PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from March 2007

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from March 2007

Economy on the verge of collapse.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - The collapse in Fijis economy is now more noticeable, the Fiji Retailers Association says. Fiji Times reports the Association has warned of a severe decline in retail trade as the negative trend in the economy...

Forum meeting in Tonga on track for October.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - The Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting will go ahead in October in Tonga despite the hurdles faced following the riot last November, Radio New Zealand International reports. A Forum secretariat team...

Niue assembly to enact spending cuts.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) - The Niue assembly will meet today to pass legislation authorising cuts to government spending. The government announced last week that all government workers, including MPs, would have their salaries cut by...

Data shows steady increase in employment in Palau.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) - Statistics showed that employment in Palau is steadily increasing over the years, especially in the private sector. Marianas Variety reports. This was based on a data provided by Minister of Finance Elbuchel...

Fiji praised for sex education classes.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -- Fiji is the first Pacific Islands Forum country to begin incorporating Family Life Education (FLE) or sexual and reproductive health into its national secondary school curriculum, Fiji Times reports. The...

USP Vice Chancellor resigns.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Vice Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific (USP), Professor Anthony Tarr has resigned. Village News reports that Professor Tarr tendered his resignation effective 30 April this year. Mr...

Partnership launched to further HIV/AIDS programme & commitment in the Pacific.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - A regional affiliation was announced this week to develop a programme on HIV/AIDS for the Pacific sports community. The partnership between the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, UNAIDS Asia Pacific...

Trade Unions threatens a nation wide strike if PM does not resign.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Trade unions in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have threatened to go on a nationwide strike if Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare does not resign over his handling of the Julian Moti saga., Post Courier reports....

Fiji to be discussed in NZ PMs with U.S. President this month.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealands Prime Minister says Fiji will be on the agenda for discussion when she meets United States George Bush later this month in Washington, Radio New Zealand International reports. Helen Clark...

Government defuses Maori land dispute.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) --- Some of New Zealand's most valuable land is likely to be protected from sale after a Maori land row that threatened to escalate into a series of nationwide protests, Stuff NZ reports. State-owned...

Missing WWI sub may have been found.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -- Australian submarine AE1, missing with all hands since the start of World War I, may have been found, AAP reports. Veterans Affairs Minister Bruce Billson said he was cautiously optimistic an object...

UN group concerned about involvement of private security companies in conflicts.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 NEWYORK (Pacnews) - The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries has expressed concern about the increasing involvement of private military and security companies in countries facing conflict, including their work...

Commonwealth Secretary-General distressed by claims Fiji military beat up detainees.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 LONDON (Pacnews) - The Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon says hes very distressed by allegations the Fiji military has beaten people in custody, Radio New Zealand International reports. He said the reports cast...

PM rejects inquiry report, orders new one in 10 days.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea (PNG) Sir Michael Somare has rejected the preliminary inquiry report and recommendations put together by the Defence Force Board of Inquiry and presented to him yesterday at Parliament...

Trade Unions warns government of engaging PNG Police to provide security details for its leaders.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions ( SICTU) has cautioned government on its plan to selectively engage Papua New Guinea (PNG) Police serving under the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands...

Civil service salary slashed by five percent.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fijis Public Service Commission has confirmed that all public servants will have their pay cut by five per cent from 08 March, Fiji Times reports . Director of Employment Relations, Peni Naqasima said the pay...

Pacific trade negotiators urged to show strength and unity as talks with Europe heat up.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - As trade talks with the European Union (EU)enter a crucial phase, a broad group of non-state representatives from across the Pacific has demanded that trade negotiators achieve a fair agreement that benefits...

Tongas new five star hotel to be built in Vavau.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) --- Tongas tourism mecca, the island of Vavau is to be the site of a new four to five star resort. Warwick International Hotels will sign a lease agreement with Hon. Akauola, the islands estate holder...

Pacific Island Forum secretariat and Secretariat of the Pacific Community enhance cooperation.
March 1, 2007... 01 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) and Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) today held a formal high level consultation between senior management and advisers from each agency with agreement on how...

Australia criticises Fiji's human rights record.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australia has called on Fiji's military coup leader Frank Bainimarama to curb human rights abuses after reports that a second person has died after being beaten by soldiers, reports Reuters. Australian...

Trade unions wage war against Interim government.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fijis Public sector unions are going to fight the Interim Government's decision to cut by five per cent the pay of civil servants from next week, Fiji Times reports. The pay cut however would exclude the...

American Samoas Swains Island seeks trade deal with Tokelau.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) - The representative of Swains Island in the American Samoan legislature says he wants to boost trade links with Tokelau, Radio New Zealand International reports. Alexander Jennings has just returned from...

Study reveals genetic diversity of Melanesians.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 PHILADELPHIA (Pacnews) - A new scientific study into mitochondrial DNA has revealed that Melanesians are among the most genetically diverse people on the planet, Radio New Zealand International reports. The study, Melanesian...

RAMSI accident claim rejected by leaders.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - A claim by Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare that Solomon Islanders have been killed in road accidents involving members of the Australian-led regional assistance mission has been rejected by the...

Niue government to face no confidence vote next week.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews)- The Niue Government is to face a vote of no confidence next week amid claims it is to blame for the countrys dire financial state, Radio New Zealand International reports . The island has been trying to...

Pacific girls raised to feel inferior work to boost their rights.
March 2, 2007... 02 FEBRUARY 2007 NEWYORK (Pacnews) - A Pacific political leader has told the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women that the region's girls are raised to feel inferior to boys and men, with culture and custom often invoked to justify...

Revised budget a bitter pill for the people of Fiji.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- As widely speculated, Fijis revised budget has demanded tough and prudent fiscal management for the island nation, thats predicted to be on the brink of economic collapse. We have reached an extremely...

Preliminary court case against Fiji military coup begins today.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) The preliminary court hearing between Fiji Military and the ousted Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) - led government was heard in the Fiji high court this morning. The SDL Party has taken the military to...

Church Minister sacked for sex text message.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 APIA (Pacnews) - Free text messaging that came as a package in Samoa's mobile telephone services has had its first victim and in the most unexpected victim of all. Talamua website reports a Methodist Church minister has been...

Fiji still host Pacific Youth Festival in 2009.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji will still host the Pacific Youth Festival in 2009 despite the Pacific nations coup last year. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has promised to help in its preparations, said SPCs Pacific...

Shattered window grounds Our Airline.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Naurus Our Airline made an emergency landing at Honiara International Airport after its cockpits windscreen cracked, Solomon Star reports. The Boeing B737-300 was on a scheduled flight to Honiara when the...

European Commission- Pacific EPA Ministerial Meeting Joint Declaration.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) Pacific ministers met with EC Commissioners in Brussels on 1 March 2007 to take stock of the progress of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations between the Pacific and the EU and to provide political...

Commonwealth calls for international pressure on Fiji.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 LONDON (Pacnews) - The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Don McKinnon says the international community needs to keep pressure on Fiji to return to democracy. Mr McKinnon told Radio Australia it's important for other countries...

Pacific nations ask for help with Tuna Poachers.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Pacific nations are asking New Zealand for more help in catching poachers targeting lucrative tuna stocks. Newswire.com reports illegal fishing and over-fishing is costing the region billions of...

Courts declared Southern Highlands state of Emergency invalid.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Supreme Court has declared the State of Emergency (SOE) in Southern Highlands province invalid, reports The National. The unanimous decision of a five-judge bench delivered...

Marshall Islanders mark anniversary of hydrogen bomb test.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 MAJURO (Pacnews) - Several hundred Marshall Islands nuclear test victims and their supporters gathered in Majuro yesterday to mark the 53rd anniversary of the detonation of Bravo the largest hydrogen bomb ever tested. Radio...

NZ leads world in women representation.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 NEWYORK (Pacnews) - The share of female politicians around the world has increased with countries such as New Zealand leading the way, Stuff NZ reports. New Zealand has 33.05 per cent women or 40 out of 121 MPs in...

PM Sogovare to open PINA convention.
March 2, 2007... 02 MARCH 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will open the upcoming Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) convention to be held in Honiara 24-26 May. The Media Association of Solomon Islands (MASI)...

Utah agency indicted in Samoa adoption scam.
March 2, 2007... Reports from The Salt Lake Tribune. 02 MARCH 2007 UTAH (Pacnews) - Operators of a private adoption agency in Utah are accused of duping parents in Samoa into giving them their children and then falsely describing the youngsters as orphans...

Violent inter island clash leaves two dead in Vanuatu.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 PORT VILLA (Pacnews) - Vanuatus Prime Minister Ham Lini has been holding meetings after a violent inter- island clash between the people of Ambrym and Tanna left two people dead and an unknown number of them seriously injured. ...

EU threatens to withdraw aid from Fiji.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 BRUSSELS (Pacnews) - The European Union (EU) has told the military authorities in Fiji that it will stop development aid if it doesn't see enough progress on a return to democracy, human rights and media freedom. Radio...

Inquiry into NZ's relationship with South Pacific.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealands. Parliament's Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee is to conduct an inquiry into New Zealand's relationship with South Pacific countries, newswire.com reports. It would examine...

PNG to increase RAMSI contribution.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 HONIARA( Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea (PNG)will increase its contribution in the number of participating police officers in the Australian lead Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands(RAMSI) by 50 percent, SIBC reports. ...

Sri Lankans look set to be moved to Nauru.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews)- A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers looks set to be processed on the Pacific Island of Nauru after Indonesia said it would simply return them to their homeland if it were asked to deal with the 83 men, reports...

New World Bank project offers cash for Pacific womens business projects.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 NEWYORK (Pacnews)- Pacific governments can lobby for new World Bank funding for projects that expand opportunities for women in the world of paid work, Radio New Zealand International reports. The initiative, Gender Equality...

State of emergency declared in Vanuatus capital after two deaths.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 PORT VILA (Pacnews) - Vanuatus council of ministers has declared a state of emergency in the capital Port Vila following deadly tribal clashes in the weekend, Radio New Zealand International reports. The conflict between...

Pacific countries assured of European help.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 BRUSSELS (Pacnews) - Countries in the Pacific region have been assured by the European Union (EU) that development aid is to continue, at increased levels. Ministers from 78 countries in the Pacific, African and Caribbean...

Finance minister says economy likely to deteriorate.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Tongas Minister of Finance has warned that the island kingdom economy is likely to deteriorate over the next year, Radio New Zealand International reports. Siosiua Utoikamanu said the government has...

Governor said budget must be revised as soon as possible.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 SAIPAN (Pacnews) -The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) administration says the legislature should revise the governments budget as soon as it can as tax collections continue to shrink due to the worsening economy....

Police Force a security threat, says Governor General.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Police Force has been seen to be a threat to the countrys security instead of performing its Constitutional duties to protect it, according to Governor-General, Sir Paulias...

Reports from Radio New Zealand: Call to action on illegal fishing in Pacific.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) - Fishing and over-fishing cost the Pacific region billions of dollars a year and have raised fears that stocks could collapse if more drastic action isn't taken to stop the problem. But monitoring fishing...

Calm restored in Vanuatu capital, 138 arrested after weekend violence.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 PORTVILA (Pacnews) --- Calm has been restored in Vanuatus capital Port Vila, after violent tribal clashes at the weekend left two people dead and almost 20 people admitted at the hospital. Prime Minister Ham Lini declared a...

Sexual abuse of girls widespread in Pacific societies.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Girls are often sexually abused when they leave their immediate families to stay with relatives, according to a report on violence against girls in the Pacific, Fiji Times reports. The report, prepared for...

Personal security detail for PM from PNG to go through RAMSI.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Australian led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) maintains that any arrangement for Papua New Guinea police officers to provide security for the Prime Minister will still needs to go...

Pitcairn Islander jailed on historic child sex charges.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 ADAMSTOWN (Pacnews) - A former Pitcairn Island man who was found guilty of historic child sex charges against girls as young as seven has been sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison, NZ Herald reports. Brian Michael John Young,...

Fake Elvises seek vote in PNG poll.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Elvis Presley is living in Papua New Guinea's Highlands, ready to vote in the country's national elections, if the region's new electoral rolls are anything to go by, AAP reports. PNG's electoral...

Fiji commander wants NZ to stop interfering.
March 5, 2007... 05 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji's military leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama is urging Fijians living in New Zealand to campaign against Prime Minister Helen Clark. He told Indian language Radio Tarana that Ms Clark was affecting the...

Pacific health in big trouble.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - The way Pacific Islanders are living is causing them to die early according to new research, TVNZ reports. Now ministers from the region are holding an urgent meeting to plan a joint approach. About to...

Vanuatu Chiefs disagree with State of Emergency timing after tribal fighting.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 PORTVILLA (Pacnews)- Vanuatus National Council of Chiefs says the governments decision to declare a state of emergency in the capital following deadly clashes at the weekend should have been a last resort, Radio New Zealand...

Solomons PM won't apologise to Downer.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Solomon Island Government had demanded an apology from Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer for using an open letter, published in local newspapers, to criticise Solomons Islands Prime Minister...

It's make or break for economy: Expert.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fijis Interim Government faces a daunting task in trying to contain the deficit, keep the machinery of government ticking, and ensuring the economy rebounds, an economist says, Fiji Times reports. Australian...

Nauru more likely for Sri Lankans.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - The Australian Government has conceded that it may not be able to convince Indonesia to process the asylum claims of 83 Sri Lankan men, The Australian reports. The men, who are being held on Christmas...

Black Hawk crash victim's body retrieved off Fiji waters.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australian Defence experts have recovered the body of SAS Trooper Joshua Porter, who was one of two men killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed off Fiji last November, ABC reports. The chopper was...

Palau-Indonesia diplomatic ties soon to be formalised.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) - The establishment of a diplomatic relation between the governments of Palau and Indonesia will be soon formalised, according to Minister of State Temmy Schmull, Marianas Variety reports. Mr Scmull said that...

Solomon Islands recruit doctors from Cuba.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) - An acute shortage of doctors including specialists nationwide has forced Solomon Islands to recruit doctors from Cuba. Foreign Minister Patterson Oti and his Cuban counterpart will this week sign a...

French Polynesia's population nears 260,000.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 PAPEETE (Pacnews) French Polynesia's population is nearing 260,000, the local statistics bureau Institut de la statistique de Polynsie franaise (ISPF) announced last week, Oceania Flash reports. The ISPF said the figure...

Status of Pacific girls and women.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 NEWYORK (Pacnews) - The role of men and boys in championing gender equality, the need for Pacific governments to take concrete action to improve the status of women and girls, and the lives of Pacific women living in New Zealand...

Interim PM assures protection of human rights.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fijis interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama says the countrys armed forces does not condone violence or use of force against civilian. His comment follows a meeting with his military top in light...

Former security advisor hits back at Prime Minister.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare was not telling the nation the truth surrounding Julian Moti and his alleged connection with former security advisor Joseph Assaigo. Mr Assaigo...

Samoa Tourism Authority CEO sacked.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 APIA (Pacnews) - Samoan Ombudsman's investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by the chief executive officer of Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) against two of his female staff has concluded that the CEO did make improper...

Vanuatu police to make more arrests after Vila clashes.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 PORT VILLA (Pacnews) - Vanuatu police say they expect to make further arrests later today in connection to the violent clashes in Port Vila, Radio New Zealand International reports. The clashes between people of Tanna and...

Tongan living in U.S. increase, criminal activities soar.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - The number of Tongans who currently live in the United States almost matches the number of people in the island Kingdom, Radio and TV Tonga reports. Tongas ambassador to the United Nations Fekita...

$8m Fellowships Programme aims to strengthen ties with rising Asia Pacific Leaders.
March 6, 2007... 06 MARCH 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - The Australian Government is working to strengthen ties with its regional neighbours with the announcement today of the inaugural round of fellowship placements for rising leaders. Parliamentary Secretary...

U.S. report says human rights abuses deteriorated after December coup.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Reported cases of human rights abuses in Fiji increased after the military takeover of the Laisenia Qarase led government on 05 December last year, the U.S. Human Rights report released in Washington today...

Arrest over Samoa adoption scam.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 APIA (Pacnews) - Owners of an American adoption agency have been charged with running a baby-smuggling operation out of Samoa, TVNZ reports. An investigation highlighted the alleged scam which US officials have called...

Government was warned about Blacksands tensions, says Vanuatu opposition leader.
March 7, 2007... 09 MARCH 2007 PORTVILLA (Pacnews) - Vanuatus Opposition leader says the government had been warned about the rising tensions in Port Vilas Blacksands squatter settlement last week, Radio New Zealand International reports. Serge Vohor has...

Military has itself to blame for Fijis isolation, says NZ Foreign Minister.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealands Foreign Minister Winston Peters says Fijis military has only itself to blame for its countrys increasing international isolation, Radio New Zealand International reports. A call by Fijis...

Cuba, Solomon Islands bind friendship.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 HAVANA (Pacnews) - Cuba and the Solomon Islands reinforced bilateral cooperation Tuesday through several accords, including the sending of a Cuban medical brigade and 50 scholarships to Cuban medical schools, reports Presna...

HIV 'threatens to destabilise Pacific'.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - HIV infections threaten to overwhelm the Asia-Pacific region if regional prevention campaigns are not improved, a report by the Lowy Institute warns, The Age reports. It urges Canberra to spearhead efforts...

Remittances expected to fall by 18 per cent in 2007.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Remittances recorded in the island kingdom of Tonga last year fell by nine percent from the previous year, Radio and TV Tonga reports. And government expects the 2007level to fall by 18 percent,...

PNGDF inquiry to present edited report this week.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF)Board of Inquiry into the clandestine escape of Julian Moti will present edited version of its findings to the acting Defence Minister at the end of this week. ...

Norfolk killer 'had to be a woman'.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 NORFOLK (Pacnews) - Janelle Patton's killer was not the man charged with her murder, but a woman who had the motive to commit a vicious killing, a Norfolk Island court has been told, Stuff NZ reports. Defence counsel Peter...

NZ Super Fund continues to engage with Freeport over Papua operations.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealand Superannuation Fund says it continues to engage with Freeport McMoran over its operations in Indonesias West Papua province, Radio New Zealand International reports. The Fund has been...

Micronesia vanishing as climate warms up.
March 7, 2007... 07 MARCH 2007 PHONPHEI(Pacnews) - The seas are rising from global warming and starting to take away islets in Micronesia, a conservation group told leaders of the voyaging canoes Hokulea and Alingano Maisu. Ben Namakin, an official with...