PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from July 2007

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from July 2007

Fiji's acting police commissioner removed from office.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji's acting police commissioner, Romanu Tikotikoca has been unceremoniously removed from office, a month before his contract was to expire. He confirmed to PACNEWS that he received his letter from the...

Four ballot boxes stolen.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Armed men stormed a polling booth in Kopiago station and stole four ballot boxes when polling began in Papua New Guinea (PNG) Southern Highlands on Saturday, Post Courier reports . Post Courier...

Samoan plant offers lifeline.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ---- A traditional Samoan healing plant could produce a breakthrough cure for AIDS and cancer. TVNZ reports. American researchers are so excited about the plant they have signed an agreement to pay royalties to...

Illegal army troops held.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Six members of an alleged illegal army in Papua New Guinea (PNG) were arrested in the Bena area of the Eastern Highlands province last week, reports The National. They were arrested by members of two...

Niues ability to host Forum summit queried.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) --- Questions have been raised about Niues ability to host next years Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting, reports Radio New Zealand International. An opposition MP, OLove Jacobsen, told the Legislative...

Government want foreign workers better informed about rights.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) ----The Cook Islands Governments Labour Consumer Service is investigating a number of complaints lodged by some foreign workers who allege they have been abused by their employer. The director for labour...

Boost in assistance to Solomon Islands.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- After a thirty year relationship of assistance to the Solomon Islands, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has opened a new office in the capital city of Solomon Islands Honiara - in efforts to...

Interim Minister on a Pacific mission.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----Fijis Interim foreign affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau is on a week's visit to Melanesian states to brief them on the current developments in Fiji, Fiji Times online reports. Ministry permanent...

Non access to U.S. fund a disgrace: MP.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----The revelation that Solomon Islands is not eligible to access the U.S. Millennium Fund is a slap on the face of the government and people of this country, Solomon Star reports. Member of Parliament (MP)...

U.S, China allow unlimited air service between China and Marianas.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 SAIPAN (Pacnews) ----The United States and China have agreed to relax their civil air transport agreements to allow more air services between different cities in China to Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas ( CNMI),...

French Polynesia marks Autonomy Day.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 PAPEETE (Pacnews0 ---- The pro-independence movement in French Polynesia has marked the current administrations autonomy commemorations as a day of mourning, Radio New Zealand International reports. June the 29th was declared...

Regime may abrogate constitution: Lal.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -----Fiji's interim regime may decide to abrogate Fiji's Constitution to get itself out problematic situations, says leading Fiji academic Dr Brij Lal, Fiji Live reports. A series of lawsuits are already being...

US. Funds Pacific territories to cope with possible mass casualties.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 WASHINGTON (Pacnews) ----U.S. Pacific territories and freely associated states have been awarded more than US$ 2.1 million in federal grants to strengthen their hospitals and other health care facilities to respond to bioterror...

Former PM attacked.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----Western Highlands Governor and former Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Paias Wingti escaped major injuries when he was attacked at a rally in Minj, last Friday. The National reports some people...

Tuvalu is set to become the newest Olympic member.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 GUATEMALA (Pacnews) -----The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board agreed Sunday to grant recognition to Tuvalu, to become a member of the Olympic family, Associated Press reports. Tuvalu a tiny Pacific nation...

Pacific disaster managers highlight need for strengthened communication systems.
July 2, 2007... 02 JULY 2007 MAJURO (Pacnews) ----Regional disaster managers have endorsed a strategy for enhancing early warning systems for Pacific Island countries at a meeting in Majuro in the Marshall Islands, Radio New Zealand International reports. ...

Sanctions against Fijians extended to officials appointed since coup.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ---- The travel ban on Fijians behind last December's coup and members of the interim government has been extended to cover senior officials appointed by the military regime since then, NZ Herald reports. ...

Kiribati churches pleads for regional immigration policy on climate change.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - An appeal has gone out to church leaders in the Pacific to lobby their governments to accommodate I-Kiribati environment refugees in the future. This simple plea was made to a panel of judges convened by the...

Militarisation of government top post continues in Fiji.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Fijis military deputy commander Navy Captain Esala Teleni has assumed his new role as the countrys Police Commissioner after acting Police Commissioner Romanu Tikotikoca had his contract terminated prematurely,...

More details due this month in Pacific research into matrilineal society.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 PORT VILLA (Pacnews) ----A public seminar this month in Vanuatu will reveal new research findings into matrilineal land tenure in the Pacific that examines what role women play. Radio New Zealand International reports two...

PM Somare ordered Moti flight: report.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare gave the orders to fly wanted Australian lawyer Julian Moti to the Solomon Islands to avoid extradition to Australia to face child sex charges,...

Travel bans likely to affect democracy roadmap: PM.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Fijis Interim Prime minister has condemned the latest sanctions announced by the New Zealand Government saying it is likely to affect Fijis return to parliamentary democracy. Commodore Frank Bainimarama...

Health authorities ask CDC assistance in detecting Zika virus.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) --- Health authorities have asked the Center For Disease Control to help detect whether the Zika virus, has also affected Palau after a reported outbreak in Yap, Marianas Variety reports . Bureau of Public...

Tonga broadcaster's parliament ban continues.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----The Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC) says it is still being prevented from covering parliament despite assurances from the government that a ban has been lifted. The prime minister's office said a...

Palaus President says critiques made unfair assessment of Taiwan grants.
July 3, 2007... 03 JULY 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) ----Palaus President Tommy Remengesau is asking his critiques not to make unfair assessment regarding stimulus grants from the donor country particularly the Government of Taiwan. President Remengesau said that...

Coups cost 12 years of growth.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- The military takeover in Fiji on 05 December last year exacerbated an economic decline that was well under way when the current administration took office, says Australian National University (ANU) Associate...

Government denies it banned broadcaster.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----Tonga's attorney general says it is the Legislative Assembly and not the Tongan Government who made the decision to ban the state run broadcaster from parliament. The Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC)...

PM criticised for 'God' claim.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----A Solomon Islands MP is questioning Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's use of the name of God in the political arena. MP for West Vonavona and former finance minister, Peter Boyers, says that although Mr...

Regime braces for unions strike.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis Interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama was adamant he will go ahead with public sector reforms after public service unions jointly opted for strike action, reports Fiji Sun. The unions...

Tuvalu launches its MDGs report.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) ---- The Pacific nation of Tuvalu has launched its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Report, Tuvalu Media Corporation reports. Tuvalu s finance and economic minister Lotoala Metia said Tuvalu was the third...

Nauru joins regional aviation safety body.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -----Nauru is the newest member of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO). PASO, based in Port Vila, Vanuatu, is an international regional organisation set up under the Pacific Islands Civil Aviation Safety...

Government expected to undergo reshuffle shortly.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ----- New Caledonia's Government is expected to undergo a major reshuffle soon, with current President Marie-Nolle Thmereau and economy minister Didier Leroux speculated to leave the executive team, local media...

U.S. congressman from going to West Papua.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 JARKATA (Pacnews) -----Indonesia has barred a U.S. congressman who has been a critic of Jakarta's policies in Papua from visiting the area, but has denied the move is to cover up alleged human rights abuses in the remote region....

French Polynesia's President leads delegation in Paris.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ----- French Polynesia's President Gaston Tong Sang is this week in Paris leading a high-powered delegation for talks with the new French government and newly-elected President Nicolas Sarkozy later this week. ...

Arrest over Vanuatus Supreme Court fire.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 PORT VILA (Pacnews) ----Vanuatu police have charged two men with arson in relation to a fire which destroyed the Supreme Court in Port Vila last month. Vanuatus Deputy Police Commissioner Arthur Caulton has told Radio...

Taiwan seek to strengthen diplomatic relations with Palau.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) ----- Taiwans Ambassador to Palau has expressed his desire for a stronger Palau-Taiwan diplomatic relations as he spoke of the development assistance his government given to Palau. Speaking at the inauguration...

Polling team behind bars.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----An entire polling team is behind bars at the Wabag police station, two people were reported injured, and another polling team was hijacked, as polling in most parts of Enga province in Papua New Guinea...

President of Solomon Islands Bar Association sacked.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- The Solomon Islands Government has sacked the country's longest serving legal draftsman and president of the Solomon Islands Bar Association , Sri-Lankan citizen, Ranjit Hewagama. Mr Hewagama confirmed...

Tokelau referendum dates for late October.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 TOKELAU (Pacnews) ----Tokelaus referendum on self-determination in free association with New Zealand is to be held from 20 24 October. Radio New Zealand International reports it would begin with voting for the Tokelauan...

New Zealand to help Niue with debt problems.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) ----The New Zealand Government is to assist Niue eliminate long-standing debts. Radio New Zealand International reports. Niue has achieved significant financial progress in recent months- balancing last years...

Vanuatu and Palau to trial system of waste disposal different to traditional methods.
July 4, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ---Vanuatu and Palau are to trial a system of disposing of waste which has been successfully implemented in Samoa, Radio New Zealand International reports. The landfill near Apia was set up using Japanese...

Rudd vows big lift in Pacific island aid.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) -----Australian Labor leader Kevin Rudd has promised a big increase in Australian aid to Pacific island nations to end instability in the region. Mr Rudd said a radical rethink of the nation's role in the...

Australia calls for Moti report release.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ----- The Australian Government has called for Papua New Guinea's Defence Force (PNGDF) Board of Inquiry report into the Julian Moti affair to be made public, Radio Australia reports . Mr Moti fled to...

Sir Mekere could face contempt charges: PM Somare.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----Papua New Guineas (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare says the PNG Defence Force inquiry's report on wanted Australian lawyer Julian Moti is not yet a public document. He claims PNGs former Prime...

Unions free to strike: Interim PM.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Fijis interim Prime Minister the Public Emergency Regulation was removed to give unions the freedom to go on strike, Fiji Times reports. The Public Safety Order is still in place but we're not here to stop...

Strong New Zealand benefit for Pacific economies.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) -----New Zealands strong dollar could be the catalyst for Pacific Island countries (PICs) to promote investment in their economies. Rather than relying on imported goods from New Zealand, Pacific countries...

Election candidates and supporters refuse to release more than 200 ballot boxes.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Election candidates in the Hela region of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and about 7,000 of their supporters yesterday prevented security forces and PNGs Electoral Commission officials from retrieving over 200...

Foreign minister rejects Bainimarama claims on sanctions impact.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ---- New Zealands foreign minister Winston Peters is rejecting claims by Fijis military commander that his governments latest sanctions are likely to affect Fijis return to democracy. Commodore Frank...

Former FBCL CEO barred from leaving the country.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Fijis Immigration department has barred former chief executive officer of Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited (FBCL) from leaving the country. Francis Herman was stopped from leaving Fiji at the Nadi...

UN to offer employment to Palau nationals.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) ----Palau is eligible to have at least 14 employment positions within the United Nations (UN), Marianas Variety reports. According to a press statement from the Ministry of State, the UN is seeking qualified...

We were not told about lawyers, say Nauru detainees.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 YAREN (Pacnews) ------The 82 Sri Lankan asylum seekers detained on Nauru for more than three months are frustrated and isolated, and feel deceived by the Australian Government, Sydney Morning Herald reports. More than 50 of...

Play it clean and green at the XIII South Pacific Games.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 APIA (Pacnews) --- Its hoped the spirit of the 13th South Pacific Games in Samoa will branch towards the environment with a Play it clean and green campaign to be launched by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment...

Tuvalu churches echo Kiribati's call for urgent action on climate refugees.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Tuvalu considers the impact of climate change as a national security threat. Unfortunately, if it comes to the extreme, relocation is the only option for the people, who will need to build new lives in a new...

Election Commissioner confident of names update.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guinea (PNG)s Electoral Commissioner Andrew Trawen says there is nothing the commission can do for voters whose names are not on the electoral roll, Post Courier reports. This was the...

Tokelau ship expected to resume service this weekend.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 TOKELAU (Pacnews) ----The general manager for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau Jo Vilisi says the atolls ship should be back in service by the weekend, Radio New Zealand International reports. Engine trouble on the MV Tokelau...

Uncertainties still exits in Solomon islands.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Solomon Islands face an uncertain future in the wake of recent political unrest and Aprils Tsunami Anglican Bishop of Malaita, Dr Terry Brown told the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the...

Terms of reference for Fiji election scoping mission approved.
July 5, 2007... 05 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- The Pacific Islands Forum / Fiji Working Group has approved the terms of reference for the Fiji Elections scoping mission to determine the resources required to meet the election timetable set by the...

New Zealand foreign minister leads delegation on annual Pacific trip.
July 5, 2007... 04 JULY 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ------New Zealands Foreign Minister Winston Peters will lead a delegation of MPs, business people, NGOs, officials and media on a week-long visit to Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, and Samoa from Sunday. ...

Tornados wreak havoc in New Zealands North Island.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) --- Three tornados struck New Zealands North Island yesterday afternoon, causing havoc in Taranaki, Auckland and Tauranga and injuring at least one person, reports StuffNZ website. The first tornado struck...

Polling begins in capital.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -- Everything is set for two-day polling in Papua New Guineas National Capital District (NCD) which starts today and ends tomorrow. NCD election manager Oscar Pomaleu has appealed to residents not to...

USP ranks Cooks highly for good governance.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) --- A report released by the University of the South Pacific (USP) this week ranked the Cook Islands highest on good governance out of the seven regional countries that were the focus of their study. The...

Papuans petition Indonesia in London over jailing of flag activists.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 LONDON (Pacnews) --- Activists have visited Indonesias Embassy in London to demand the release of two Papuans from jail in Indonesia for raising the Morning Star flag, RNZI reports. About 30 people organised by the Free West...

Macau group wants to bring video gaming to CNMI.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 SAIPAN (Pacnews) --- Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI) Governor Benigno R Fitial says the Holiday Inn group in Macau is preparing a business proposal to introduce new video gaming machines in the Northern Marianas that...

Queensland man convicted over Solomons gold.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 BRISBANE (Pacnews) --- An Australian man charged with illegally buying gold in the Solomon Islands has been convicted and fined SBD$3,000. Colin Jackson, 37, of Brisbane, was fined the maximum possible by Honiara Magistrate...

PNG Court affirms Digicel licence.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- The public mobile telecommunication licence issued to mobile company Digicel (PNG) Limited by the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has been confirmed by the Papua New Guinea National...

Commonwealth broadcasters condemn action against Fiji broadcaster.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 LONDON (Pacnews) --- The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) has joined other organisations and individuals criticising moves by the Fiji military to prevent the former CEO of the national broadcaster from leaving the...

Tongan Government to buy national power generation from Shoreline this year.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) --- The Tongan Government will buy the national diesel power generation facilities from Shoreline Power this year, announced the Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikmanu. The minister said that a...

Watchdog backs PNG electoral roll claims.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has questioned Papua New Guinea's electoral roll, ABC Online reports. The new roll was commissioned just 18 months ahead of the current national...

CBSI, World Bank to seal deal.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Solomon Islands Central Bank and the World Bank are expected to sign the Grant Agreement to support the financing of renewable energy electricity supplies for rural communities. Central Bank of Solomon...

Marshall Islands only commercial black pearl farm shuts down.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 MAJURO (Pacnews) --- After more than a decade of work to establish a viable black pearl industry in the Marshall Islands, the pioneering aquaculture company has shut down. Robert Reimers Enterprises chief executive officer...

Former Solomons PM jailed on embezzlement conviction.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- A former Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Ezekiel Alebua has been jailed for three and half years for embezzlement, reports the national broadcaster, SIBC. Mr Alebua was convicted of two charges of...

Health crisis looms after tornado chaos.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) --- A massive clean-up operation began in New Zealands North Island at dawn as the Civil Emergency operation kicked off. Yesterday, three tornados struck the island causing havoc in Taranaki, Auckland and...

No pay for striking workers.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Civil servants in Fiji who will join the nationwide civil service strike in two weeks time will have their pay suspended based on the number of days they stay away, reports the Fiji Sun. Public Service...

PNG MP chased by helicopter.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- Papua New Guinea police chased an MP by helicopter after he allegedly tried to seize ballot boxes on polling day in the Highlands province of Enga. Police also have seized a semi-automatic rifle and...

Appeal to French minister to help solve mystery disappearance of Tahiti journalist.
July 6, 2007... 06 JULY 2007PAPEETE (Pacnews) --- The family of a French Polynesian journalist missing since 1997 has written to the new French justice minister, Rachida Dati, asking her to assist in efforts to solve the mystery surrounding his disappearance....

PNG polling may be extended for at least five days.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- Polling could be extended for another five days in Papua New Guinea, with the weather playing havoc in parts of the country, delaying polling by up to a week, reports The National. Polling is...

Air Tahiti Nui crew members face drug smuggling charges.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 PAPE'ETE (Pacnews) --- Over 30 crew members of French Polynesia's international flag carrier, Air Tahiti Nui (ATN), are facing drug smuggling charges and are expected to appear in court in September, local police said at the...

Solomon Islands PM commits his nation to upholding the law.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has assured the country that his Grand Coalition for Change government is committed to uphold the laws of Solomon Islands. He was speaking at the country's...

Australia reduces 20 percent aid to Fiji.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- The Australian Government has suspended 20 per cent of its aid programmes to Fiji. Australian High Commissioner James Batley made the comment in response to questions on the interim government seeking aid...

Pacific church leaders condemn ignorance of climate change.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- A panel of Pacific church leaders who in the past week have listened to the plight of the countries most affected by climate change have come out strongly against those who ignore the reality of the situation....

Island hunt to solve the riddle of Amelia Earhart.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 SYDNEY (The Guardian) ---- A team of investigators is heading to one of the most remote islands in the Pacific next week to resolve a 70-year-old mystery: what happened to Amelia Earhart, the world's most famous woman aviator. ...

Kidnap leads to K500, 000 bank robbery.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- A commercial bank was robbed of more then K500,000 (US$171,000) in Port Moresby on Saturday in what police described as a white collar professional robbery, Post Courier reports. While residents and...

Samoa district says Malietoa bestowal was invalid.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 APIA (Pacnews) --- The District of Tuamasaga which consists of five sub-districts of the Malietoa paramount title in Samoa have agreed that the traditional protocols of the bestowal of the title were not followed and therefore the...

New French assistant minister to attend Forum summit: report.
July 9, 2007... 09 JULY 2007 PARIS (Pacnews) --- Newly-appointed French assistant minister for overseas, Christian Estrosi, has indicated he will attend the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit in Tonga in October this year. Estrosi told French media...