PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from October 2006

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from October 2006

PM intervened for fugitive.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare rang his Papua New Guinea (PNG) counterpart Sir Michael Somare on the night his attorney-general absconded from Australian child sex charges. The...

Nauru says Australia failed to pay refugee visa fee.
October 2, 2006... 02 SEPTEMBER 2006 YAREN (Pacnews) - Nauru's foreign minister David Adeang says Australia has failed to pay an increased visa fee for an Iraqi refugee held on behalf of Australia, Radio New Zealand International reports. Australia has...

Air NZ to outsource 70 jobs in finance to Fiji in 2007.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Workers at Air New Zealand face more outsourcing of jobs with the airline confirming about 70 finance department clerical workers' jobs will be outsourced to Fiji, New Zealand Herald reports An Air NZ...

FOC meets in Suva.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER SUVA (Pacnews) - Senior officials from the 16 member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum are meeting in Suva this week to prepare for agenda of the Leaders Summit later this month. The Forum Official Committee, the governing...

Tongan parliament reconvenes after death of king.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 NUKUA'LOFA (Pacnews) - The Tongan Parliament reconvenes today after a month of mourning following the death of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. The government was under pressure to pass financial and tax legislation that would see...

Moti still in Port Moresby, PNG police.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews)- Reports that Solomon Islands attorney general arrested in Port Moresby is on the run has been refuted by Papua New Guinea police. The Assistant police commander for the Southern Division, Mark Kanawi told...

Fiji Indians among the majority of Indians in NZ feel discriminated against - survey.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 WELLINGTON(Pacnews) - Nearly two-thirds of Indians in New Zealand say they have been discriminated against at work while even more say their careers have been set back after moving to New Zealand, a new survey says. Stuff New...

Country facing influenza epidemic.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA(Pacnews)- In Fiji, more than 350 people suffering from influenza are seen by hospital doctors and private practitioners in the central and western divisions on a daily basis. Fiji Times reports Valelevu Health Centre in the...

Leader of Cook Islands Party at a loss over election result.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 RAROTONGA(Pacnews)- The leader of the Cook Islands Party, Henry Puna is at a loss as to how he and his deputy leader both lost their seats in the country's general election last week, Radio New Zealand International reports ...

Sky confirmed as host broadcaster for World Netball Championships.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews)- The International Netball Federation Limited (IFNA) confirmed today that it has signed a deal with SKY Television to be the host broadcaster of The 2007 World Netball Championships. Under the agreement SKY...

Reformer or Preserver? Tonga under new King Siaosi Tupou V.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 NUKUA'LOFA (Pacnews) - Is Crown Prince Tupouto'a, now King Siaosi Tupou V, averse to continuing political reforms in Tonga? Until the eve of the tabling in the Kingdom's Legislative Assembly of the report of the National...

Arrest of Moti makes MSG mediation difficult - Mataitoga.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The arrest of Solomon Islands attorney general designate in Papua New Guinea has compounded attempts by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to find a solution to the unresolved diplomatic standoff between...

Scholarship bungle leads to unfair dismissal - report.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 TARAWA(Pacnews) - The president of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) in Kiribati Dr Baua Tebau says people in the education ministry have unfairly lost their jobs over the government's controversial allocation of university...

Million spent in Melanesian Cultural and Arts Festival trip.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 BUKA (Pacnews) - More than K1 million Kina (US$243,000) has been spent in funding the trip of a Bougainville delegation to Fiji at the weekend, Post Courier reports The trip for the Bougainvillean delegation to Fiji's...

Energy identified as priority at Pacific Plan meet.
October 2, 2006... 02 SEPTEMBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Bulk purchasing of petroleum and renewable energy are amongst the priority areas for regional cooperation identified by the Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC). PPAC, comprising senior government...

Harold Martin re-elected at the head of ruling "Future Together" party.
October 2, 2006... 02 OCTOBER 2006 NOUMEA(Pacnews) - New Caledonia politician Harold Martin has been re-elected unopposed last week at the helm of New Caledonia's ruling party, the Avenir Ensemble (Future Together). Speaking after his re-election, Martin...

Moti under the protection of Solomon Embassy in PNG.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands attorney-general designate Julian Moti is being housed at the residence of Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands Broadcasting reports. Mr Moti is...

Police not interested in controversial Australian lawyer.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 PORT VILLA (Pacnews) - Vanuatu police say they are not pursuing child sex allegations against Solomon Islands attorney-general designate, Julian Moti, Radio New Zealand International reports. Mr Moti, who has Australian...

Pepson positive on mediation role.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea's foreign secretary Gabriel Pepson said he was under no illusion the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)'s mediation role in the diplomatic row between Australia and Solomon Islands would be...

CKI- ELECTION UPDATE: COOK ISLANDS TIMES PACNEWS 1: Tues 03 Oct 2006.
October 3, 2006... 03 SEPTEMBER 2006 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) - Counting of Cook Islands general election special votes began today (Monday local time) with both parties confident of winning more seats, the Cook Islands Times reports On preliminary figures from...

Amend constitution, ban gays: Churches.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - An association of Christian churches in Fiji has formally asked for amendments to the Bill of Rights in the Constitution that bars discrimination against sexual orientation. Fiji Times reports in a letter...

Exclusion of Pacific Islanders workers again: Politics.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Throughout Australia, employers face shortages of unskilled labour. They wish to employ unskilled Pacific Islanders, who are more than willing to work. But the Australian government rejects this free market...

Pacific governments urged to mainstream regional processes into national policies.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Pacific Island countries have been urged to improve their national implementation processes of regional initiatives. "It is a challenge, which, if not overcome will undermine the push for strengthened...

Downer fury at Vanuatu child sex case.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer has demanded Solomon Islands hand over its fugitive attorney-general - wanted in Australia on child sex charges - after accusing Honiara of harbouring him at its...

Air Pacific ready for regional run.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA(Pacnews)- Fiji's national carrier Air Pacific is hopeful about beginning its regional service under its subsidiary, Pacific Sun, by the end of this month. Pacific Sun chief executive officer, Manoa Kamikamica told the...

Australian man deported.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea Police have deported an Australian man for several offences including pornography and drug possession. EMTV reports 46 year old John Cougiannis, an Australian of Greek descent was...

Seminar on bulk purchasing of petroleum.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Small Island States (SIS) representatives from around the Pacific are in Suva to discuss one of their major concerns, the bulk purchasing of petroleum. During the one day meeting later this week, SIS...

The Rugby Hypocrisy Continues: SPORT.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Two more years have gone by since the application by the Pacific Islanders (Fiji, Samoa and Tonga) to join the Super 12 competition was rejected. Yet another two teams from Australia and South Africa were...

Solomon Islands high commissioner returns to PNG to resolve Moti issue.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands high commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Bernard Bata'anisia is to cut short his meeting in Fiji in light of the escalating differences over the arrest of the country's attorney general. He will...

PNG objects to Solomon Islands attorney's arrest.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea has objected to Australia's attempt to extradite Solomon Island's Attorney General Julian Moti. Post Courier reports officers involved in Mr Moti's arrest would be dealt with by the...

PM granted leave to travel overseas.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji's High Court has granted leave to Prime minister Laisenia Qarase his chief executive officer Jioji Kotobalavu and Minister for Women George Shiu Raj to travel overseas later this week Fiji Times reports...

Australia failed to pay up visa fee.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 YAREN (Pacnews) - Australia has failed to pay the visa fee of the last remaining Iraqi refugee left on the Pacific Island of Nauru... News. Com. Au reports the visa fee is understood to be between US$75,000 and US$100,000 a...

Joint UNFPA/WHO meeting on 100 percent condom use programme.
October 3, 2006... 03 OCTOBER 2006 MANILA (Pacnews) - In the sex industry, "No condom, and no sex" is the policy the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) will be promoting at a joint meeting in Manila this week on...

Opposition denies receiving Australian advice.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands opposition leader Fred Fono denies receiving advice from the Australian Government to move his proposed motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Mr Fono's rejection...

Australia request for extradition is under the law.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea's public prosecutor Chronox Manek says by law, Australia as a member of the Pacific Island Forum should request PNG for the extradition of a fugitive, NBC reports Mr Manek was...

Democratic Party increases its lead.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 RAROTONGA(Pacnews) - The governing Democratic Party has increased its lead in the Cook Islands general elections with final counting of special votes continuing, Radio Cook Islands reports. It said the Democratic Party now...

3rd Melanesian Festival of Arts opens in Suva.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - A colourful opening to the 3rd Melanesian Festival of Arts last night at the Post Fiji Stadium in Suva, Fiji. Thousands braved the cold Suva weather to welcome almost two thousand artists and dancers from...

ADB supporting Palau as it moves to cope with a likely slump in income.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 KOROR (Pacnews) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to help Palau in its transition to a more sustainable and self-reliant economy through policy advice and technical assistance grants, Radio New Zealand International...

Hopes in Vanuatu for temporary moratorium on land deals.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 PORT VILLA (Pacnews) - There has been a call for a moratorium on land transactions in Vanuatu until all other issues are resolved, Radio New Zealand International reports A summit last week in Port Vila debated how to ensure...

U. S Hails Preliminary Vote for New UN Secretary-General.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 UNITED NATIONS(Pacnews)- The United States is "very pleased with the outcome" of a U. N. Security Council vote that puts South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-moon in position to be formally elected as the...

Tongans want change but divided on how it is to be done - Dr Halapua.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 NUKU'ALOFA (Pacnews) - The people of Tonga want political reforms but are divided on how it should be done, that's one of the findings of the national committee for political reforms. A report from the Matangi Tonga said,...

Vanuatu dancer dies.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - A 42-year-old dancer from Vanuatu died during last night's opening ceremony of the 3rd Melanesian Festival in Suva. Francis Sigi from Pentecost Island was a member of the Huarere Cultural Group Secretary...

Nauru sets record refugee visa fee.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 YAREN (Pacnews) - The Nauru Government has told Australia it will have to pay a world record visa charge of more than $1.2 million( US$0.89 million)a year to keep a refugee detained on the tiny, near-bankrupt island, The Age...

Strong quake recorded near Vanuatu.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 PORT VILA (Pacnews) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has struck near Vanuatu but there are no reports of casualties or damage, Radio Australia reports. The epicentre was 165 kilometres under the seabed, 70...

Regional anti- doping for next years Pacific Games.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Pacific Games in Samoa next year will be the first regional sporting event where the anti-doping legislation will be implemented to create a level playing field, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation reports A...

PM dispels claim of Moti sacking.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA(Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says Julian Moti remains the country's attorney general, Radio New Zealand International reports. There have been media reports that the Solomons Judicial...

West Papuan refugees face closer scrutiny.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 CANBERRA(Pacnews) - West Papua asylum-seekers face tougher scrutiny in Australia over fears that political activists are manipulating the system to guarantee successful applications for asylum that are damaging relations with...

Concern in New Caledonia that France may renege on voter deal.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 NOUMEA (Pacnews) - There is concern in New Caledonia that France could renege on an undertaking to change the eligibility criteria for the territory's voters, Radio New Zealand International reports. The pro-independence...

Survey to reveal PNG status.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - An important survey for Papua New Guinea is underway and the results from it will determine where the country stands compared with the rest of the world, Post Courier reports The 2006 Demographic and...

Hopes high in the Pacific about new Japanese leader.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 SAIPAN (Pacnews) - The governor of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) says he hopes Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will help stimulate the economy of the Pacific Commonwealth. Governor Benigno Fitial...

Samoa receives military aid despite World criminal court aid restrictions.
October 4, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 WASHINGTON D. C (Pacnews) - Samoa is among two dozen countries that receive military aid from U. S. despite their non commitment to protect U. S. soldiers under the International Criminal Court (ICC) United States...

PM says Moti free to travel to Solomon Islands.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare says PNG will give free passage to the newly appointed Solomon Island's Attorney General Julian Moti to travel to the Solomons. He made the...

PM says Solomon Islands will not be bullied by Australia.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare maintains that Julian Moti is still the country's attorney general. Mr Sogavare said the Judicial and Legal Services Commission could only act upon his...

Cooks opposition leader out.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 RAROTONGA(Pacnews) - Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna failed to retain his parliamentary seat in the latest blow to the opposition following last week's general elections, the Cook Islands Herald reports. The newspaper...

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat defends Solomons assistance mission.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The secretary-general of the Suva-based Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Greg Urwin has defended the role of the Regional Assistance Mission in Solomon Islands (RAMSI), Radio Australia reports The...

Labor demands return of Nauru detainee.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - The last remaining refugee on the Pacific Island of Nauru should be brought back to Australia now so he can undergo security assessments, Labor says. Sydney Morning Herald reports Mohammed Sagar is the...

Oti wants RAMSI to stay out of diplomatic row.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Solomon Islands Foreign Affairs Minister Patterson says Australia should not involve the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) in the current diplomatic dispute between Honiara and...

ADB releases Marshall's strategy.
October 5, 2006... 04 OCTOBER 2006 MAJURO(Pacnews) - The Asian Development Bank has announced its five-year strategy to assist the Marshall Islands and it says it will focus on improvements to social services and private sector development. Radio New...

PM welcomes PNG's objection to Moti's arrest.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA(Pacnews) - Solomon Islands government has welcomed Papua New Guinea's objection to Australia's attempt to extradite Solomon Islands new Attorney General Julian Moti., Solomon Star reports PNG's Prime Ministers Office...

Barter backs recruitment of Cuban doctors.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 PORT MORESBY(Pacnews) - Papua New Guinea's Health Minister Sir Peter Barter says the recruitment of Doctors from Cuba is necessary due to the shortages of doctors experienced in PNG, National reports Sir Peter said there...

Papuan's fight against deportation order in Vanuatu approaches final decision.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 PORT VILLA (Pacnews) - The lawyer for a Papuan activist facing deportation from Vanuatu says he is confident the court of appeal will make a final ruling against the order. Radio New Zealand International reports the court is...

Fiji's cabinet breakthrough on ground rules.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Leaders of Fiji's two main political parties have agreed to form an inter-party body to finalise ground rules for the island's unusual multi-party cabinet, Radio Australia reports Prime Minister Laisenia...

Concerns on Niue over marriages of convenience for access to New Zealand.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 ALOFI (Pacnews) - The Niue immigration minister, Fisa Pihigia, has raised concerns over foreigners who have moved to the island after failing to get residency extensions in New Zealand. Mr Fisa told Radio New Zealand...

Military maintains its stance for the withdrawal of government controversial bills.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Fiji military has raised its concerns about the implications of the Qoliqoli Bill on indigenous Fijians and the nation as a whole, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation reports. Presenting a comprehensive...

Pirate fishing boat fled Kiribati.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 TARAWA (Pacnews) - A suspected pirate fishing boat has fled Kiribati authorities. The ship was boarded and inspected by crew and Kiribati fisheries officers onboard the Greenpeace ship the Esperanza, in a joint surveillance...

President thanks former Japan PM.
October 5, 2006... 05 OCTOBER 2006 KOROR(Pacnews) - Palau's President Remengesau thanked Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's leadership which resulted to a stronger relationship between Palau and Japan with him at the helm. Mr Koizumi's term as prime...

Sogavare plan to suspend assembly.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare plans to suspend the country's parliament session to neutralise a looming no-confidence motion, Australian media reports. Mr Sogavare has been...

Niue withdraws plan to host 2007 Leaders Summit.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 ALOFI (Pacnews) --- Niue is to withdraw an application to host the Pacific Islands Forum next year. The island earlier sought backing to host the Forum after losing the rights in 2004 when Cyclone Heta wrecked much of its...

ENB declared a disaster area.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- Papua New Guinea's East New Britain (ENB) province has been declared a disaster area. The declaration was made by the Provincial Administrator, Aquila Tubal after an assessment on the extent of...

Activists petition UN to end military build up.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 HAGATNA (Pacnews) --- A coalition of Guam's activist leaders petitioned the United Nations (UN) last week to end the military buildup on island and help Guam regain its independence from the United States, Marianas Variety...

PNG PM appeals for calm within the police force.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) --- Papua New Guinea's prime minister has appealed for calm within the country's police force after the removal of a number of senior officers. In a statement, Sir Michael Somare urged police to remain...

Three PNG children abducted to Fiji.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) --- The search in now on for three Papua New Guinea children, aged below seven years, believed to have been abducted to Fiji by their biological father and a Fijian woman. PACNEWS has established the three...

Pacific exodus likely - Australian report.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) --- Rising sea levels caused by global warming could force the mass exodus of Pacific Islanders as 'environmental refugees,' according to a group of Australian non governmental organisations. Most are...

Cooks PM reaches out to business.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) --- Re-elected Cook Islands Prime Minister Jim Marurai has emphasised his private sector priorities by setting up a Business Roundtable, the Cook Islands Times reports. Mr Marurai held a lunch meeting...

American Samoan police arrest two for forced prostitution.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) --- American Samoan police have arrested two people accused of luring two Chinese women to the U. S territory, trapping them in a karaoke bar and forcing them into prostitution, the Honolulu Star Bulletin...

Fiji and Solomon Islands working together - Lomaloma.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- RAMSI Assistant Special Coordinator Mataiasi Lomaloma today said Fiji was proud to be working alongside Solomon Islanders to help rebuild their country, extending a long tradition of friendship. Mr...

Australia won't take environment refugees - Campbell.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 SYDNEY (Pacnews) ---- Australia has a responsibility to help its poorer neighbours reduce the effects of global warming but is unlikely to take environmental refugees, Environment Minister Ian Campbell says. A Commonwealth...

Moti can enter Solomon Islands as a refugee - Minister Shanel.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Julian Moti may be able to enter Solomon Islands as a refugee, minister responsible for immigration Peter Shanel told Radio New Zealand. Mr Moti, whose appointment as attorney-general was suspended last...

Pacific Islands urged to develop plan on illegal fishing.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Pacific Island Governments have been encouraged by environmental lobby group, Greenpeace to develop national plans to counter illegal fishing within their Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ). Greenpeace Australia...

French Polynesia and New Caledonia get Forum officials endorsement for associate member status.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) --- French Polynesia and New Caledonia have been accepted by the Pacific Islands Forum Officials Committee (FOC) to become associate members of the Pacific Islands Forum, which groups sixteen Pacific Island...

Australia refuses to be drawn into public debate on visa fees of Iraqi refugee on Nauru - Downer.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) --- Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has refused to say whether Australia will pay Nauru up to $100,000 a month to keep an Iraqi refugee on the Pacific island nation. Mohammed Sagar is the only...

A shaky case puts Australia at odds with three nations, write David Marr and Marian Wilkinson.
October 9, 2006... 09 OCTOBER 2006 ---- Vanuatu court documents show the case against the fugitive lawyer Julian Moti, being sought by the Australian Government, contains serious weaknesses. Though the girl at the centre of the case has made graphic and...

Moti arrested in the Solomon Islands.
October 10, 2006... 10 OCTOBER 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Fugitive Australian lawyer Julian Moti has arrived in Solomon Islands on board a Papua New Guinea Defence Force plane, according to Solomon Islands police. A police spokesman told PACNEWS from Honiara that...

Army commander warns State to address political rut.
October 10, 2006... 10 OCTOBER 2006 SUVA(Pacnews) - Fiji's military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama says the government needs to stop and look around at the politically-created rut the nation has been forced into, Fiji Times reports "We've been speaking...