offenders.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:48:39 +1300
'Really excited' at two new major flight routes into Cook Islands
The Cook Island Tourism Industry Council is elated at the government's announcement of two new airline partnerships; however the benefits will not kick in until mid-2023.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:05:43 +1300
Independent assessment of former Bougainville mine due to open
An independent environmental and human rights legacy impact assessment of Rio Tinto's former Panguna mine in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region Bougainville is due to begin this week.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:30:41 +1300
Pacific news in brief for December 6
Sentencing in taxi kidnap case; raid nets 160 marijuana plants; and more
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:00:39 +1300
France tiptoes towards next New Caledonia statute
The French interior minister Gerald Darmanin has wrapped up a week of wide-ranging talks in New Caledonia trying to advance work on a new statute for the territory.