PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from November 2004

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Papeete court to rule on Temaru's case on 29 Nov.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ---A Papeete court has postponed until 29 Nov a decision on whether pro-democracy leader, Oscar Temaru tried to usurp power from Gaston Flosse after his election as president. That means the case will not...

Trip to Niue by NZ Prime Minister said to have strengthened ties.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) --- The New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark has strengthened links with Niue during a two day state visit to the island at the weekend. Niue, which is a self-governing atoll in free association with...

Pitcairn mayor sacked following sex abuse conviction.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ---Pitcairn Island mayor Steve Christian has been sacked after being sentenced to three years' jail for sex abuse crimes, British High Commission spokesman Bryan Nicolson says. Mr Christian, who claims...

Solomon Islands Governor General apologises to the people of Guadalcanal.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Solomon Islands Governor General, Nathaniel Waena has apologised to the people of Guadalcanal for any wrongs done to them during the years of the ethnic crisis. Mr Waena conveyed the message at...

USP to announce new vice chancellor soon.
November 1, 2004... 01 N0VEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Fiji-based regional university, the University of the South Pacific (USP) is likely to have an Australian as its new head. While the USP Council has only issued a brief statement confirming that a...

U.S. firm partners Epati to develop aquaculture.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) --- A company owned by Cook Islands former secretary for marine, Navy Epati has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an American company aimed at developing aquaculture in the region. The MOU...

Fiji chief loses 'own peers trial' request.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) --- The Fiji High Court has rejected an attempt by one of the country's high chiefs to have the court approve 'his own peers' to act as assessors in his mutiny related court charges. Ratu Inoke Takiveikata,...

French Polynesian vice president on another mission to lobby in Paris.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) --- The French Polynesian vice-president, Edouard Fritch, is to lead a delegation to Paris later today as the power struggle between two rival governments in Papeete is in the courts. After unprecedented...

Bush signs bills to amend Organic Act.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 HAGATNA (Pacnews) --- Guam finally has three equal branches of government: the executive and legislative branches, and the newly created independent judicial branch. Legislation signed into law by President Bush this...

Marine life over-fished in Marshall Islands, report says.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 MAJURO (Pacnews) --- Marine life in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands, is being over-fished by the continuously growing urban population and damaged by increasing pollution, said a joint report from the Marshall...

Long dry spells predicted for Cook Islands.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) --- Cook Islands director of meteorological services says the current dry and low rain spell is expected to continue for at least six months and already some homes in Rarotonga are without water. Arona...

New tuna cannery for PNG.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- Construction of US$30 million tuna processing plant in Papua New Guinea's East Sepik provincial town of Wewak starts early next year Construction of the US$30 million tuna processing and cannery...

Vijay Singh earns more than US$14 million.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 FLORIDA (Pacnews) ---- World number one golfer, Fiji's Vijay Singh became the first player in US PGA Tour history to earn more than US$14 million in a single season with victory in the Chrysler Championship today. Mr Singh...

New USP vice chancellor named.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) --- An Australian academic working in the United States is expected to be announced shortly to become the vice chancellor of the Suva-based University of the South Pacific. PACNEWS has learnt that Professor...

Tahiti church calls for new elections.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) --- The Maohi Protestant Church has come out in support of the dissolution of Tahiti's parliament in an official statement by the church's leader, the Rev. Taaoranui Maraea. He called on French President...

Thousands on Manam without food, shelter.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- More than 2,000 people are suffering as a result of the 24 Oct volcanic eruption on Manam Island in Madang province. Those affected are from the Kuluguma, Boda, Bieng Catholic Mission station, Yassa...

U.S Navy eyes submarine build-up in Pacific.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 WASHINGTON (Pacnews) --- U.S. Navy officials are debating whether it is time to base more attack submarines in the Pacific, including Guam, where tension, potential terrorism and economic growth are on the rise. Rear...

Tonga buys tax system.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 NUKU'ALOFA (Pacnews) --The Kingdom of Tonga will computerise its tax system next year, using an off-the-shelf tax administration system supplied by Wellington software firm Data Torque. Tonga is the fourth Pacific island to...

Russian ratification of the Kyoto Protocol welcomed.
November 1, 2004... 01 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Greg Urwin, has welcomed the Russian Parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. "The Pacific...

NZ Government accused of trying to buy Niueans' votes.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealand's National Party has found a way to criticise the NZD$20 million (USD$13.738m) aid package for Niue - it says the Government is buying votes for next year's general election. Prime...

American appointment on regional institution criticised.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - There have been criticisms by Indian leaders in Fiji on the selection of an American to head the University of the South Pacific. A report on Fiji TV report quotes Fiji Labour Party leader, Mahendra...

Government to return island to rightful owners.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) - The French Polynesian Minister for Lands, Luc Faatau, has met representatives of forty families who are among some 5,000 people claiming ownership of the government-owned atoll of Tupai near Bora Bora. ...

Opposition plans no-confidence vote.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea's Opposition Party is planning to present a motion of no confidence against the government. But Attorney General Francis Damem has referred the matter to the country's Supreme...

Pacific experts fear leatherback extinction.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 PACIFIC (Pacnews) - Pacific Marine environmentalists have a fear for decreasing number of the giant leather back turtle in the region. Delegates from coastal communities in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands...

Island council elections this Friday.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) - Voting for Cook Islands' island councils have started. Elections began at the weekend when Rarotonga-based voters began casting their votes in Parekura. Cabinet had agreed to the elections last...

Former All Black captain tipped as next G/G.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - A popular former All Black captain has become the hot favourite to become New Zealand's next Governor-General or head of state. Without naming sources, the New Zealand Herald said Sir Wilson Whineray...

Elections today.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 KOROR (Pacnews) - Palau's Election Commission declared that it is all set for the 7th general election today. Election Commission chairman Santos Borja said they have assigned volunteers or election board members to help...

Chiefs realise dream.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) will have a new and modern complex of their own by 2006. At a groundbreaking ceremony to start construction in Suva yesterday, GCC chairman, Ratu Ovini Bokini, paramount...

Miss South Pacific title won by Niuean for the first time.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 PAGO PAGO (Pacnews) - A Niuean contestant has won the coveted Miss South Pacific title for the first time. Sinahemana Hekau won the contest in American Samoa at the weekend. She wins prizes including USD$5, 000, airline...

Abortion out of control in Australia.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australia's acting Prime Minister, John Anderson, says the number of abortions in Australia has "got out of hand" and it is time for a broad community debate. At the same time, his new National Party...

New Zealand name a strong side for Fiji tour.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealand has named a 24-strong squad for this week's tour of Fiji with 12 players coming from the NPC Division Two final. Nelson Bays has six representatives, so too Hawke's Bay, the team they...

Faleomavaega calls for Polynesian unity.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 APIA (Pacnews) - American Samoa's influential congressman, Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin, has mooted the idea of setting up a confederation of Polynesian states in the Pacific Islands. Samoa Observer reports that Congressman...

Vanuatu to scrap top level positions.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT VILA (Pacnews) --- The government of Prime Minister Serge Vohor says it plans to scrap the position of Director General in all ministries by January next year. Government sources including the government's spokesman,...

Future of ACP to be reviewed.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) --- A study is to begin soon on the future of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group. According to the ACP website, the study is to look at the Georgetown Agreement which established the grouping 29...

Combat training for PNG soldiers.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- About 100 soldiers from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force left for Australia yesterday for a month-long joint military exercise with their Australian counterparts. Led by Major Vincent Gavina,...

Seniloli defence appeal on technical grounds.
November 2, 2004... 02 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - Defence counsels for jailed Fiji Vice President, Ratu Jope Seniloli, have argued that State prosecutors cannot use "treason" as the basis of their argument to send Ratu Jope and four other prominent Fijians to...

Somare pleased with Australian journalist's passport seizure.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea authorities seized the passport of an Australian television journalist as she started an investigative piece on the country's logging activities. SBS Television reporter Bronwyn...

Flosse official denies Temaru audit claim.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) - French Polynesia's Minister for Finance, Georges Puchon, has denied a claim by Oscar Temaru that one of Gaston Flosse's first duties in government will be to halt an audit against Mr Flosse's previous...

Forum gets a big financial boost from its members.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has had a big lift in its budget approved by its 16 member states. It will receive USD$15 million next year, up substantially from this year. The 2004 budget was...

USP signs MOA with NZ.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - The University of the South Pacific (USP)'s good governance and Pacific art and culture programmes have secured funding for the next three years. This was made possible through a Memorandum of Arrangement...

Air Pacific resumes flights to Solomon Islands.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 HONIARA (Pacnews) - After an absence of at least 20 years, Fiji's national airline Air Pacific, touched down at Henderson Airport in Honiara yesterday. Airport officials said the 737-800 aircraft was carrying 26 passengers...

Fijian woman fights deportation charge.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOV3EMBER 2004 SYDNEY (Pacnews) - A Fijian woman is fighting to remain in Australia, claiming she could be separated from her children if she were to be deported. Lawyers for Sereana Naikelekele are today turning to a federal court in...

Global force to police net.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 CANBERRA (Pacnews) --- Australian police will join officers from America's FBI, and British and Canadian forces in a global fight against internet-based crime, focusing initially on child pornography. Members of the Royal...

PNG Parliament faces Budget test.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government will not allow a planned no-confidence vote by the Opposition to prevent it from passing the 2005 Budget in Parliament which resumes sitting today. Government...

Congressman calls for Forum investigation in Tahiti.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 PAGO PAGO (Pacnews) - American Samoa's congressman, Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin, has joined other Pacific leaders in calling for a quick resolution to French Polynesia's political row. He says he wants the Pacific Islands...

New Pacific media now a reality.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Pacific Islands' two regional media organisations will officially merge in two weeks' time. The new organisation will be known as Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) when executives of PINA and the...

U.S Passport Office processing citizenship application of stateless people in CNMI.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 HAGATNA (Pacnews) --- The Honolulu-based U.S. Passport Office has put a hold on the processing of all passport applications of some 100 stateless individuals, pending the U.S. State department's Dec. 16 deadline to appeal the...

Air Pacific expands flights to other regional destinations.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 NADI (Pacnews) - Fiji's national carrier, Air Pacific, will have two additional flights to Pacific destinations. It will now fly from Nadi to Christmas Island and Hawaii every Wednesday and to Solomon Islands via Vanuatu...

Taiwan establishes diplomatic ties with Vanuatu.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT VILA (Pacnews) --- Taiwan has announced that it has established full diplomatic relations with Vanuatu, in a surprise move that came less than two months after the Pacific nation pledged its allegiance to rival China, AFP...

Overdue inter-Samoas talks delayed until after election.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) --- Talks between leaders of American Samoa and Samoa, centering on various issues of cooperation efforts, have been postponed to the latter part of November. Director of the Department of Commerce (DOC)...

Fijian couple in Australia deported without two children.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 MELBOURNE (Pacnews) --- A Fijian couple in Australia is facing the prospect of not seeing two of its children again for years, after a Sydney court turned down efforts to postpone the parents' deportation. Fijian Sereana...

French Polynesian agency refuses to obey Flosse orders.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) --- A government agency, the Rural Development Agency in French Polynesia has refused publicly to accept the authority of the Gaston Flosse-led government. Despite last week's executive order by Gaston...

Successful Fijian furniture making company relocates to China.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) --- A major reality check is in store for Fiji with the announcement by the prestigious Pacific Green that is has been forced to relocate its furniture manufacturing to China. In a statement, Pacific Green...

Solomon Islands Government urged to avoid foreign NGO pressure.
November 3, 2004... 03 NOVEMBER 2004 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- A Honiara lawyer Andrew Nori says government should not be pressured by foreign non-government organisations to adopt the draft Forestry Bill. Mr Nori told SIBC these so-called advisers lack the...

Villagers revolt, one man dies, six homes burnt.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 TARAWA (Pacnews) ---- Tension is high in one of the villages on the island of Butaritari in Kiribati as villages clashed over a decision by the island council. A man has died and six homes have been burnt in continuing...

USP VC nominee linked to money row.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - Allegations of failure to exercise caution and diligence in his duties have surfaced against Professor Anthony Tarr, who was last week nominated by the USP Council to become Vice Chancellor. The Fiji Times...

UNDP and SOPAC sign water project for Pacific Islanders.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - Many lives in the Pacific could become better after the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) signed an agreement this week promising to provide...

Experts gather to discuss commercial sexual exploitation of children in region.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 BANGKOK (Pacnews) - Experts, government and non-government officials and law enforcers from throughout the Asia and Pacific regions will gather in Bangkok, Thailand next week to review their commitment to an action plan on...

Solomon Telekom plans rural investment.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands telephone company, Solomon Telekom plans to spend at least SBD$6.5 million (US$885,000) to improve the country's rural communications infrastructure. The money is part of Solomon...

Anthem and flag design competition drags further.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 APIA (Pacnews) - Government officials in Tokelau have extended the dates of a national anthem composition and flag design competitions to 30 November. Tokelauan leaders resolved at the General Fono in October to extend the...

Drugs go missing from huge Vanuatu haul.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT VILA (Pacnews) - Vanuatu police are combing the coastal area of Eton Village to search for at least eight kilogrammes of heroin believed to be stolen from a 120 kilogramme drug package, which was found on a beach. The...

Tokelau leaders arrive in NZ for talks.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - A six-member Tokelau Government delegation is in New Zealand for talks on the island group's future political status and relationship with New Zealand. New Zealand Foreign Minister, Phil Goff, has...

Minimum wage increase talks to resume.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) - A stalled wage increase forum between employers' federations and the government of French Polynesia will resume next week. There have been calls to increase monthly wages in the French Pacific nation...

Taiwan boosts Radio Tuvalu finance.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) - Taiwan's Ambassador to Tuvalu, Dr Fong Tai, has donated AUD$1000 (US$755) to assist Tuvalu Media Corporation (TMC) in Funafuti. Radio Tuvalu reports that the money will assist some of the company's minor...

French Government revisits Fijian community and donates.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - Officials of the Embassy of France in Fiji revisited an island community that was frequented by French missionaries in the past to donate much-needed equipment for the local school. Alain Nicolas,...

Tiger Woods praises Vijay Singh.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Pacnews) - Tiger Woods played his first tournament as a married man this week and heaped praise on his successor at Number One, Fijian Vijay Singh. Woods played alongside Singh at the US PGA Tour...

Editors Note: Correction to item November 3, 2004.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 A correction to an item in yesterday's (03 Nov) third bulletin - It should read 'the Australian court has decided not to deport two children born to Fijian parents Sereana Naikelekele and Maika Koroitamana. The two children are...

Protesters block government buildings.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEETE (Pacnews) - Workers in French Polynesia are blocking key government buildings, as a standoff continues over who is the country's president. Radio Australia reports that a few dozen supporters of ousted president...

Opposition blown in floor crossing.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Papua New Guinea Opposition side was dealt a major blow this week when Southern Highlands Province's Governor Hami Yawari abandoned the party and moved to the government ranks. Mr Yawari said...

Federal survey to review American Samoa wage.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 PAGO PAGO (Pacnews) - The United States Department of Labour has contracted the University of Tennessee to carry out a labour survey in American Samoa that should be completed early next year in time for the 2005 minimum wage...

Convicted Kiribati politician likely to retain parliamentary seat.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) --- A Kiribati politician who served four months in jail for unlawful detention looks likely to come back as Member of Parliament. Tebuai Uaai contested his Tabiteua south seat during the by-election this...

Cabinet defers Forestry Bill debate.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Solomon Islands Cabinet debate on the draft Forestry Bill has been deferred to allow for more consultation on the matter with the various stakeholders. The proposed bill had the backing of various...

Women meet to discuss future options.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) - Women from all over Tuvalu have been urged to come together and raise issues they think will contribute to their well-being in the islands. Opening the annual Tuvalu National Council of Women (TNCW)...

Education policy under fire.
November 4, 2004... 04 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Indian-dominated Fiji Teachers Union (FTU) has criticised the latest proposal by the Fiji Government to establish an institution to be wholly reserved for Fijian Form Seven. FTU general secretary, Agni...

France rules there may be fresh polls.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 PAPEET (Pacnews) - The French Government has suggested there may be a possible return to the polls in French Polynesia to end a stand-off between rival leaders in the French Pacific country. French Minister for Overseas,...

China seeks clarification over Vanuatu's Taiwan link.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT VILA (Pacnews) - Officials in Taiwan are insisting they have created a new diplomatic link with Vanuatu. A foreign ministry spokesman Michel Lu says Taiwan and the Republic of Vanuatu have signed a communique to open a...

Education Ministry team to study university claims.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA 9Pacnews) - The University of the South Pacific Council had looked into the allegations against the newly-appointed Vice Chancellor Dr Anthony Ashton Tarr and found out that it was planned to tarnish his record. ...

Remengesau leads in Palau polls.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 HAGATNA (Pacnews) - It looks like President Tommy Remengesau Jr. may have another four years as president of the Republic of Palau, though Palauans may have to wait until the final count. Palau's Election Commission was...

PNG gets boost for HIV/AIDS fight.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Anglicare, a church-run non-governmental organization in Papua New Guinea, has received a US$114,000 grant from the United States to help its fight against the increase in HIV/AIDS. The money will...

Citizens form animal welfare group.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 MAJURO (Pacnews) - A new organisation has been formed in the Marshall Islands capital, Majuro to provide veterinary care and services to stray (homeless) companion animals and to owned pets to improve their quality of life. ...

Tokelau council seeks reassurances from NZ.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Tokelau's Council for Ongoing Government began its two-week visit to New Zealand with community discussions in Auckland last night. The Tokelau Council is in New Zealand at the invitation of New...

Tonga goes to the polls in 2005.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 NUKUA'LOFA (Pacnews) - Tongans will go to the polls early next year to elect their representatives to the Tongan Legislative Assembly. Reports from Nuku'alofa say women in particular are gearing up for the elections by...

Bush victory CNMI gain - leader.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 SAIPAN (Pacnews) - Northern Marianas' Lieutenant Governor, Diego Benavente, says George W Bush's victory in the US elections will be a major gain for Northern Marianas. He says the island nation is now assured of the...

Forum continues to monitor French Polynesia's political crisis.
November 5, 2004... 05 NOVEMBER 2004 SUVA (Pacnews) --- The Pacific Islands Forum will maintain a 'supportive role' in the political crisis plaguing French Polynesia. Secretary General, Greg Urwin told PACNEWS that France remains the sovereign power in French...