PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from December 2007

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EU agrees trade deals with Papua New Guinea, Fiji.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 BRUSSELS (Pacnews) ---- The European Commission (EC) said on Friday (30 Nov) it initialled a new trade deal with Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Fiji as part of its attempts to land a string of new agreements with former European...

Rudd to be sworn in as prime minister.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) -----Australian Prime Minister elect Kevin Rudd is describing today as just another day's work, despite the fact that he will be sworn in as Australia's 26th prime minister, reports The Age. Mr Rudd, who...

Kiribati new source of employees under NZs seasonal workers scheme.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 TARAWA (Pacnews) ---- People travelled from throughout Kiribati to the capital, Tarawa last week in the hope of getting one of 45 jobs being offered by a New Zealand contracting firm, reports Radio New Zealand International....

Election date not practical, says poll expert.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -----The election timetable scheduled for March 2009 promised by Fijis interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama is not very practical, says New Zealand electoral commissioner and election expert Father...

Pacific Judicial Council fights for independent judiciary.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 HAGTNA (Pacnews) ----- Concerned over the ongoing threats faced by the judiciary in the Pacific region, members of the Pacific Judicial Council passed a resolution expressing their support for a strong and independent judicial...

Rudd sworn in as Australian PM.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ----- Australian Labor Leader Kevin Rudd has been officially sworn in as Australia's 26th prime minister, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. In a brief ceremony at Government House this morning,...

Intervention force is not the answer, says Kabui.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 BUKA (Pacnews) ----- Autonomous Bougainville Government President Joseph Kabui has rejected suggestions to engage an intervention force to flush out criminal elements in the Konnou and Wisai areas of South Bougainville. ...

HIV/AIDS is a development issue: Zibe.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Papua New Guinea (PNG) no longer a health problem but a development issue, Health Minister Sasa Zibe said, reports The National. He was speaking at a leadership dinner...

RAMSI helped dispel Honiara violence: police.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- The Solomon Islands Police Force says personnel from the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) helped dispel a violent situation in Honiara on Saturday night. The SIBC...

Filming begins on the Pacific.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 SYDNEY (Pacnews) ----- Filming on Tom Hanks' large scale mini-series The Pacific has begun down under, reports TVNZ. The film star's teamed up with director Steven Spielberg to produce the 10-part series at a cost of U$230...

That sinking feeling mires Pacific.
December 3, 2007... Reports from The Australian. 03 DECEMBER 2007 SYDNEY (Pacnews) ----- The tiny Pacific island nations have problems enough already, let alone those from climate change. THIS week at the UN climate change negotiations at Bali, the tiny...

NGOs warns Pacific countries against EU trade deals.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Non-Governmental Organisations say a European Union (EU) trade deal that should support Pacific economies serves itsa own interests only, Radio New Zealand International reports. The EU had been...

Coup was unavoidable: Ousted PM.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ Fiji's ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase says he could not have prevented the December 5 military takeover even if he tried. Mr Qarase told Fiji Television's Close Up programme last night that...

Tuna Commission looking for commitment on several issues at Guam meeting.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 HAGATNA (Pacnews) ---- The Western and Pacific Fisheries Commission is hoping agreement will be reached on various resolutions aimed at improving the conservation and management of tuna stocks in the region. Radio New...

Samoas Head of State to lead traditional national apology.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ---- Samoas Head of State, Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi and his wife Masiofo Filifilia are to lead a traditional Samoan apology, or ifoga for Samoas sins this Friday, reports Radio New Zealand International. ...

Congress pushes controls over Marianas.
December 3, 2007... 03 DECEMBER 2007 WASHINGTON (Pacnews) The United States Congress is trying again to exert more control over the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CNMI), this time minus the interference of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who for years...

Pacific puts limits on tuna boat numbers.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - A group of Pacific Island nations have begun limiting the number of tuna boats allowed in their national waters. The Vessel Day Scheme came into affect on 01 December, as a way for island nations to...

More concerns about the running of the recent Marshall Islands election.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 MAJURO (Pacnews) - Further concern has been expressed about the securing of postal votes following the Marshall Islands general election, reports Radio New Zealand International. Final election results are still not...

Australia's new government ratifies Kyoto pact.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australia's new prime minister, Kevin Rudd, took the oath of office on Monday and immediately signed documents to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, ending his country's decade of opposition to the global climate...

Fiji four free to move on Buka.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 BUKA (Pacnews) - Four Fiji men accused of being mercenaries training self-proclaimed Bougainville king Noah Musingku's men are relatively free to move around Buka, where they are held in custody to await trial, reports The Fiji...

Opposition party formalise coalition.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Opposition grouping has named itself the Coalition for National Unity and Rural Advancement (CNURA), reports SIBC. Announcing some of the policies of the group, MP for East Are'are...

Overfishing threatens Tuna stock in the region.
December 4, 2007... Reports from Marianas Variety. 04 DECEMBER 2007 HAGTNA (Pacnews) - Logistical inadequacy hampers full enforcement of international fishing regulations, limiting regional efforts to keep tuna stock in the Pacific waters at a sustainable...

Fears mount for world's last great Tuna Fishery.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Delegates from over 40 countries began meeting at a Pacific fisheries conference in Guam amid warning signs the world's last great tuna fishery is heading for crisis. Some argue the western and...

Opposition MP in Niue says MPs have been told country is bankrupt.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) - An Opposition MP in Niue says MPs have been told the country is bankrupt and struggling to pay its basic costs on time, reports Radio New Zealand International. The Government was trying to change its tax...

Former PINA President Fusmalohi passes on.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Former Pacific Islands News Associations (PINA) President and editor of the Kelea Newspaper in Tonga, Tavake Fusimalohi has died in Nukualofa. He was 68. Mr Fusimalohi was the former general manager...

WWF says Commission isnt moving fast enough to protect declining tuna stocks.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 HAGTNA(Pacnews) - A global environmental organisation says the Western Pacific Fisheries Commission isnt moving fast enough to protect rapidly declining tuna stocks, reports Radio New Zealand International. The WWF said...

Kabui confident of Australian help.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 BUKA (Pacnews) - The President of the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Joseph Kabui is confident that the new Australian Government will help the Pacific Island nations to reach new heights, reports The National. ...

Court dismisses charges against Opposition leader.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Magistrate Court has dismissed criminal charges against Opposition leader Fred Fono and co-accused Wilson Maemae and Mathew Wale, reports Solomon Star. Mr Fono was charged with misconduct...

Australia urged to spend billions on aid.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 BALI (Pacnews) - Australia is being urged to do more for poor countries after ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. ABC reports the non-government organisation Oxfam would unveil a new report at the UN Climate Change Conference in...

Air Vanuatu purchases its first ATR-72.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 TOULOUSE (Pacnews) - Vanuatu's national flag carrier Air Vanuatu has on signed a deal with French plane manufacturer ATR for the purchase of its first 70-seater turbo-prop ATR-72, Oceania Flash reports. The new plane,...

Media Council established by industry as government develops its own media control body.
December 4, 2007... 04 DECEMBER 2007 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) - Cooks Islands media has established an independent media watchdog council to ensure media freedom in the Pacific nation, reports Radio New Zealand International. The council, which is to be chaired by...

Islands Business Names Dame Carol Kidu as its Person of the Year.
December 4, 2007... Reports from Islands Business Magazine, December Issue. 04 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Papua New Guineas (PNG) Iron Lady, currently a minister in Prime Minister Sir Michael Somares cabinet, Dame Carol Kidu has been named the Pacifics...

Bali climate meeting must show results: Pacific islands.(Conference news)
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 BEPPU (Pacnews) -------Leaders of small Pacific island states threatened by rising sea levels on Tuesday called for action rather than empty rhetoric at a key climate change conference underway in Bali, AFP reports. Young...

Solomons Opposition releases policy details.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- Solomon Islands parliamentary opposition has launched its policy statement, which includes a commitment to send Attorney General Julian Moti back to Australia to face child sex charges. The...

Regime needs clean up : Ousted PM.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Exactly a year since his removal, Fijis ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase says the interim regime should now direct its so-called clean-up campaign on its own operations, reports Fiji Live. There...

Cook Islands looks at how to attract more qualified teachers.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) ----- Cook Islands has to come up with creative ways to lure qualified teachers into the country, reports Radio New Zealand International. The Cook Islands eduation secretary, John Herrmann was in New...

Niue fish processor to close its doors for three months.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) ----Around 30 staff of Reef Fishing in Niue will be out of work for several months, with the company standing down its processing plant, reports Radio New Zealand International.. The Auckland based company...

Fiji, PNG Turncoat spells doom for region EPA a sellout.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- After all that have been said and written about securing a fair and decent trade agreement with the European Union (EU), the two largest islands economies in the Pacific threw caution into the wind and...

Abal defends PNGs trade arrangement with EU.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY(Pacnews) ------Papua New Guineas (PNG) foreign Affairs and Immigrations Minister Sam Abal says the deputy secretary of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) secretariat had no right to comment on matters that concerned...

PM Somare commended Australia for Kyoto protocol signing.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guineas ( PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has commended his Australian counterpart, Kevin Rudd for finally having Australia sign onto the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Aware...

Greenpeace proposes 50 percent cut in tuna catch in the region.
December 5, 2007... Reports Marianas Variety. 05 DECEMBER 2007 HAGATNA (Pacnews) -------The environmental group Greenpeace has urged the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to reduce tuna fishing by 50 percent across the Pacific Ocean convention...

They offered me Deputy PM, Opposition MP Huniehu alleges.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- Solomon Islands Opposition MP Edward Huniehu claims he rejected an offer from the Government to be the deputy prime minister, reports Solomon Star. Instead, East Areare MP Mr Huniehu said he wanted...

No clear policy on refugees: Minister.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----Papua New Guineas (PNG) foreign affairs Minister Sam Abal said there is no clear Government policy on the issue of West Papuan refugees, reports The National. Mr Abal said this in response to...

US, Palau Compact talks set for January 2008.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) ------ Representatives from the United States and Palau are scheduled to meet in January next year regarding the review of their 15-year Compact of Free Association, reports Marianas Variety. Palaus...

Niue considering offer from China for struggling phone system.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) -----The Niue Government which is battling complaints about an increasingly inadequate phone system in the Pacific nation is considering an offer from a Chinese firm to buy Niue Telecom. Radio New Zealand...

Forum signs MOU with PINA.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ------ The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat today signed a Memorandum of Understanding. ( MOU) with the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) formalising the existing working relationship between the two...

European Trade Deal Undermines Pacific Integration.
December 5, 2007... 05 DECEMBER 2007 WELLIGTON (Pacnews) --------Oxfam New Zealand is concerned that Pacific integration has been undermined by the initialling of trade agreements between the European Union (EU) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Fiji. In the...

Venezuelan vessels blacklisted for illegal fishing in the Pacific.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 HAGATNA (Pacnews) - Two Venezuelan fishing vessels were blacklisted yesterday by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission for illegal fishing, Marianas Variety reports. The two vessels, the Daniela F and the...

Nauru opposition denied parliament sitting.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 YAREN (Pacnews) - Opposition MP's in Nauru say they have been denied the chance to prove the government of President Ludwig Scotty does not have the numbers to lead a government. Radio Australia reports the Nauru opposition...

Future governments strictly adhere to its proposed charter: Bainimarama.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fijis military commander and Interim Prime Minister has warnedthe military will ensure that future governments strictly adhere to its proposed charter. Speaking in a Legend radio interview, Commodore Frank...

Claims Niue has too many public servants.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealand's opposition national party says Niue has too many public servants for such a small community. Niue's opposition has reportedly said the island's government is struggling to pay public...

NZ Foreign Minister to discuss regional security challenges with PNG.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Regional security challenges, such as Fiji and the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) will be key issues under discussion when the New Zealand Foreign Minister meets his Papua New...

Seventeen Pacific Islanders Scholarships Awardees Prepare to Depart for Australia.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Seventeen Pacific Islanders, including 14 from Fiji and one each from Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Tuvalu, are to leave for Australia early in the New Year to undertake studies aimed at preparing them to...

Fisheries commission tackles conservation of seabirds.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 HAGATNA (Pacnews) - The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has agreed to develop conservation measures to minimise the incidental bycatch of albatrosses and petrels in the Pacific Ocean covered by the...

King of Tonga to visit Bhutan.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 THIMPHU(Pacnews) - Tongas King George Tupou V is due to visit Bhutan from December 6-9, reports Kuensel online reports . King George Tupou V will receive an audience with the Druk Gyalpo and also meet royal family members....

Former Samoa Cabinet Minister says violence around land title disputes increasing.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) - A former Samoa cabinet minister says extreme violence around land title disputes is increasing, Radio New Zealand International reports. A commission of inquiry has returned a report which looks at the...

FIFA to work with regional media.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is working on a regional soccer television network that will see OFC sanctioned football games beamed throughout the region. OFC has had consultation with...

Government appoint more ministers.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands has appointed three government backbenchers as ministers. They are the MP for Central Makira, Bernard Ghiro, MP for Central Honiara, Nelson Nee and the MP for East Honiara, Charles...

Cataract blindness is the most prevalent cause of blindness in the Pacific.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Around 400 people in Fiji's old capital Ovalau have just received, thanks to a New Zealand charity, their best ever Christmas present - their sight has been restored after a decade, reports Stuff NZ. The...

Abal wants aliens out.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Foreigners living and working illegally in Papua New Guinea ( PNG) have been warned to leave the country or be thrown out, reports The National. Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Sam Abal sounded...

French Polynesia party leader jailed pending trial.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 PAPE'ETE (Pacnews) - French Polynesia's Ai'a Api party leader and veteran politician mile Vernaudon has been arrested and jailed following a court warrant issued against him, reports Oceania Flash. Mr Vernaudon, who has...

Group convicted of 17 charges over Tonga riot.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - For the first time a group, including a woman, has been found guilty of crimes committed during last years riot in the Tonga capital, Nukualofa, reports Radio New Zealand International. The six men...

Tuvalu commends Australia for signing Kyoto Protocol.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) - The tiny Pacific island country of Tuvalu has warmly welcomed Australias decision to ratify the Kyoto Protocol., reports Tuvalu Media Corporation. Tuvalu's Environment Minister, Tavau Teii said...

Patterson Oti appointed deputy PM.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands foreign minister Patterson Oti has been appointed the deputy prime minister of Solomon Islands. The appointment was announced by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. The deputy prime...

Cyclone warning issued in Fiji.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - A tropical cyclone warning has been issued for the northwest of the Fiji group while a cyclone alert remains for the rest of the country, reports The Fiji Times. The Nadi weather office said the northwest...

K8.2m released for relief efforts in Oro.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guineas (PNG) Treasury Department has released a total of K8.2 million (US$2.9 million) to continue with relief efforts in the flood-stricken Oro province, reports The National. Director...

Sports promotes regional cooperation and identity.
December 6, 2007... 06 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Pacific Forum Leaders recognise the important role of sport as it promotes regional cooperation and a Pacific identity. In noting the importance of sports in the social, cultural and economic life of...

Solomons PM keen to meet Australian Prime Minister.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare plans to invite new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Honiara for talks to mend his country's strained relationship with Canberra, reports Sydney...

Hurricane Damian expected to hit Fiji at mid -day.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Nadi weather office has warned that Hurricane Daman will cross Vanua Levu in the northern Fiji Islands at mid-day today, reports Fiji Live . Director of Meteorology Rajendra Prasad said Daman increased...

Corruption rife in PNG Government system.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - More than a third of the Papua New Guinea ( PNG) Government's budget is stolen each year by corrupt politicians and bureaucrats, the country's corruption watchdog says, reports Sydney Morning Herald....

Greenpeace praised Tuna Commission for blacklisting boats fishing illegally.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Greenpeace has praised the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commissions move to blacklist two Venezuelan fishing vessels for illegal fishing in the region, reports Radio New Zealand International. The...

Fiji School of Medicine exam paper leaked, sold.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - About 20 students of the Fiji School of Medicine (FSM) will sit a supplementary exam for the dental course in January after the final exam paper was leaked, reports The Fiji Times. FSM dean Professor...

Should breadwinners go to jail : Domestic violence cases.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 BRISBANE (Pacnews) - Pacific island judges and magistrates debated whether or not the breadwinner husband argument was a good reason in domestic violence cases not to imprison husbands who beat their wives. Domestic...

Fishing bans can mean bigger profits: ANU expert.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Fisheries that allow their stocks extra time to repopulate can make more cash in the long run, according to a new Australian study, ABC online reports. It has always been assumed that maximising fishing...

Tongan cocaine ringleader fled to NZ in international chase.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) - A Tongan cocaine trafficker who hid out in New Zealand after being convicted in the United States 12 years ago has been jailed for almost 13 years in a US federal prison. The man, Robin Muller, 56, was...

HIV victims deliberately infecting others with the deadly virus.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - An Aids campaigner in Papua New Guinea (PNG), who is HIV positive, claimed this week that some people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) were deliberately infecting others with the deadly virus. Joe Egu...

French Constitutional Council approves constitutional changes in French Polynesia.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 PARIS (Pacnews) - The highest constitutional body in France has approved proposals designed to stabilise the territorial governance of French Polynesia, Radio New Zealand International reports. The Constitutional Council in...

Indian labourers stuck on Niue because New Zealand Immigraton reluctant to give transit visas.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) - Concern is growing for a group of Indian nationals who reportedly want to leave Niue, but cant. The 13 men were brought to Niue in 2006, in an attempt to solve a labour shortage and are now stranded on the...

Checklists to Ensure Human Rights of Victims of Natural Disasters.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 BRISBANE (Pacnews) - The very young, old or women may be the first to have their rights compromised in the days that immediately follow natural disasters when rapid action is required. Experience shows, that it is in situations...

NZ backs incentives to preserve forests.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Pacific Islanders and other rainforest nations should be compensated by the international community for not chopping down their trees, New Zealand's foreign Minister Winston Peters says, SMH reports....

Fight on for Sir Allan.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - A relieved Sir Allan Kemakeza is glad to be out for now but after weeks of court battle a political fight is next for the former Solomon Islands prime minister, reports Solomon Star. Given the...

PNG urged to address terrorism.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea ( PNG)must be seen to be a partner in regional and international efforts to counter terrorism to further enhance global peace and security, reports The National. Government...

President Remengesau signs into law Elite Resident Visa measure.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) - Palaus President Tommy Remengesau has signed the measure which will provide a special visa to an elite class of foreigners, reports Marianas Variety. The president signed into law the Elite Resident Visa...

Police in Samoa charge Digicel Mobile Phone Company.
December 7, 2007... 07 DECEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) - Police in Samoa have filed criminal charges against the Digicel mobile phone company in breach of the Gaming Act relating to the companys text competition, reports Radio New Zealand International. Samoas...