PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from April 2009

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from April 2009

Japan eye Pacific environment community.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 TOKYO (Pacnews) ----- Japan and 16 Pacific countries and territories will agree to establish a Pacific environment community, a regional bloc aimed at promoting cooperation on global warming and other environmental issues, at a...

People should vote for PM: Solomon Islands Opposition leader.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- Solomon Islands Opposition leader Manasseh Sogavare says he wants to see the countrys prime minister elected by the people, reports Solomon Star. Under current system, only Members of Parliament elect...

PNG model country on disability.
April 1, 2009... 01 MARCH 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- Papua New Guinea's (PNG) efforts towards people with disabilities, has caught the attention of a regional body, reports NBC. Community Development Minister, Dame Carol Kidu, said the Asia-Pacific...

Report on Solomon Islands' 2006 riots due in parliament.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- A report by the Commission of Inquiry investigating the 2006 riots which destroyed the centre of Solomon Islands' capital Honiara is scheduled to be tabled in the country's parliament and made public on...

Guam-CNMI visa waiver programme, immigration transition delayed.
April 1, 2009... 01 MARCH 2009 HAGATNA (Pacnews) ------ The U-S Department of Homeland Security has agreed to delay, by 180 days, the commencement date for the CNMI Immigration transition program and the new Guam-CNMI visa waiver programme. Guam--Secretary...

Strong action needed in the Pacific to counter the global crisis: ADB.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 SYDNEY (Pacnews) ---- Economic growth in the Pacific will slow to 3 percent, down from a record 5.1 percent in 2008, as the impact of the global economic crisis and falling commodity prices takes it's toll on the region, says the...

Asia Pacific hotel charges fall in economic downturn.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 MELBOURNE (Pacnews) ----- Hotel rates in the Asia Pacific region have fallen for the first time in five years, says an annual survey by an international hotel reservation website, reports Radio Australia. The figures on the...

Global economy to shrink 1.7%: World Bank.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 WASHINGTON (Pacnews) ----The World Bank on Tuesday forecast unprecedented declines in global economic output and trade volumes this year, warning that growth would also slow sharply in the vulnerable developing world, reports AFP....

The G20 Summit or the T20?
April 1, 2009... 90% of global GDP will be represented at the G20 table in London on 2nd April. All that will be missing is 90% of the worlds countries. The simple fact of globalisation dictates that all countries, the world over, have been affected by a...

Three more countries want to join regional bulk fuel co-operative arrangement.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Three more Pacific Island Countries have indicated their interest to sign on to the regional Memorandum of Understanding on bulk procurement of fuel, reveals Forum Secretary General, Tuiloma Neroni Slade. ...

Clark UN role officially confirmed.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 NEW YORK (Pacnews) ---- The United Nations (UN) has confirmed former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark as the new administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) for a term of four years. Secretary-General Ban...

Fiji court granted stay on retirement age ruling.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ----Fijis Supreme Court has granted a stay order on an earlier court decision that the retirement age for civil servants be reduced from 60 to 55, reports Fiji Live. This means that civil servants over 55 can...

Cook Islands debt reach $100m by 2014 says minister.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) ---- Cook Islands foreign minister says the island nation debts will grow as result of a soft loan from China, reports Cook Islands News. In a meeting with the Democratic Party executives in Aitutaki last...

Fish export tax exemption sought in Palau.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 KOROR (Pacnews) ----- Palaus senator Joel Toribiong has introduced a measure which will exempt for a period of five years the export of tuna and tuna-like species caught using the group purse seining or handline fishing method...

French Polynesia tourism hits 13-year low.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ---- French Polynesia has recorded the lowest number of visitors to its shores in 13 years, reports Radio Australia. The French Polynesian Institute of Statistics has released its tourism report for...

Australia supports businesses in Asia-Pacific to reduce poverty.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---- The Australian Government's Enterprise Challenge Fund (ECF) will provide more than $5.5 million (US$3.7 million) to nine innovative business projects in the Asia Pacific region as part of a programme to...

PNGs 2008 budget blow out by K500 million.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government had blown the 2008 budget by about K500 million (US$172 million) to borrow to cover the shortfall, new data released by the Treasury Department yesterday shows,...

Guam landfill dispute could see government service cuts.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 HAGATNA (Pacnews) ----- A 20-year-old dispute over the closure of a Guam landfill which is leaching toxins into the ocean could lead to a major cut in government services in the US territory, reports Radio Australia. The...

French Polynesia opposition ready to cooperate with President Temaru.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ----- French Polynesias opposition leader, Gaston Tong Sang, says he is ready to work with President Oscar Temaru in an apparent move to increase political stability, reports Radio New Zealand International. ...

PM Somare urges banks to lower loan rates.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has called on commercial banks to lower their rates for agricultural loans, reports The National. Sir Michael said the estimated 12% to 15%...

Fijis Shaista Shameem new head of UN working group on mercenaries.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 GENEVA (Pacnews) ----- The ombudsman and the Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission in Fiji has been elected the Chairperson of a United Nations expert working group, reports Radio New Zealand International. Dr Shaista...

Commonwealth hosts meeting on Doha ahead of G20 Summit.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 LONDON (Pacnews) ----- Envoys from Commonwealth countries, trade experts and policy makers are meeting in London this week to map out ways on how Small States and least developed countries (LDCs) can successfully re-engage in the...

Air Caledonie bosses resign amid strike.
April 1, 2009... 01 APRIL 2009 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ---- The director of New Caledonias domestic airline, Air Caledonie, has resigned amid a strike by the mainly Kanak USTKE union in a bid to secure an open-ended contract for an airline employee, reports Radio New...

FAO Director-General calls for reviving agricultural production in developing world.
April 1, 2009... 600 million hungry people in Asia-Pacific. 01 APRIL 2009 BANGKOK (Pacnews) ----- In the face of a serious economic and financial crisis that is compounding the worlds food insecurity, Jacques Diouf, Director-General of FAO, today appealed...

NZ sends health officials to flu-affected Tokelau.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 WELINGTON (Pacnews) --- A small group of New Zealand health officials are on their way to Tokelau to help the tiny island nation cope with its worst health crisis in 30 years, reports Radio Australia. About 10 per cent of the...

Solomons Government confident over integrity bill.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- The Solomon Islands Government is confident the country's politicians will support new legislation, which it claims will improve political stability, reports Radio Australia. The bill has been the...

Clark talks about UN job, election loss.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ---- Former New Zealand, Prime Minister Helen Clark spoke for the first time today about getting the number three job at the United Nations. Helen Clark will head the United Nations Development Programme....

IFJ calls for respect for media in Samoa.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 APIA (Pacnews) ----- International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for an immediate renewal of public respect for journalists and press freedom in Samoa after a spate of attacks on court reporters, reports Samoa...

Western Pacific Fishery Management makes recommendations to American Samoa.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) ------ The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) which met in Pago Pago recently has offered American Samoa a number of recommendations on how to better manage its fishery, reports Radio...

EPA orders BP South-West Pacific to takes steps to protect the waters of American Samoa.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 HONOLULU (Pacnews) ------ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an order to BP South-West Pacific requiring a wastewater discharge self-monitoring programme for the companys American Samoa Terminal. The...

Australian Ministers tour Pacific on regional free trade push.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ----- Australia is continuing negotiations with Pacific nations this week on PACER-Plus, part of its regional free trade push, with Australia's Trade minister Simon Crean and Parliamentary Secretary for...

Fijis Air Pacific on code share talks with AirCalin for Nadi-Nouma-Narita route.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Fijis international flag carrier Air Pacific is currently pursuing talks with one of its closest regional neighbours, New Caledonias Air Caldonie International, ACI, dubbed AirCalin), with the view of striking...

Fijis Central bank offers $20m flood rescue package.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis central bank has announced the immediate availability of a $F20 million (US$11 million) loan package to assist businesses affected by recent flooding. Fiji Live reports Reserve Bank of Fiji...

Technology opens promise, perils of ocean mining.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 BOSTON (Pacnews) ---- Theres gold in that sea floor. Silver, copper, zinc and lead, too, reports AP. The problem is, it's a mile or two underwater and encased in massive mineral deposits that layer a dark, mysterious world....

2009 East Asia Pacific/Public Diplomacy (EAP/PD) Small Grants Programme Announcement.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- The U.S Embassy is pleased to announce a small competitive program offering grants of up to $20,000 to national non-government organizations to strengthen democracy, increase respect for civil society and the...

Solomon Islands riot report blames Australian Federal Police confusion.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- An official report into the 2006 riots in the Solomon Islands has found there was no conspiracy behind the violence and has instead blamed incompetence by Australian-led police. Much of Chinatown in...

Diplomat made his decision, says PNG.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- The office of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has clarified that chair of the Forum/Fiji Joint Working Group Peter Eafeare gave up the post on his own volition, reports Fiji...

PNG opposition blame Government for police neglect.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guinea (PNG) Opposition leader Sir Mekere Morauta said yesterday the admission by outgoing Western Highlands police commander Chief Supt Thomas Eluh that the countrys police force has been...

New Caledonia death: sailor on trial.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ---- The New Caledonia trial of an Australian sailor accused of beating an elderly woman to death begins on Thursday, reports Radio Australia. Matthew Doney, now 31, was on shore-leave at the time of the...

Five Pacific Islanders awarded prestigious scholarship.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ Five Pacific Islanders have been awarded the prestigious United States South Pacific Scholarship (USSP)to the University of Hawaii through the East West Centrefrom August this year. The five candidates...

Improving development effective in the Pacific.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Delegates from across the region are meeting in Fiji this week to thrash out ways of improving development effectiveness and aid coordination and delivery. Representatives of Forum Island Countries, member...

Staff pregnancies disrupt PNG airline flights.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guinea (PNG) is experiencing major flight disruptions across the country because of a spate of pregnancies among staff at its biggest airline. Air Nuigini said nearly half of its...

Bank of Papua New Guinea Governor Kamit eyes tight fiscal policy to cut inflation.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 20009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guineas (PNG) Government needs to transfer all funds held in trust accounts with commercial banks over to Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) to reduce liquidity in the banking system, reports...

FAO report says overfishing putting sea cukes at risk.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 ROME (Pacnews) ---- For many in the western world, they're a summer oddity strange blobs we sometimes see bobbing about on the seafloor beneath us during a day at the beach. But across Asia, sea cucumbers have long been a...

Moti 'wants child sex charges dropped'.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 BRISBANE (Pacnews) ----- Former Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti plans to apply for a stay of proceedings in a child sex case against him, reports The Age. Lawyers indicated in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on...

Sydney more dangerous than Port Moresby.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- Papua New Guineas (PNG) capital Port Moresby is not one of the most dangerous cities of the world in comparison to Australian cities like Sydney, a New South Wales state parliament was told on Tuesday,...

Fiji Police officers will retire at 55: Teleni.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Fijis police force is exempted from yesterdays Supreme Court stay order against the retirement age for civil servants being brought down to 55, says police commissioner Commodore Esala Teleni. Commodore...

Scores die from Malaria epidemic in PNGs Southern Highlands.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- More than 100 people are believed dead from a malaria outbreak in the Poroma area of Papua New Guineas (PNG) Southern Highlands, reports Post Courier. According to sources, the epidemic which...

Clean-up campaign will continue, says Fiji interim PM.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis interim Government will continue its clean-up campaign in Government departments, the business community and wherever corruption rears its ugly head, reports Fiji Live. These were the words of...

Tonga fish exporters say economy cant cope with cancelled flights.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ---- The Fishing Industry Association in Tonga says the sector cannot cope with any disruption to scheduled air freight exports, reports Radio New Zealand International. An Air New Zealand flight on which...

Financial turmoil could trigger development catastrophe, UN cautions.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 NEW YORK (Pacnews) ---- As leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) nations gear up for their meeting tomorrow, the United Nations is warning that the current global economic crisis threatens to unleash a human development catastrophe in...

Statement on the Commonwealth and International Financial Centres.
April 2, 2009... 02 APRIL 2009 LONDON (Pacnews) ----- The regulation of International Financial Centres (IFCs) has become a topical issue recently, and the Commonwealth Secretariat has received enquiries about the Secretariats work in the area. In this...

Marshall Islands Government facing vote of no confidence.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 MAJURO (Pacnews) ----- The Marshall Islands Government is facing its second vote of no-confidence in six months, reports Marianas Variety. But unlike the first, this one is from government-aligned senators. The...

Human Rights Institution in Samoa looked into.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 APIA (Pacnews) ----- The feasibility of establishing a human rights institution in Samoa is being looked at, reports Samoa Observer. A two-member team from the New Zealand Human Rights Commission is in Apia to conduct the...

New Zealand withdraws its candidates for the Human rights council.
April 3, 2009... 03 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ---- New Zealand has decided not to pursue its candidature for election to the Human Rights Council in 2009, Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced, reports Xinhua. McCully said the decision had been made to...

Greens says U.S. climate legislation exceeds Australia's equivalent proposed laws.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---- - The Australian Greens said on Wednesday clean energy draft legislation released by two U.S. congressmen goes far beyond Australia's equivalent proposed laws, reports Xinhua. Our goal is to strengthen...

Australian PM apologises to flight attendant over red-meat incident.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 LONDON (Pacnews) ---- Australian Prime minister Kevin Rudd has offered an unqualified apology to an RAAF flight attendant after reports he reduced the woman to tears with an angry tirade during a VIP flight in January, reports The...

Australian ministers discuss Pacific free trade deal in Vanuatu.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 PORT VILA (Pacnews)---- Vanuatus Government has indicated its support for a proposed regional free trade deal between Australia, New Zealand and the wider Pacific region, reports Radio Australia . Australia's trade minister,...

G20 aims to raise trillion dollars for IMF, World Bank.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 LONDON (Pacnews) ------World leaders are looking to raise up to 1.0 trillion dollars (748 million euros) in new financing for the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, diplomats said. Group of 20 leaders want the...

Strengthening customs services through regional approaches.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Delegates from across the region gathered this week to review the findings of a draft feasibility study on regional approaches to targeted customs services in Forum Island Countries. The workshop which...

Former champions to clash in Round 8 of Super 14 rugby play.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ----- Former champions the Bulls and Canterbury Crusaders open the eighth round of rugby's Super 14 with a match bearing heavily on both teams' playoff chances. The Bulls, the 2007 champions, dropped from...

We are not forcing PACER-Plus on the region.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean says Australia is not forcing regional countries into agreeing to the free trade agreement it is proposing, reports Solomon Star. However, Mr Crean who was in...

Guam official says military buildup should be a national commitment.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 HAGATNA (Pacnews) ----- Guam Lt. Governor Michael Cruz says the planned military buildup in the Marianas region should be a national commitment because the islands dont have the resources and capabilities to ensure its success,...

FSM, China visa exemption agreement in draft phase.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 POHNPEI (Pacnews) ----- The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Embassy in Beijing has received favorable consideration to its request for a possible agreement on visa exemptions between the two nations, reports Marianas Variety....

Solomons student dies in Fiji.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- A Solomon Islands female student studying at the Fiji School of Medicine (FSM) in Fiji died yesterday, reports Solomon Star. Reports from Suva said the student was found dead in her room. She was...

Forum Line reviews shipping situation in Cook Islands.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) ---- Pacific Forum Lines chief executive Captain Sean Bolt says he has been in the Cook Islands this week to gauge whether the shipping company should resume full services to the country, reports Cook Island...

FSM, Guam company sign fishing accord.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 POHNPEI (Pacnews) ----The Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM) National Oceanic Resource Management Authority entered into a foreign fishing access agreement with Hai Chan Yang Ltd., a Guam-based fishing company, reports Marianas...

Federal managers back new measures for Pacific fisheries.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 PAGO PAGO (Pacnews) ----- America Samoa-Federal managers responsible for fisheries in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands have submitted their recommendations for the U.S. Pacific...

Pacific region keen to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS: Dr Rodgers.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ The Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Dr Jimmie Rodgers says the Pacific wants to be recognised in the world as a region that can reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. Dr...

RAMSI police say problems during time of riots now solved.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- A spokesperson for the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) police force in Solomon Islands says policing problems highlighted in a Commission of Inquiry Report on the riots in Honiara in...

Give PACER a chance, says Tonga Trade Minister.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----- Tongas Trade Minister says its unfair for people to criticise the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations ( PACER) PLUS until it is properly implemented,, reports from Radio New Zealand...

Solomon Islands Government hopes to bring political changes in the country.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- The Solomon Islands Government says its confident to achieve its push for constitutional and legislative reforms aimed at securing long-term political stability and improved governance, reports Solomon Star....

Vanuatu Prisoners go on hunger strike.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ----- Low risk prisoners at the Vanuatu Mobile Force camp are undergoing a hunger strike against the authorities decision to re-locate them to the ex-French prison, reports Radio Vanuatu . The hunger...

Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting dates confirmed.
April 3, 2009... 03 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- The 40th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and related meetings will be held from 4-7 August 2009 in Cairns, Australia. The dates have been confirmed following consultation between the Government of...

Australia assists Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Australia has announced a financial contribution to help the Truth and Reconciliation Commission do its work in Solomon Islands, SIBC reports. Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean confirmed the AUD$500,...

New government could be formed in French Polynesia this week.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ---- The French Polynesian opposition To Tatou Aia coalition says it expects to be included in a new government to be formed by President Oscar Temaru this week, reports Radio New Zealand International. ...

Fijis constitution most comprehensive in the world: Teo.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Fiji has one of the most comprehensive constitutions in the world and this is not the case for many countries in the Pacific, says Pacific Forum secretariat deputy secretary Feleti Teo, reports Fiji Times... .

Australian Navy seaman gets 12 year jail sentence for manslaughter in New Caledonia.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 NOUMEA (Pacnews) --- Australian Navy Seaman Matthew Doney was found guilty of manslaughter and handed down a 12 year jail sentence by a French tribunal in the capital Nouma, Oceania Flash reports. Doney, 31, was aboard HMAS...

Speak out loud Pacific families told.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) ----- A former All Black and a prominent figure in the Pacific island community has a message for everyone, reports Samoa Observer. Vaaiga Tuigamala, who has also played for Manu Samoa, is urging the...

Australia and Samoa agree on WTO membership terms.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 APIA (Pacnews)--- Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean has welcomed the completion of bilateral market access negotiations between Australia and Samoa as part of Samoas bid to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), reports...

Fijis economic recovery depends on Govt: WTO.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- The speed at which the Fiji economy recovers hinges on the interim Government's ability to meet economic challenges, says the World Trade Organisation, reports Fiji Live. These challenges include...

U.S Government should allow more airlines from Australia, China and Japan to fly CNMI: Acting AG.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 SAIPAN (Pacnews) ---- The commonwealth government asked last week the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow more foreign carriers from Australia, China and Japan to serve the CNMI-route, saying its Covenant with the...

Telikom PNG states 2020 plan.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Nationally owned telecommunication company, Telikom PNG Ltd, envisions that by the year 2020, every part of the county will have access to telecommunication services, reports The National. Telikoms...

Tackling violence and extremism through education.
April 6, 2009... 06 APRIL 2009 LONDON (Pacnews) ---- Commonwealth educationalists have a huge contribution to make in tackling violence and extremism and in fostering peace in the world - Lord Alderdice. Commonwealth educationalists - particularly those...