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The man behind the 2000 coup in Fiji, and the head of the mutineers, former soldier Shane Stevens have been granted Presidential pardons.

The World Meteorological Organisation has issued its annual Ozone and UV Bulletin, which looks at the role of meteorological conditions and a major volcanic eruption on the Antarctic ozone hole in… Audio

Fiji, FSM, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Tuvalu and Tonga voted against; Australia, Samoa, Kiribati and Vanuatu abstained; NZ, Solomon Islands and Marshall Islands voted in favour.

All delegates to the meeting with special medical needs and conditions are urged to help by bringing their usual medical supplies.

A recently released report on Samoa's State of the Environment has warned that the increasing population is putting stress on natural resources.

The Pacific Meteorological Council is meeting this week in Vanuatu to discuss severe weather events and setting priorities for Pacific meteorology directors. Audio

The arrest come after 17 people were arrested and several kilograms of methamphetamine as well as firearms and ammunition were seized, in raids across Tongatapu last month.

A letter from President Ishmael Toroama, calling for advocacy of Pope Francis, was presented to the Bishop of the Bougainville Catholic Diocese, Darius Kaluza.

Senior Supreme Court Justice Vui Clarence said it was unfortunate there is no longer a separate facility for young offenders and adolescents in the country.

The 45 MPs are required to make nominations of up to three people who will then campaign for the presidency.

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says it's the responsibility of the State to provide housing for the leader of the country.

More than 3000 delegates are expected in Samoa for the meeting next month.

It is almost eight months since Fijian authorities raided two warehouses within days of each other in "one of the biggest seizures ever".

The St Giles Psychiatric Hospital in Suva is battling with resource constraints as demand for mental health services, linked to drug use, is surging in the country.

Technology, the internet, and social media have changed the way that stories are delivered and told in the Pacific, a veteran Tongan journalist says.