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Preliminary report on Fijian boxer's death with sports minister
The Commission of Inquiry set up to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of Ubayd Haider says it will only work with evidence.
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2025 Vanuatu official election results
Against all odds one woman has secured a seat in Vanuatu's 52-member parliament.
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CNMI environmental champions criticise Trump's Paris withdrawal
30 Jan 2025Friends of the Mariana Trench chair Sheila Babauta said Trump'sdecision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate deal is "unfortunate".
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Questions about deadly Samoan measles outbreak raised as Kennedy faces US Senate
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been accused of promoting mistrust of vaccines while visiting Samoa in 2019.
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Paita returns after failed attempts to topple Marape
29 Jan 2025The man who led two attempts to unseat Prime Minister James Marape last year is now back in his Cabinet.
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'No decisions yet' on axing Rugby Sevens World Cup - governing body
29 Jan 2025A spokesperson said sevens is an investment for World Rugby.
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Trump's decision to withdraw US from Paris accord 'totally irresponsible'
29 Jan 2025PNG's Prime Minister James Marape has asked President Donald Trump to reconsider pulling out of the Paris Agreement.
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How can Vanuatu's new parliament rebuild public trust?
There are three things the next parliament should do to rebuild public trust and confidence in its integrity and concern for the national interest, writes Anna Naupa.
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Survey shows better mental health services needed in the Pacific
29 Jan 2025Research involving about 1000 participants by the University of Auckland has highlighted an urgent need to improve mental health services in the Pacific.
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Decision imminent on former women's minister following leaked explicit video
The People's Alliance Party will decide this week whether to expel Lynda Tabuya, who remains a member of parliament.
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AI integration in education must ensure 'cultural sensitivity' - Ahluwalia
29 Jan 2025The University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor says artificial intelligence could democratise education in the region. Audio
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Fiji HIV outbreak: Health ministry says less money in the bank
Permanent chief Dr Jemesa Tudravu says financial resources for HIV programs have decreased from US$2.1m in 2011 to US$516,540 by 2016. Audio
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Safeguarding reefs: Marshall Islands establishes first marine protected area
29 Jan 2025The country is putting two of its most remote atolls, Bikar and Bokak, under protection from fishing, covering 48,000 square kilometres - about the size of Switzerland.
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'We were all labourers to them': The wider impact of blackbirding across the Pacific
30 Jan 2025More than 160 years ago, slave ships arrived at Tonga's 'Ata Island. Bishop Silouan Silala Vea's ancestors were invited aboard for a meal in a gesture the villagers thought was...
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Show must go on: Polyfest organisers vow resilience
29 Jan 2025Despite a shortfall in promised government funding, Polyfest's organisers say that the resilience of Pacific people will keep the festival alive.
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Deep freeze: Trump leaves US diplomats with little to offer Pacific
29 Jan 2025Opinion - Paris climate treaty exit, defunding WHO and foreign aid suspension strikes blow to US in Pacific as "trusted friend", writes Tess Newton Cain
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NZ-Kiribati fallout: Peters rejects excuse as Hipkins urges constructive diplomacy
The Foreign Minister has hit back at comments by a Kiribati government minister that the island nation's leader failed to receive him because of pre-planned commitments.
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Tonga PM unveils new Cabinet
Eleven Cabinet ministers were selected instead of 12, with four of them elected by the Prime Minister under the provisions of the Constitution.
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Vanuatu coalition talks finalised
The leaders of five political parties in Vanuatu have agreed to form the next coalition government.
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Tala wary of challenge as they eye fifth title
The Tonga Tala netball team is wary of the challenge they will receive at the PacificAUS Netball series in Brisbane next month.
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Fiji's former PM doubts Rabuka's constitution review plans
Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry expressed doubt that the government will achieve anything of substance before the general election in December 2026.
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PNG govt pushes forward with controversial media legislation
28 Jan 2025Since the Communications Minister Timothy Masiu first introduced the draft policy in February 2023, the Media Development Policy has received heavy criticism.
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NZ-Kiribati fallout: Maamau govt minister says 'impacts to be felt by the people'
The visit by New Zealand's foreign minister "was cancelled by NZ itself" but blame is falling on Kiribati's president, a Cabinet minister in Taaneti Maamau's government says.
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USPS issues affecting CNMI, Guam taxpayers
28 Jan 2025A tax lawyer has written to the Northern Marianas delegate on the US Postal Service issues impacting taxpayers.
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