PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from August 2006

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from August 2006

Pacific forum downplays disruption threat for Tonga meeting.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Pacific Islands Forum is playing down an implied threat to disrupt the next forum leaders meeting in Tonga, Radio Australia reports. A political reform committee has indicated it is planning a series of...

American Samoa interested in Palau Compact.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) - A delegation from American Samoa will meet with Palau leaders to discuss the benefits of this Pacific island nations Compact of Free Association with the U. S, Marianas Variety reports. Palaus President...

Solomon Islands militant leader arrested.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The former commander of the Marau Eagle Force, Jerry Futa was arrested by Solomon Islands Police, Radio Australia reports. Police said Futa who has been on the run for the past six years was arrested on...

Papuan asylum detention overturned.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australian Government decision to deny a Papuan asylum seeker refugee status in Australia has been overturned by the independent Refugee Review Tribunal, The Age reports. In a judgement that is likely to...

CRW soldiers found guilty.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Eight former Counter Revolutionary Warfare( CRW) soldiers were found guilty by the Fijis military court martial panel after a thorough deliberation on the charge of mutiny against them, Fiji Village reports. ...

Samoa gears up to host Pacific Games.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 APIA (Pacnews) - Samoa is ready to host the Pacific Games next year. The games organizing committee is expected to call for volunteers for technical officials and have also hired an international company to look after all...

Pacific Youth Charter affirms good governance principles.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Youth from around the Pacific have affirmed their commitment to upholding principles of good governance, and institutionalising means of recognising and enforcing them. In the first resolution of the Pacific...

Solomon Islands considers integrity bill.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The freedom of crossing the floor in Solomon Islands will not be possible, if the Political Parties Integrity Bill is endorsed by parliament, Solomon Star reports. The proposed Bill will prohibit members...

Kava exporters fight for Fiji market.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 PORT VILA (Pacnews) -Kava exporters in Vanuatu are tussling for the Fiji market, which has now forced the Vanuatu Commodities Marketing Board (VCMB) to closely monitor exports to Fiji. The move follows allegations in the...

FPSA criticises wage cut calls.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji's union of government workers has hit out at the Governor of the Fiji Reserve Bank for suggesting wage cuts to help stabilise the economy. Fiji Public Service Association general secretary Rajeshwar...

Winston Peters hospitalised.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - An insect bite may have caused the mysterious illness that has forced the hospitalisation in Australia of New Zealands foreign affairs minister, Winston Peters. A statement from his office said Mr...

High standard set for ACP/ EU meet.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea had set a high standard for future African, Caribbean and Pacific/ European Union (ACP/EU) Council meetings when it hosted this years meetings in Port Moresby last May. The...

K7m to fight tuberculosis.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guineas health workers in the nations capital city are already feeling like the fight against Tuberculosis (TB) is a failure when the Australian government pumps money to support the TB...

Lobby group welcomes granting of visa to Papuan refugee.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - The Australian lobby group, Free West Papua Campaign has welcomed the decision by Australias Refugee Tribunal in overturning a government decision to deny a Papuan asylum seeker refugee status. David...

Labour Leader dismissed claims.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 SUVA(Pacnews) - The Fiji Labour Party leader has dismissed claims from five Labour party dissidents that he had given the party management board a commitment that Vijay Singh would be nominated to the senate. He accused...

Samoas PM dismisses criticism of airline funding.
August 1, 2006... 01 JULY 2006 APIA (Pacnews) - Samoa's prime minister has dismissed claims by the Leader of the Opposition that his government attempted to hide a US$1.5 million capital injection for Polynesian Airlines, Radio New Zealand International reports....

New Chief Justice appointed.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 NUKUALOFA(Pacnews) - Tonga's Privy Council has appointed Anthony Ford as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tonga, Tongan Broadcasting Commission reports . Justice Ford will replace Chief Justice Webster when his term...

State to pay for illegal Fijians.
August 1, 2006... 01 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Fiji Government could fork out as much as $11,000( US$6,379)for the repatriation of Fijian soldiers in Papua New Guinea, Foreign Affairs chief executive Isikeli Mataitoga said. His comments came as five...

Emergency declared in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Papua New Guinea government has declared a state of emergency in the resource-rich Southern Highlands province, Radio Australia reports. Prime Minister Michael Somare announced in parliament that...

Papuan asylum seeker turnaround a lesson for Australian parliament, says Senator.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA(Pacnews) - An Australian Senator says a decision by the Refugee Tribunal to overturn a government decision to deny a Papuan asylum seeker refugee status sends a message about the countrys Immigration laws. The...

Search begins for new RAMSI Coordinator.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Australian government is looking for a new Special Coordinator for the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) The present Special Coordinator, Australian James Batley would remain as...

Mailefihi becomes 7th Tuipelehake.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Tonga's honourable Viliami Tupoulahi Mailefihi Tukuaho was bestowed with the hereditary title Tuipelehake at the Royal Palace in Nukualofa yesterday, Matangi Tonga reports. Honourable Mailefihi succeeds...

Micronesia discuss regional initiatives.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 SAIPAN(Pacnews) - The 6th Western Micronesian Chief Executives Summit has wrapped up in Yap with leaders of the participating Micronesian islands issuing a joint communiqu that will push for various regional economic and...

Fiji to host world meet.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji will host the 18th Hobie 16 World Championship next year. This is after two and half years of campaigning, Fiji Times reports. Fiji's bid was awarded at the council meeting of the International Hobie...

CNMI cut from US wage hike bill.
August 2, 2006... Reports from the Saipan Tribune 02 AUGUST 2006 SAIPAN(Pacnews) - The Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CNMI) as been cut from the Republican-sponsored minimum wage hike bill that passed the US House of Representatives over the weekend,...

Budget passed.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Papua New Guinea government has passed a supplementary budget of K682.5 million (US$230.9 million) to improve service delivery and repair infrastructure throughout the country. PNG Treasurer Sir...

Samoa Commission of Inquiry to review Village Fono Act.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 APIA(Pacnews) - The Samoa government has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to review the Village Fono Act and its impact on decisions handed down by the Lands and Titles Court, Radio New Zealand International reports. SBC TV...

Solomon Islands committed to Taiwan says Oti.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Foreign Affairs Minister Patteson Oti has assured Taiwans president Chen Shui-bian of Solomon Islands Governments commitment to Taiwan. Mr Oti, who is currently visiting Taiwan, made this...

Niue's PM holds talks with Chinese FM.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 ALOFI (Pacnews) - Niue's Prime Minister and foreign minister Young Vivian has met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, Xinhua News Agency reports. During their discussions, Li hailed the friendly cooperative...

WHO to endorse DDT use: report.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - A leading scientific journal has reported the World Health Organisation (WHO) will now endorse the use of the banned agricultural chemical DDT to control malaria-carrying insects. A six-year ban on DDT...

Temaru's political bomb continues to produce fallout 4 days later.
August 2, 2006... Reports from Tahiti Presse 02 AUGUST 2006 PAPEETE (Pacnews) - The political bomb that French Polynesia President Oscar Temaru dropped during a budgetary debate on Friday was still producing fallout four days later in Papeete and Paris. ...

West Papua wants independence talk at Pacific forum.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 JARKATA (Pacnews) - The separatist movement in the Indonesian province of West Papua wants to raise its independence struggle at the Pacific Island Forum summit, Radio Australia reports. The Free Papua Movement (OPM) hopes...

Pacific needs a right to environment charter: Dr Shameem.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Pacific region does not have a charter or regional instrument that provides for the rights of all peoples to an environment that is favourable to their development. This is according to director of Fijis...

Two Chinese women fined for using fraudulent passports.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Two women are among four Chinese nationals charged in connection with using fraudulent passports. They have been each fined $1700 Paanga (US$830), Tongan Broadcasting Commission reports. Chief Police...

Cooks Islands political party says dissolution decision not open to court challenge.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 RARATONGA (Pacnews) - The Cook Islands Democratic Party, which is part of the caretaker government, says the courts have no ability to challenge the decision of the Queens Representative to dissolve Parliament, Radio New Zealand...

Samoa minister seeks to resign amid treating allegations.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 APIA (Pacnews) - Samoa's Minister of Broadcasting and Telecommunications, who is facing allegations of bribery in an election petition, is awaiting a court ruling on whether he can immediately resign from parliament. A...

Australian union calls for skilled-worker visa scrutiny.
August 2, 2006... 02 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - The Australian Meatworkers Union is calling for Australia to increase scrutiny of the foreign skilled-worker visa programme, Radio Australia reports. The Meatworkers Union claims many companies are...

Voters to choose new parliament.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) - In Tuvalu, nearly six thousand registered voters goes to the polls in todays general election to elect a new parliament for a four year term. Radio Australias Pacific Beat reports of the 32 candidates...

Vanuatu facing drug problem.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 PORT VILLA Cultivation and use of the illegal drug, marijuana is becoming an increasing problem in Vanuatu, Radio Australia reports. Acting Police Commissioner Arthur Caulton said the problem is now mainly in and around the...

Fijians defends jobs at Goldridge mine.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The chief security at Goldridge mine in Solomon Islands says his officers are training locals to attain professional standards expected of security officers, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reports....

PNG/Australia gas deal threat subsides.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The provincial governor for Papua New Guinea's southern highlands has withdrawn a threat against an Australian gas project, Radio Australia reports. Governor Hami Yawari had encouraged landowners to...

Papuan asylum seeker says visa refusal was political.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - A Papua asylum seeker whose visa refusal has been overturned says he believes the refusal was made on political grounds to appease Indonesia, The Age reports. It was like an international bargain, said...

CNMI Retirement Fund sue Governor.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 SAIPAN (Pacnews) - The Commonwealth of Northern Marianas(CNMI) Retirement Fund has sued Governor Benigno Fitial and Finance Secretary Eloy Inos in their official capacities for the governments failure to remit payments to the...

Porgera leaders want state of emergency declared.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The law and order situation at the Porgera District in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea will get out of hand if a state of emergency is not declared immediately, Post Courier reports . Porgera...

Fiji School of Medicine increase fees by 30 percent.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - There has been an increase in fees at the Fiji School of Medicine( FSM) going up by almost 30 percent, Fiji TV reports . The hike came about after the Fiji government stopped giving grants to F-S-M from this...

Fiji's former soldiers a shame to their government.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 BUKA (Pacnews) - The presence of five former Fijian soldiers in Tonu, South Bougainville has caused a continued embarrassment for the Fijian Government, Post Courier reports. They have been told by Fiji's High commission in...

Cook Islands and China strengthening cooperation.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 RARATONGA (Pacnews) - Cook Islands caretaker Prime minister Jim Marurai met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on ways of further strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries, Xinhua news agency...

Regional summit tackles merged fuel purchase plan.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 HAGTA(Pacnews) - The Western Micronesian Chief Executives Summit began exploring the possibility of Micronesian islands merging their fuel purchases in an effort to reduce the cost of gasoline in the region, Governor Felix...

Tokelau church boycotters lose village council jobs.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 TOKELAU (Pacnews) - The governing body of Atafu atoll in Tokelau has forced out some of its elected members because they refuse to go to church. Maka Toloa, a former law commissioner of Tokelau, told the Herald he was angry...

Three ministers face the axe.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Three Solomon Islands cabinet ministers are being asked to resign or face the sack, the Solomon Star has established. The three are Gordon Darcy Lilo (Planning & Aid Coordination), Francis Billy Hilly...

Samoa receives more aid from China.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 APIA (Pacnews) - Samoa's Ministry of Health is to purchase a CAT scanner with funds donated by the Chinese Government, Radio New Zealand International reports. The money is part of a grant of just over US$1million which was...

Regional Police Commissioners adopt plan.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 KOROR (Pacnews) - The Pacific Island Chiefs of Police has adopted a regional plan to manage police response to disasters, Marianas Variety reports. This regional plan was in the communiqu signed at the conclusion of the...

Government under fire over prison 'mother ship' plan.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA(Pacnews) - Australia's Opposition has condemned a government plan to hold illegal fisherman and asylum seekers intercepted in Australia waters for up to a month on a prison ship, ABC reports. Customs is searching...

Tahiti's Government budget increased US$165million.
August 3, 2006... 03 AUGUST 2006 PAPEETE(Pacnews) - The French Polynesia Assembly has increased the Temaru government's 2006 budget by 15 billion French Pacific francs (US$165.5 million/125.7 million euros), adding 9.1 billion francs ($100 million/76.3 million...

Eight new MP's in Tuvalu's parliament.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Tuvalu's national elections has produced eight new members of parliament paving the way for a possible new government. Tuvalu Media Corporation reports affiliations of the new members are yet to be...

PNG defends imposing state of emergency.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea had to declare a state of emergency in its troubled Southern Highlands region to protect its petroleum and gas resources and restore order, the country's ambassador to Australia says. ...

First Brigadier rank for Tonga Defence Services commander.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - The commander of the Tonga Defence Services (TDS) Colonel Tau'aika 'Uta'atu has been commissioned to the rank of Brigadier by the Tonga Defence Board, Matangi Tonga reports The promotion of Colonel...

Fight against Tuberculosis in the Pacific to be stepped up.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 NOUMEA (Pacnews) - The Third Pacific STOP TB meeting has ended with representatives of health ministries from 20 Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) calling for further strengthening of measures to control...

Labour President ask to resign.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The deputy leader of the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) has called on the party president Jokapeci Koroi to resign if she cannot exercise her executive powers. Fiji Live reports the five senior members has labelled...

Goff rallies support for fresh meetings on Doha Round.
August 4, 2006... Reports from Stuff New Zealand 04 AUGUST 2006 WELLINGTON(Pacnews)- New Zealand is leading a last-ditch charge to resurrect the Doha Round of world trade liberalisation negotiations, securing agreement from United States and European...

Fiji looks at an alternative bilateral trading arrangement - Mataitoga.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji will go 'full steam' ahead with its bilateral trade relations with major economic power houses in Asia, despite the collapse of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks, referred to as the Doha Development...

Sir Geoffrey Henry retires from Cook Islands politics.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 RARATONGA (Pacnews) - Cook Islands Party leader and former Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Henry, has announced his retirement from politics, Radio New Zealand International reports. Sir Geoffrey's retirement ends more than...

American Samoa wants to upgrade political status.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 SAIPAN (Pacnews) - A delegation from American Samoa is touring Micronesian islands as part of the territory's preparation for political status talks with the federal government. Led by their chairman Liamatua Tulefe the...

Tonga postpones new customs tariffs.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 NUKUALOFA(Pacnews) - Tonga's decision to defer its accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) until July next year will have no impact on the revenue collection of government during the current financial year, according to...

PACNEWS DIGEST: Interview Isikeli Mataitoga, CEO Fiji's foreign affairs & external trade.
August 4, 2006... On July 24, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), talks on the Doha Development Agenda was put into deep freeze. WTO Director General Pascal Lamy called negotiations to a halt because too many countries refused to compromise on their offers. The...

PNG Police Commissioner under investigation.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The appointment of Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner Sam Inguba as Controller for Southern Highlands Province under emergency powers is likely to be reviewed. National Broadcasting Corporation...

Solomons ministers asked to explain dissenting stance.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA(Pacnews) - A Solomon Islands government caucus is now into its second day with two ministers being asked to explain positions that appear to clash with government policy, Radio New Zealand International reports. Two...

Pacific nations need freedom of information legislation - Maiava.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Pacific Island Countries need to put in place legislation that guarantees Freedom of information (FoI). According to the deputy secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Iosefa Maiava only...

Tongan vessel services inter-island routes in Fiji.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - A Tongan vessel, MV Palupaki, has been chartered to service inter-island routes in Fiji. The vessel has been chartered by the Kadavu Provincial Council after its vessel, the Buloui Ni Ceva ran aground near...

China set to build MSG building.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA(Pacnews) - China is completing the design of a multi million dollar building for the headquarters of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) being built in Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, Solomon Star reports. Senior...

Australian PM rules out changes to new refugee bill.
August 4, 2006... 04 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA(Pacnews) - Prime Minister John Howard has ruled out making any last-minute changes to controversial laws due to be debated in parliament next week which would send all "boat people" offshore for processing. Rebel...

AIDS drugs still effective 10 years on.
August 4, 2006... Reports from the Sydney Morning Herald 04 AUGUST 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Ten years after they were introduced in Europe and North America, HIV/AIDS drugs are still effective but many patients are not being put on them soon enough,...

Inquiry into April unrest begins September.
August 7, 2006... 07 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Commission of Inquiry into the April civil unrest in the Solomon Islands will begin formal investigations into the causes of the riots in the first week of September, Solomon Star reports. Chairman of...

Environmental authorities in the Marshalls to again consider huge dry dock proposal.
August 7, 2006... 07 AUGUST 2006 MAJURO (Pacnews) - More than a year after it was rejected by local environmental authorities, an US$18 million Taiwanese floating dry-dock is being reconsidered by the Marshall Islands. Taiwan company, Ching Fu resubmitted a...

U. S. support Solomon Islands rebuilding process.
August 7, 2006... 07 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The U. S. government says it strongly supports efforts by Solomon Islands and its neighbours to re-build the country, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reports. Speaking at the opening of the new U. S....

Kava goes under the microscope.
August 7, 2006... 07 AUGUST 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The International Kava Council is preparing a trial to ascertain the effects of the traditional drink, Fiji Times reports. The move came after the German government rejected a similar study conducted on...

Government hit over HIV funding.
August 7, 2006... 07 AUGUST 2006 SUVA(Pacnews) - The Papua New Guinea Government has come under fire for continuing to pay lip service to funding the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Post Courier reports. Speaking during grievance debate Alotau MP Isaac...

Minimum wage talks for CNMI in Washington DC 'not over yet'.
August 7, 2006... 07 AUGUST 2006 SAIPAN (Pacnews) - Washington representatives Pete Tenorio warns that discussion on the minimum wage in the U. S. Congress is not over and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CNMI) should be proactive if it wishes to keep its...

PM sacks minister.
August 8, 2006... 08 AUGUST 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has sacked his commerce and industries minister, Francis Billy Hilly, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reports Mr Hilly, who is parliamentary leader for...

Tonga moves to reassure Pacific Islands Forum of country's safety.
August 8, 2006... 08 AUGUST 20006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - he Tongan Government has vowed to ensure the safety of all people attending the Pacific Islands Forum summit in October. The government statement follows a letter from the head of a committee for...

Bougainville police frustrated by No Go Zone in hunt for multiple killer.
August 8, 2006... 08 AUGUST 2006 BUKA(Pacnews) - The police in the Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville say they are unable to arrest the suspect in a multiple killing because he is in one of the so called "no go zones" on the main island. Five men were...

Micronesia urges eased deplaning procedures.
August 8, 2006... 08 AUGUST 2006 SAIPAN (Pacnews) - Micronesian leaders are urging the U. S. Department of Homeland Security to stop requiring passengers who are traveling within the region to deplane along inter-island and intra-island routes. Governor...

NZ North power interested in Tonga's Shoreline Co.
August 8, 2006... 08 AUGUST 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - The Whangarei-based electricity company North power is looking at investing in Tonga, Matangi Tonga reports The North power marketing director Darren Mason confirmed to The Dominion Post newspaper that...

Forum express regrets on Doha Round failure.
August 8, 2006... 08 AUGUST 2006 SUVA(Pacnews) - The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has expressed regret at the failure to conclude the Doha Round of negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after the region had invested heavily in the Round's...