PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from January 2008

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from January 2008

Bainimarama firm on poll criteria, military is executive authority.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Former ministers in Fijis fomer ruling party Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) party with previous convictions will not be allowed to contest the general election, reports Fiji Times online. Fijis...

Sogavare question police on Moti arrest.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- Ousted Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has questioned police action on the arrest of the country's former attorney-general, Julian Moti, reports national broadcaster, SIBC. He also...

Flosse, Fritch, retain control of pro-French Tahoeraa Huiraatira party.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 PAPE'ETE (Pacnews) ---- French Polynesia's former President Gaston Flosse and his son-in-law Edouard Fritch have both been re-elected at the weekend at the helm of the French Pacific territory's former ruling party, the...

PM Somare looks at easing border restrictions.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- Papua New Guineas (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has asked the Indonesian government to allow Papuans to travel freely between the Papua New Guinea and Indonesian borders, reports Pacific...

Vanuatu tightens up on work permits.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ------Vanuatu's Labor department is to tighten up on the issuing of work permits reports Capitol FM. The commissioner of Labour Lionel Kalwat said under new regulations, all applications for work permit...

Radisson Accord misrepresented to the public.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------A series of recent articles have suggested that telecom companies in Fiji, which had signed off on the Radisson Accord in Denarau in November were disappointed with the interim government's failure to...

Fiji tourism losses hit $200m.(Financial report)
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Fijis tourism industry made an estimated loss of $150million - $200 million (US$96 -$128 million) for 2007, says Fiji Islands Hoteliers Association president Dixon Seeto, reports The Fiji Times . The...

Expert predicts Australias relations with Solomon Islands to improve.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---- A leading foreign policy expert at the Lowy Institute think tank says he believes Australia will pursue a new, more daring foreign policy under the Rudd Government, reports ABC news. Michael...

Norfolk Island flight posed no great danger:.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 BRISBANE ( Pacnews) ------ Ozjet Airlines says a problem with a plane on a flight from the north-eastern Australian city of Brisbane to Norfolk Island on Saturday did not pose a great danger, Radio Australia reports. The...

Australian Cabinet documents reveal alliance fears.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 CANBERRA (Pacnews) -----Thirty-year-old Australian cabinet papers released Tuesday reveal Australian fears about the future of the alliance with the United States. In 1977, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser...

Greenpeace boat searches for whalers.
January 2, 2008... 02 JANUARY 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ------ The Greenpeace protest boat Esperanza has begun its search for Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, reports Radio New Zealand. The crew would search a one million square kilometre area...

Asian influence in Pacific rising.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - There is a prediction of dramatic changes in the Pacific, as Asian influences take over from traditional European ones, reports TVNZ. A leading Pacific academic said the West was being replaced...

Taiwan lauds peaceful transfer of power in Solomons.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 TAIPEI (Pacnews) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has offered his congratulations to the Solomon Islands following a peaceful transfer of power in the Pacific nation, reports Radio Taiwan International. The Solomon...

Former Solomons Police Commissioner warns on RAMSI.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Former Solomon Islands police commissioner says while the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) is needed, it must ensure the appropriateness of its action at all times to avoid shooting...

Digicel CEO ordered to leave, Mobile war set to end.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guineas (PNG) Labour and Industrial Relations Secretary David Tibu has ordered Digicels chief executive officer Kevin OSullivan to leave the country immediately, reports Post Courier . He...

Repatriation of West Papuans soon.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Indonesian Government departments are currently working on a comprehensive programme to carry out repatriation of West Papuans abroad including Papua New Guineans, the Indonesian Ambassador Bom...

PNG and Tonga Leaders to discuss Fiji and Solomon Island situation.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Papua New Guineas prime minister, Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare and his wife, Lady Veronica are currently holidaying in Tonga. Sir Michael and his entourage, which includes PNGs High Commissioner to...

Virgin Blue raises fuel surcharges on Pacifc flights.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 SYDNEY (Pacnews) - International airline Virgin Blue, which operates Polynesian Blue and Pacific Blue, has announced a jump in its fuel surcharge, reports Radio New Zealand International. The surcharge on domestic flights...

PM Somare petitioned by activists.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Activists from all over the world have petitioned Papua New Guinea (PNG) not to grant a licence to Vitroplant to clear Woodlark Islands rainforests for oil palm plantations, Post Courier reports. A...

Cost of doing business in Fiji expensive as fuel prices increase.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) - Every home in Fiji can expect to feel the pinch of rising fuel prices, Fiji Employers Federation chief executive Ken Roberts says, reports The Fiji Times. He said the spiraling fuel prices would make the...

Calls for RAMSI audit in Solomon Islands.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - A leading foreign policy expert at Australia's Lowy Institute says the Regional Assistance Mission (RAMSI) to Solomon Islands should be reviewed, reports Radio Australia. The director of the...

West Papuan refugees in limbo.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The patience of police in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is running out as they wait for the Government to come to the aid of the West Papuans who have been living at the Boroko police station for security...

South Pacific Express resumes flights between two Samoas, Govt to ensure licensing of all doctors.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) - The Pago Pago based airline South Pacific Express Inc ( SPEX) has resumed flights between American Samoa and Samoa, reports Radio New Zealand. The airline grounded services on 21 December after an...

Return of Maori head quashed.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 (Pacnews) - A French court has definitively quashed plans to return the preserved Maori head from western France to New Zealand, reports TVNZ. Donated by a French collector in 1875, the head has been held since then in a...

New Caledonia in search of own identity symbols.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 NOUMEA (Pacnews) - Authorities in New Caledonia have officially launched a quest, by way of a public contest to identify what is locally referred to as identity symbols - namely a national anthem, a motto and a design for its...

Eddie Murphy chooses French Polynesia's Bora Bora to tie the knot.
January 3, 2008... 03 JANUARY 2008 PAPE'ETE (Pacnews) - Hollywood star, Eddie Murphy has chosen French Polynesia to tie the knot on Wednesday with 40-year-old film producer and fiance Tracey Edmonds, reports Oceania Flash. Mr Murphy 46 and Ms Edmonds, who...

Digicel permit breach.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Digicel chief executive officer Kevin OSullivan has refused outright to reveal how he came into Papua New Guinea (PNG) to do business without a work permit. Mr OSullivan, who came into the country a...

Palau senator wants ban on commercial fishing by foreigners.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 KOROR (Pacnews) - Palaus Senate Floor Leader Alan Seid says a ban on commercial fishing by foreigners should be part of the governments conservation efforts. Palaus fish stocks are being depleted in an alarming rate, he...

Swordfish face pirate danger in Pacific.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealands Ministry of Fisheries is keeping a close eye on two foreign vessels believed to have been plundering swordfish stocks, reports NZ Herald. The two Spanish fishing boats, Vieirasa Cinco...

Canberra mum on whale fleet.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australian Government will not disclose the location of the Japanese whaling fleet when it is found, a decision infuriating hardline activist Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd, reports The Age . The decision...

Parliament meets on Monday to choose new President.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 MAJURO (Pacnews) ----- The Marshall Islands parliament meets on Monday for the first time since the 19 November national election to elect a new President, reports Radio New Zealand International. It is the first time in...

East New Britain AIDS rise a worry.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- The rise in HIV infection in Papua New Guineas (PNG) East New Britain is a grave concern for the provincial government and it has increased funding to fight HIV/AIDS, reports The National. In...

US Senate reported to have removed canneries tax credits from new legislation.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) ----- There are reports in American Samoa that the U.S. Senate has cut the canneries tax credit extension from a congressional measure, approved this week by President Bush, Radio New Zealand International...

Remengesau says space-based solar power is in line with environmental policies.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 KOROR (Pacnews) ------Palaus President Tommy Remengesau said that the proposed space-based solar power is in line with the environmental policies of the government to strive renewable energy, Marianas Variety reports. At...

Church leader in Papua urges greater freedoms at border with PNG.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 JAYAPURA (Pacnews) ----- A church leader in Indonesias West Papua region has welcomed a proposal by Papua New Guineas (PNG) Prime Minister to ease restrictions on the border between the two countries. Father Neles Tebay of...

Solomon Islands experience La Nina weather situation.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Solomon Islands Meteorological Service says the Pacific nation is experiencing an atmospheric situation called La Nina. Principal Climate Officer Lloyd Tahani said La Nina is associated with heavy...

Bus and taxi fares increase next week.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Travelling in buses and taxis in Fiji will be more costly from Monday next week after the interim government announced an increase in fares. Fijis Interim Transport Minister Manu Korovulavula said the...

Fiji interim government reshuffles cabinet, drops nine and adds four new ministers.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Fijis interim government has announced what it calls a compact and streamlined cabinet, ending weeks of speculation of a possible reshuffle. Commodore Frank Bainimarama has dropped nine ministers and...

Moti granted bail in Brisbane court.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 BRISBANE (Pacnews) ----- Sacked Solomon Island Attoney General and Australian lawyer Julian Moti up on child sex charges has been released on bail by a Brisbane court, Brisbane Times reports. Moti, was deported from Solomon...

PNG economy to be buoyant in 08.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------- Papua New Guinea (PNG) expects another booming economic growth this year due to the stable Governments monetary policy, Kina Securities Limited has forecast, reports Post Courier. While giving...

Australian tourist arrested in New Caledonia on paedophile-related account.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ----- French police in New Caledonia have deported one more Australian citizen with a paedophile history, Oceania Flash reports. The 43-year-old Australian tourist, whose name was not disclosed, was...

Digicel boss: My papers are okay.
January 4, 2008... 04 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- Digicel chief executive officer Kevin OSullivan has brushed aside the Papua New Guineas (PNG) Governments claim he did not have a valid work permit. I have a valid work permit, Mr OSullivan said...

UN calls on PNG to resettle refugees.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------ The United Nation's (UN) refugee agency has urged Papua New Guinea (PNG) to resettle 100 refugees from the Indonesian province of Papua, now living in the country, Radio Australia reports. ...

Two ringleaders of a prostitution racket in American Samoa sentenced.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) ----- The two ringleaders of a prostitution racket in American Samoa, Shengji Wang and Fu Sheng Kuo Shengji Wang and Fu Sheng Kuo, both Chinese nationals have been sentenced in a federal court in Hawaii for...

Kiribati sailor arrested for drug trafficking in east China.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 BEIJING (Pacnews) ----- A sailor from Kiribati was arrested on suspicion of trafficking more than 2.7 kilograms of drugs in east China's Zhejiang Province, local police said on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency. On 23...

Police warns public against sale of WWII unexploded bombs.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ------ Solomon Islands Police is concerned with reports that some members of the public are attempting to sell unexploded ordinances, U-X-O's to scrap metal companies, SIBC reports. Officers from the...

Marshalls opposition calls recount a debacle.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 MAJURO (Pacnews) ------ A previously announced four-vote victory by a key opposition candidate was snuffed out in a recount that ended early Saturday morning, giving the incumbent cabinet minister a six-vote win, and increasing...

Former ambassador sentenced for fraud.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- A former charge dAffair and acting ambassador for Papua New Guinea. (PNG) to the United States, Graham Michael, has been sentenced for fraud, reports The National. Michael was sentenced in...

Fiji's coup cost Air Pacific millions.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ------Fiji's latest coup has cost its international carrier Air Pacific $F70 million (US$44.9 million), the airlines just published annual report says, Stuff NZ reports. Airline CEO John Campbell said their...

Lamb flaps, high fat food products to be regulated: Zibe.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------ Lamb flaps and other high fat food products will be regulated to cut down on fat contents, Papua New Guineas (PNG) Health Minister Sasa Zibe said, reports The National. Mr Zibe in a statement...

American Samoan ferry could help visitors stranded in Pukapuka.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) ------ The Department of Port Administration in American Samoa is awaiting approval from the U.S. Coast Guard for the MV Sili to sail to Pukapuka in the Cook Islands, reports Radio New Zealand International....

New Marshall Islands president elected.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 MAJURO (Pacnews) ------- Marshall Islands MPs have elected Litokwa Tomeing as the country's new president, in a move that could signal an end to the country's diplomatic recognition of Taiwan, reports The Age. Politicians...

PNG soldiers to expand peacekeeping duties.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government is looking at changes to legislation which could see some of our Defence Force soldiers on the firing line with peacekeeping duties in the Pacific and beyond....

New Zealand approves US$15 million to expand giant clam production.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 KOROR (Pacnews) ----- The New Zealand Government has just approved US$14,967 in grants to Palaus Bureau of Commercial Development of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade. The money would be used to help the expansion of...

Tuvalu Parliamentary Speaker Knighted.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 LONDON (Pacnews) ------ The Queen of England has knightedKamuta Latasi, Speaker of the Tuvalu Parliament, in a ceremony in London. Sir Kamuta was received by The Queen when Her Majesty conferred upon him the honour of...

New Caledonian president vows fair deal as wealth grows.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ---- New Caledonian president, Harold Martin, has committed his government towards a more equitable distribution of the territorys wealth, reports Radio New Zealand International. Speaking in Congress, he...

Official campaigning to begin ahead of French Polynesian election.
January 7, 2008... 07 JANUARY 2008 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ----- Official campaigning is about to begin in French Polynesia which is to hold an early general election in two rounds of voting in late January and February. Radio New Zealand International reports 32...

Taiwan says its ties with Marshall Islands remain unchanged.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 TAIPEI (Pacnews) - Taiwan's ties with the Marshall Islands have not changed, despite the election of a pro-China candidate as the South Pacific nation's president, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said Monday, reports China Post . ...

Peace pact may be disrupted.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 BUKA (Pacnews) - The Bougainville Peace Agreement is under threat of being disrupted prematurely as people get fed up with the Autonomous Bougainville Governments decision to enter into alleged dubious deals without consulting...

IMF warns of Trust Fund shortfall.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 MAJURO (Pacnews) - Unless there are additional injections of money into the Marshall Islands Governments trust fund, there will be a huge drop in funding for the western Pacific nation when grants from the United States end in...

FSM Medical school dean resigns.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) - Regional medican school based in Suva, Fiji has lost the services of Professor David Brewster, who resigned from his post as dean last week, reports The Fiji Times. His resignation was confirmed by Fijis...

West Papuan refugees seek deportation.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - West Papuan refugees residing at the back of the Boroko police station are hoping that the PNG Government deports them to a third country, spokesperson Samuel Ingammer said yesterday, Post Courier...

Dr Sikua team plan cuts on political appointees.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Dr Derek Sikuas new Government has virtually halved the number of political appointees and slashed the salaries for those it will appoint. Political appointees of the...

Jackson Airport set for upgrade.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guineas (PNG) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is working on an ambitious redevelopment plan for the Jacksons International Airport worth K200 million (US$72 million), Post Courier reports. ...

Tonga Defence Force bound for peacekeeping duties in Iraq.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - A contingent of 55 Tongan soldiers is heading to the Middle East to join Americanpeace keeping forces in Iraq, reports Tonga Now. The troops from the Tonga Defence Services leave on Saturday (12 Jan)...

Military warns Air Pacific not to blame coup for loss.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fijis military has warned the national airline not to use the 2006 coup as a scapegoat for its millions of lost revenue, reports The Fiji Sun. Air Pacific in its latest financial report has cited the...

Guns PNG made.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Cartridges and guns, as effective as factory-made weapons and ammunition, are being made in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by locals, Post Courier reports. This was evident when young men from Lumusa and...

French Overseas territories intelligence unit scrapped: minister.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 PARIS (Pacnews) - The French Government has moved to scrap an army intelligence unit that until now, was designed to specifically monitor politicians and journalists in the French overseas territories, including the three French...

US$100m from Norway for rain forest nations.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea (PNG) will benefit from K293 million (US$100 million) donated by Norway for environment and conservation programmes in tropical rain forest nations, reports The National. PNGs...

Attorney General job up for grab.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Government is most likely to advertise the post of Attorney General in a bid to promote transparency and accountability of that position, reports Solomon Star. We want be transparent so...

Air NZ concerned about high cost of fuel.
January 8, 2008... 08 JANUARY 2008 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Air New Zealand says it is concerned about the high cost of fuel, NZ Herald reports. Qantas and its subsidiary Jetstar yesterday announced they were increasing their international fuel surcharges from...

Nauru centre closure to hit economy.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 YAREN (Pacnews) ----- Nauru has warned that the Rudd Government's plan to scrap its immigration detention centre could slash the nation's earnings by 20 per cent, leaving its economy on the verge of collapse. Nauruan...

New Zealand businessman instigated, financed kill plot, granted bail : Court.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- New Zealand businessman Ballu Khan was the instigator and financier of the plot to kill Fijis interim Prime Minister and two Cabinet ministers, a State lawyer told the Suva court late Tuesday night, reports...

Australian woman found dead in Vanuatu.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ---- Australian Federal Police (AFP) are travelling to Vanuatu to assist with investigation of the suspected murder of an Australian woman, Radio Australia reports. The 69-year-old was discovered...

Refugees still stuck on Nauru.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---- Six weeks after Australian Labor Party (ALP) came to power promising to close the controversial detention camp on Nauru, 75 Sri Lankans remain stuck on the tiny island state even though they have been...

Auction land : Report.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guineas National Lands Board (NLB) should be abolished and replaced with an open auction system to ensure transparent allocation of land, a report by Post Courier recommends. The...

Tongan election set for April.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 NUKULOFA (Pacnews) ------ Tonga will hold its general election in April this year. Matangi Tonga Online reports the election of the Nobles will be held on 23 April while voting for the Peoples Representatives would be held...

Vanuatu police boss promises back pay issue will be settled.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ----- Vanuatus Police Commissioner has reassured police officers that their back pay claims will be sorted out by the end of the month, reports Radio New Zealand International . Patu Navoko Lui said the...

Former American Samoan cabinet member gets 13 months in jail.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) ----- A former American Samoan cabinet member Uiagalelei Iona has been sentenced to 13 months in prison and three years supervised release for witness tampering, Radio New Zealand Internationalreports. ...

Two MPs defect to the opposition.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavares hold on the opposition is further weakened by the defection of two more MPs yesterday, reports Solomon Star. MP for Malaita Outer Islands,...

Australians offer Samoan deformed baby hope after NZ refusal.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 APIA (Pacnews) ----- A badly deformed Samoan baby denied entry to New Zealand for surgery has been offered hope by an Adelaide church, reports NZ Herald. The South Pacific Islands Community Christian Church in Adelaide...

UN reviews Fiji soldiers participation on PSD contract.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2009 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis military has strongly denied suggestions that Fiji soldiers serving in Iraq have lost the contract to provide Personal Security Detail (PSD) for United Nations representatives in Iraq, reports Radio...

Marshall Islands joins South-pacific.travel.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 MAJURO (Pacnews) ----- Marshall Islands this month becomes the 15th country member of south-pacific.travel,Pacific Magazine reports. Marshall Islands welcomed a little over 5000 visitors in 2006. South-pacific.travel...

3000 guns on the loose in Baiyer.
January 9, 2008... 09 JANUARY 2008 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- There are more than 3000 guns in the Baiyer and Lumusa areas in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea ( PNG), reports Post Courier. This is because many of the young men in the area...