PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from April 2007

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from April 2007

Commonwealth chief says UN rebuffed bid to stop employing Fiji peacekeepers.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) -- The British Commonwealth asked the United Nations (UN) to stop using Fijian forces in the world body's peacekeeping missions because of last year's military coup in the Pacific nation but was rebuffed, the...

Military return to barracks, Police in charge at check points.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL SUVA (Pacnews)- The Fiji military has handed over the manning of checkpoints in the Pacific nation to the police force, after the military takeover on 05 December, Fiji Times reports. Military spokesman Major Neumi Leweni...

U.S State Department to host Pacific Island Conference.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 WASHINGTON (Pacnews) --- The United States Department of State will host the triennial Pacific Island conference of leaders in Washington D.C, on 07 and 08 May to create a venue for the leaders and learn about the policy making...

Solomon Islands prefers talks with Australia in Honiara.
April 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) The Solomon Islands Government has not received any formal invitation from Australia to hold talks aimed at ending a long running diplomatic row between the two nations. Solomon Islands foreign affairs...

Voters in Wallis and Futuna go to polls.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 MATAUTU (Pacnews) --- Voters in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna have gone to the polls to elect a new 20-member assembly for a five-year term. Radio New Zealand International reports results are yet to be declared...

Tension over choice of candidates in New Caledonia.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 NOUMEA (Pacnews) --- There is tension within the leadership of New Caledonias dominant party The Future Together over the choice of candidates for the French parliamentary elections in June, Radio New Zealand International...

WHO calls for concerted global action to tackle key health issues.
April 2, 2007... World Health Day,07 April. 02 APRIL 2007 MANILA (Pacnews) ----Rising threats to health and security could place international public health in peril unless countries adopt a global health response to disease outbreaks and other...

Two confirmed deaths and more expected in Solomon Islands tsunami.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Two people are confirmed dead and the number is expected to increase from a tsunami that hit Solomon Islands Western Province this morning. National broadcaster, SIBC reported that an elderly person and a...

Tsunami warnings in place after quake hits Solomons.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 HONOLULU (Pacnews) --- A tsunami warning remains in place for parts of the Pacific following a severe earthquake in the west of Solomon Islands this morning, Radio New Zealand International reports. The earthquake of 7.8...

PNG court bars Moti report.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister and acting Defence Minister Sir Michael Somare has been restrained by the National Court from taking any action on the final report of the Defence Forces Board of...

Few changes in Wallis and Futuna election.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 MATAUTU (Pacnews) -- Voters in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna have elected a new 20-member assembly for a five-year term. Radio New Zealand International reports 20 out of 26 lists contesting the polls won one seat...

U.S. revoke military chief visa.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- The United States Embassy in Fiji has revoked the Pacific nations armed forces chiefs multiple visa to the U. S. Fijis Interim Prime minister and military commander Frank Bainimarama confirmed this in an...

More deaths coming to light as Solomon Islanders assess their losses.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) Initial reports from the two islands of Choiseul and Western Province indicate that ten people have died from the giant tidal wave, described to be as high as ten metres, that swept through the islands this...

Fiji Human Rights Commission suspended from international body.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- The Fiji Human Rights Commission has been suspended from the international body which oversees human rights organisations following a review which found it lacked both credibility and independence, Radio New...

Solomon Islands leads in growth in the region.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) -----The Solomon Islands is now one of the fastest reforming economies in the region according to the Solomon Islands finance minister Gordon Darcy Lilo. The favourable business environment created by the...

PNG-China seal K8million deal.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- China has strengthened its bilateral relationship with Papua New Guinea (PNG) when it signed a 20 million yuan (US$2.5 million) agreement towards developmental projects in PNG, The National reports....

Niue to extend visas to indebted group.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) ---- The Niue Government intends extending the visas of a group of people which owes hundreds of thousands of dollars around the island, Radio New Zealand International reports. The group, which has been on...

Sloppy journalism concerns Pacific ICT experts.
April 2, 2007... 02 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Leading Pacific ICT professionals have condemned recent reports that the region is a major source of Internet porn and online threats. A number of members of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet...

State of emergency declared in Solomon Islands, relief and rescue missions underway.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- A state of emergency has been declared in the Solomon Islands in the wake of yesterday's devastating tsunami, Radio Australia reports. At least 12 people were killed in the disaster but local officials...

UN sends aid, experts to Solomon Islands in response to Pacific tsunami.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 NEWYORK (Pacnews) ---- A full United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team is on standby to respond to the disaster in the Solomon Islands, which was struck by a tsunami yesterday generated by a large...

Australia assists Solomon Islands in response to earthquake-tsunami.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) --- Australia has offered up to $2million in emergency assistance to the Solomon Islands Government after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of the Pacific nation early yesterday, The Australian...

A regional body is to push to hold a review of the Fiji Human Rights Commission by mid year.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -- A regional body is to push to hold a review of the Fiji Human Rights Commission by mid year, Radio New Zealand International reports. This follows International Co-ordinating Committee (ICC) suspending it...

Former President Nakayama dies in Hawaii.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 PHONPEI (Pacnews) --- Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is mourning the death of its Former President Tosiwo Nakayama. According to FSM Information Services Mr Nakayama died at the Hawaii Medical Center West in Honolulu...

Tsunami claims five lives in PNG.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -- The Solomon Islands tsunami has reportedly claimed up to five lives in neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG) Radio Australia reports that a family of five is missing after a three-metre wave struck...

Relief supplies begin to arrive in Solomons.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Relief supplies have begun to arrive in the tsunami-affected area of Solomon Islands, Emergency response teams hope to formulate a clearer picture of where help is most needed within the next few hours....

Four New Zealanders unaccounted for in Solomon Islands.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Four to five New Zealanders are unaccounted for after a tsunami hit the Solomon Islands yesterday wiping out entire villages, NZ Herald reports. The four have not been in contact since a huge earthquake...

Commonwealth pledges its supports to the Solomon Islands.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 LONDON (Pacnews) ---- The Commonwealth Secretariat has expressed deep distress and sorrow over the Tsunami that hit Solomon Islands, leaving a trail of devastation. Commonwealth Secretary general Don MCKinnon said: My heart...

Tsunami news devastates USP students.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -- Solomon Islands students at the University of South Pacific (USP) were yesterday devastated at the tragic news of the tsunami that that struck parts of their country, Fiji Times reports. Jim Hyacinth, 23, of...

Fiji military voluntarily hand over six soldiers for police questioning.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) Fijis military forces voluntarily handed over six of its subordinate officers to police at the weekend, as part of investigations into the death of a young man, allegedly at the hands of the military. Acting...

Death toll in Solomon Islands tsunami reached 22, another quake jolted western province.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- The number of confirmed deaths reported from the three islands of the central region of Western province in Solomon Islands now stands at 22 with the number expected to increase. National Broadcaster,...

New Zealand government pledges $500,000 for emergency supplies to Solomon Islands.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) -- New Zealand is making an initial $500,000( US$360, 000) contribution to the Solomon Islands as well as providing humanitarian supplies in the wake of yesterday's earthquake and tsunami, New Zealands foreign...

New Zealanders killed by Solomons tsunami.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- A New Zealander and father of eight has been killed in the Solomon Islands tsunami as he tried to save his aging parents. Toma Espinosa, a Corrections Department official, was visiting his parents for...

Police Commissioner concerned with firearms smuggling.
April 3, 2007... 03 APRIL 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) There are concerns that illegal firearms will be smuggled into Papua New Guinea (PNG) through the international borders just before the national election in June, The National reports. PNGs Police...

Western and Choiseul Province declared disaster areas.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says both Western and Choiseul Provinces have been declared disaster areas. National broadcaster SIBC reports the declaration was made to allow the...

Expert warns Pacific lacks sufficient tsunami warning system.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 HONOLULU (Pacnews) ---- A United Nations expert has warned that Pacific nations still lack sufficient systems to warn them of an impending tsunami, Radio Australia reports. The director of the Hawaii-based International...

Pacific Island Forum assists victims of Tsunami in Solomon Islands.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat will provide assistance of FJD$20,000 (US$12, 000) from the Regional Natural Disaster Relief Fund (RNDRF) to the Solomon Islands following the loss of lives and...

Australia pledges millions for medical research in PNG.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---- Australia has pledged to provide up to US$6 million to carry out vital medical research in Papua New Guinea (PNG) over the next five years, Radio Australia reports. The two Governments reached an...

Smuggled butterfly find in Serbia originated from Solomon Islands.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 BELGRADE (Pacnews) ----Authorities in Serbia have intercepted an illegal package containing 98 rare butterflies originating from the Solomon Islands. BBC reports the butterflies are believed to be worth more than...

Top Chinese government officials to visit Samoa.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ---- A 53 member delegation of top Chinese government officials headed by a senior Communist Party official will arrive in Samoa tomorrow for a two day visit, Radio New Zealand International reports. The...

For the Islands of Kiribati, Global Warming Poses Immediate Dangers.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 TARAWA (Pacnews) ---- For the people of Kiribati, global warming is not a distant, theoretical hazard. In this remote nation of 33 islands, located in the central Pacific Ocean, the land is disappearing one inch at a time, as...

Medics visit Solomon Islands disaster areas.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- The Solomon Islands Government is sending a medical team to the areas worst hit by Monday's earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 24 people, Radio Australia reports. The six doctors and 13 nurses...

Fiji assists victims of tsunami in Solomon Islands.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis Interim Government will provide a cash grant of FJD$25,000 (US$15, 000) to the Solomon Islands following the tsunami tragedy this week. Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama said Fiji...

PM invites foreign observers for June polls.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime minister Sir Michael Somare has extended an invitation for the engagement of international observers from the Commonwealth Secretariat to audit and supervise the...

PNG national appointed Fiji magistrate.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ Fijis Judicial Service Commission has appointed a Papua New Guinea (PNG) national to become a magistrate, Fiji Times reports. Alofa Seruvatu was sworn-in as a magistrate by Acting Chief Justice Anthony...

K35 million for PNG based Medical research.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- The Institute for Medical Research (IMR) will receive more than K35 million ( US$11 million) over the next five years so that it can continue to carry out vital research on three of Papua New Guineas...

Tropical Cyclone Cliff threatening Fiji.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- A tropical cyclone alert is now in force In Fiji for Vanua Levu, Taveuni and the northern Lau group, Fiji Times reports. The Nadi weather office said the system was intensifying slowly and may develop into...

International aid reaches Solomon Islands.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Solomon Islands is engaged in a massive effort to co-ordinate the domestic and international aid now beginning to reach areas in Western and Choiseul Provinces devastated by Monday's tsunami and earthquake....

Scientists warn of more tectonic turbulence.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ------ A second large earthquake is possible and more aftershocks are a certainty, warn scientists tracking Monday's Solomon Islands earthquake and tsunami, The Australian reports. There could be another...

Quake jolts New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ---- A strong earthquake has hit the Loyalty Islands region of New Caledonia, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale. There have also been no immediate reports of casualties or damage, and no tsunami warning was...

Taiwan provides 1.5 million to Solomon Islands tsunami victims.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- The Taiwanese Government has donated $1.5million (US$200,000) to the Solomon Islands Government for those affected by the tsunami tragedy, Solomon Star reports. Taiwanese Ambassador to Solomon Islands...

Samoas to join forces to fight crossborder crime.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ----- The Samoa and American Samoa police are joining forces to better combat the smuggling of drugs between the two countries, Radio New Zealand International reports. Human trafficking and weapons smuggling...

NZ Governor off to Niue.
April 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) --- New Zealand Governor-General Anand Satyanand will visit Niue next week, the first of three planned trips this year to Pacific island groups, NZ Herald reports. Later he would go to Tokelau and the Cook...

EU slashes Fiji request for sugar readjustments.
April 4, 2007... Reports from the Islands Business Magazine, April issue. 04 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fiji should expect no more than F$120 million ( US$73 million) for the next three years from the European Union for its sugar readjustment fund,...

More bodies recovered as death tolls reach 32 after the tsunami.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- The Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) say seven more dead bodies have been recovered floating at sea close to the islands of Rannoga and Simbo in the Western province, SIBC reports....

Chinese rivals grapple for Pacific.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 SYDNEY (Pacnews) ---- China's Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan has completed a brief tour of the South Pacific, showing how important the region is to Beijing, BBC reports. China is competing with Taiwan for diplomatic recognition as...

China gives more grant aid to Samoa.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ---- The Samoan Government has received a grant of $20 million RMB (US$2.5 million) for government projects after an economic agreement was signed by the Pacific nation Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi...

Military extends safety law.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- The Public Safety Regulation in Fiji which was to expire today has been extended for another 30 days, Fiji Times reports. Military spokesman Major Neumi Leweni said the extension was implemented by the...

New Information prompts Fiji Interim Government to delay gold signing.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews)---- Fiji's Interim Government has deliberately delayed the signing of the Deed of Rehabilitation for the sale of Emperor Gold Mine (EGM) in Vatukoula because of what it says are new information that it has begun to...

EU offers to drop quotas from Africa, Caribbean and Pacific.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 BRUSSELS (Pacnews) ---The European Commission on Wednesday offered to remove almost all remaining import quotas and tariffs on goods shipped into the European Union from about 70 poor African, Caribbean and Pacific nations...

Solomons toll highlights need to beef up emergency response: UNESCO.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- The loss of life from the quake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands this week has cast light on the need to improve emergency response systems in poor, vulnerable countries, the UN has announced, ABC...

UN responds to Solomon Islands Tsunami recovery efforts.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----A United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team will be arriving in the Solomon Islands this afternoon in response to the consequences of the earthquakes that hit the Pacific nation. The...

Another Tongan journalist arrested for alleged sedition.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ---- Another senior journalist at Tongas Kelea newspaper has been arrested on a sedition charge in the island kingdom. The arrest of Falisi Tupou follows the arrest two weeks ago of the pro-democracy...

Solomon Islanders bury their children amid the ruins.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- The body of two-year-old Mateti was found and buried yesterday in the devastated village of Titiana after she and her four-year-old brother, Tekau, were swept from their mother's arms in Monday's tsunami. ...

Fiji and Pacific Islands Forum begin engagement process.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Restoration of civilian rule and the cessation of human rights abuses in Fiji are among issues to be considered by the joint Fiji and Pacific Islands Forum Working group. The group was established to engage...

Australian troops on standby to assist in Solomons.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) --- Australian troops in Solomon Islands are on standby to provide assistance for the country's tsunami relief effort, Radio Australia reports. An air force plane carrying relief supplies has left Australia,...

Aid still days away for Solomons homeless.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake and tsunami in the Solomon Islands may not get help for another two days, the government warned, as rescuers struggled to reach remote villages,...

Military chief commends UN Secretary General.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis Interim Government is grateful for the United Nations (UN)Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon's wisdom of looking at the greater needs of the UN community. Interim Prime Minister and military Commander...

PNG minister found guilty of misconduct.
April 5, 2007... 05 APRIL 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- Papua New Guinea (PNG)s Petroleum and Energy Minister and former deputy prime minister, Sir Moi Avei, has been found guilty of misconduct in office, Radio Australia reports. Sir Moi was PNG's deputy...

Hundreds still missing in Solomons.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---- The Australian Government fears the death toll from the Solomon Islands tsunami may rise substantially, Radio Australia reports. More than 30 people are so far thought to have been killed after an...

Agencies in Solomons work to improve delivery of services to disaster zone.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Relief agencies in Solomon Islands are trying to be more efficient in their efforts to provide assistance for the thousands of people affected by Mondays earthquake and tsunami, Radio New Zealand...

Fiji looks to India for judges, army training.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fiji Foreign affairs officials are expected to discuss Fijis request to India for assistance in pursuing its roadmap to democracy and general elections in a meeting next month, Fiji Live reports. Fijis...

American Samoa cannot regulate air service.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 PAGO PAGO (Pacnews) -------The U.S. Department of Transportation has ruled that American Samoa may not regulate airline service between the territory and other U.S. destinations, Associated Press reports. In a 14-page ruling...

Senior official says China to strengthen cooperation with Samoa.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ---- Senior official of the Communist Party of China, Li Changchun has concluded his Latin America and Pacific tour with a visit to Samoa, CCTV reports. Mr Changchun told Samoan leaders China would strengthen...

Commonwealth economists to address challenges of small states.
April 6, 2007... How much Government intervention is needed for Small States to build resilience? 06 APRIL 2007 LONDON (Pacnews) ---- Leading economists and policy-makers around the Commonwealth will meet in Valletta, Malta, this month to address...

Australia urged UN to reject Fijian peacekeepers.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ----- Australia has called on the United Nations (UN) to stop using Fijian troops in peacekeeping missions, saying it's wrong in light of the country's December military coup, Sydney Morning Herald reports. ...

Isolated Solomons' tsunami survivors await aid.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Relief efforts for the survivors of Monday's tsunami in Solomon Islands are gathering pace in the country's devastated western province. Radio Australia reports aircraft are now flying in and out of the...

Disease breaking out after Solomon Islands quake.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Aid workers battled an outbreak of diarrhoea among Solomon Islanders who fled their homes after an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 34 in the Pacific nation, Stuff NZ reports . Eleven...

Air New Zealand and Air Rarotonga commence code share relationship.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 RAROTONGA(Pacnews) --- Air New Zealand will operate a code share arrangement with Air Rarotonga to provide joint schedules between Rarotonga and Aitutaki in the Cook Islands effective from next month, Scoop NZ reports. Air...

U.S. Congress doesn't want CNMI to fail.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 SAIPAN (Pacnews) --- A member of the U.S. House congressional delegation visiting the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CNMI) has assured government officials that their concerns will be addressed when the U.S. House takes up the...

Diplomatic row between Canberra and Honiara easing in the wake of Tsunami.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- The tsunami that struck Solomon Islands after an undersea earthquake this week has brought about an easing of tensions in the year-long diplomatic brawling between Australia and Solomon Islands. Solomon...

Football charity game proposed over Solomons tsunami.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 AUCKLAND (Pacnews)---- The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has proposed a charity match to raise funds for those affected by the tsunami in Solomon Islands, Radio New Zealand International reports. The Confederations...

RAMSI contributes to Tsunami relief efforts in Solomon Islands.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Solomon Islands Government and Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) are continuing to work together to ensure a coordinated and effective disaster response in Western and Choiseul...

Military chief welcome Forum Joint working Group.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis Interim Prime Minister and military commander Frank Bainimarama has welcomed the formation of a joint Fiji and Pacific Islands Forum Working group. Fiji is keen to invest adequate time and resources...

More Pacific Islanders in employment.
April 6, 2007... 06 APRIL 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) --- The number of Pacific people in New Zealand who are unemployed fell by 30 percent in the year to February, newswire.com reports. There were more than 4100 claiming unemployment benefit in February...