PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from September 2007

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French Polynesia to have fresh election under new electoral system.
September 3, 2007... 03 AUGUST 2007 PAPEETE ( Pacnews) -----The French Government is set to arrange an early general election in French Polynesia this year under a new electoral system in a bid to increase political stability. This was announced in Papeete by...

Maori King joining Pacific royals to strengthen links.
September 3, 2007... 03 SEPTEMBER 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) -----In his first significant international foray, Maori King Tuheitia will next week sign a declaration of unity with other Pacific royalty. But organisers are stressing the non-political nature of the...

Australian Government rejects Nauru inspections.
September 3, 2007... 03 SEPTEMBER 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---- The Australian Government has reportedly rejected a request by Australia's Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) to inspect conditions in the immigration detention facility on Nauru. ...

Tourist make CNMI a place to give birth to U.S citizen children.
September 3, 2007... 03 AUGUST 2007 SAIPAN (Pacnews) -----Tourists , even in an advanced stage of pregnancy, travel to the CNMI to take advantage of an immigration system that automatically grants U.S. citizenship to children born here regardless of the nationality...

Samoas deputy PM admits nation in debt because of South Pacific Games.
September 3, 2007... 03 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA ( Pacnews) -----Samoas deputy prime minister Misa Telefoni has admitted that the country is in debt because of the new infrastructures built for the South Pacific Games (SPG), reports Radio New Zealand International. ...

Latest South Pacific Games (SPG) 2007 Medal tally, Apia Samoa.
September 3, 2007... Bottom of Form. Position. Gold. Silver. Bronze. Total. 1. New Caledonia. 54. 43. 38. 135. 2. Papua New Guinea. 23. 12. 10. 45. 3. Samoa. 22. ...

Sogavare calls on Samoan PM for sensitivity.
September 3, 2007... 03 AUGUST 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has called for sensitivity from his Samoan counterpart and again criticised Australia, reports Solomon Star. This is over the issues of what Mr Sogavare...

UN upset at HIV/AIDS victims buried alive.
September 3, 2007... 28 AUGUST 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----Two United Nations agencies have expressed concern over the recent reports that people living with HIV/AIDS have been buried alive in the Southern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea ( PNG), reports...

Ousted PM has nothing to offer: Bainimarama.
September 3, 2007... 03 AUGUST 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama says that ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has nothing to offer to the interim Government. His comment comes after Mr Qarase earlier said...

U.S. teen driver appeals sentence in crash that killed Tongan royals.
September 3, 2007... 03 SEPTEMBER 2007 REDWOOD CITY (Pacnews) ---- A California teen convicted of causing a freeway crash that killed two members of Tonga's royal family and their driver is appealing her two-year jail sentence, her attorney said, reports Associated...

Marine focus for livelihood recovery in Solomon Islands.
September 3, 2007... 03 SEPTEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ------ WWF and WorldFish Centre are working in partnership to support livelihoods recovery for communities affected by the large earthquake and tsunami in Solomon Islands in April this year. As the...

Solomon Islands sent protest note to Vanuatu.
September 3, 2007... 03 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -----The Solomon Islands Government yesterday sent a protest note to Vanuatu over the conduct of the Acting Registrar of the Vanuatu Supreme Court over the Julian Moti case, reports The Solomon Star. ...

Digicel issue raised with PNG Government.
September 3, 2007... 03 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----An Irish envoy has flown to Papua New Guinea ( PNG) to express his government's concern over moves to scuttle a$US500 million Irish investment in a new mobile phone network. Irish Ambassador to...

French Polynesias Temaru undecided over candidacy for president.
September 3, 2007... 03 SEPTEMBER 2007 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ----- French Polynesias opposition is yet to decide who it will nominate as candidate for President for next weeks election, Radio New Zealand International reports. This comes amid a French decision to...

Solomons concerned over delay in getting regional trade deal with EU.
September 3, 2007... 03 AUGUST 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews)----Solomon Islands Trade Minister Patteson Oti has expressed concerns over the delay to conclude the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Pacific countries of the ACP and the European Union ( EU) reports...

Qarase will not be PM again: Military.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis Military Council will not allow ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase or his Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) party back into power,reports The Fiji Times. Military spokesman...

South Pacific to bolster justice systems.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 BRISBANE (Pacnews) ---Australian lawyers are working on ways to help their colleagues bolster justice systems in the South Pacific, reports Sydney Morning Herald. Around 130 lawyers from 11 South Pacific countries are in...

Sri Lankan refugees in Nauru on a hunger strike.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 YAREN (Pacnews) ---- The Sri Lankans detained on the Pacific island of Nauru went on a hunger strike yesterday in protest of the six-month stalemate on their claims for asylum in Australia. We have undertaken the hunger...

Vanuatu ombudsmans probe into Lands Ministers dealings near completion.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT VILLA (Pacnews) --- Vanuatus Ombudsmans office says its investigation into allegations of corrupt land dealings by the Lands Minister is nearing completion, reports Radio New Zealand International. The probe followed...

Latest South Pacific Games (SPG) 2007 Medal tally, Apia Samoa.
September 4, 2007... Position. Gold. Silver. Bronze. Total. 1. New Caledonia. 57. 43. 40. 140. 2. Papua New Guinea. 24. 12. 10. 46. 3. Samoa. 22. 20. 26. 68....

Lakhan re elected as Pacific Games President.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ----Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) president Vidhya Lakhan was yesterday re-elected as the Pacific Games Council president for another four years. Fiji Times reports the...

Fiji faces judicial crisis.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis interim Government faces a judicial crisis after six Court of Appeal judges resigned citing concerns about how military appointed acting Chief Justice Anthony Gates is handling administrative matters,...

MSG members plan to establish special force to fight regional issues.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has endorsed the framework that will see the establishment of a special force to fight, among other issues, terrorism and human smuggling in the region. The...

ADB promises continued support for Solomon Islands' development plans.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 MANILA ( Pacnews) -----The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reaffirmed its commitment to support recovery and rehabilitation of Solomon Islands in its business plans for 2008-2010 for the country, reports Forbes. The plan...

Let rights body check Nauru centre: Democrats.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ----- Australian human rights commissioner must be allowed to inspect the federal government's immigration detention centre on Nauru, the Australian Democrats said, reports SMH. Australian Immigration...

Strike action continues at PNG gold mine.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----Strike action is continuing to halt production at one of the world's largest gold mines in Papua New Guinea, Radio Australia reports. Armed police were flown to the mine on Lihir island at the...

Palaus greatest challenge: Economic self-sufficiency.
September 4, 2007... Reports from Marinas Variety. 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) ----After Palau regained its sovereignty and independence in l994 in Free Association with the United States of America, we celebrated the achievement of our first national...

Australian Government refused to set a deadline on Nauru asylum claims.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 (Pacnews) -----The Australian Government has refused to set a deadline for when Sri Lankans detained on Nauru will have their asylum claims decided, despite more than 50 entering their fourth day of hunger strikes today to...

China top export list.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----China tops the list as Solomon Islands major export destination whilst Australia leads the import record, reports The Solomon Star. Solomon Islands foreign minister Patteson Oti admitted that there...

PNG lags behind on health issues.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----Papua New Guinea (PNG) is lagging behind the rest of the world in addressing head and neck diseases, reports The National. President of the PNG Medical Society Dr Mathias Sapuri said this during...

Asian bank offer US$500 million to Fiji.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----Fiji's interim Government has received an offer for bilateral loan financing of up to US$500 million from one of the world's leading investment banks. A team from the banking group, Merill Lynch (Asia...

Crocodile snatches girl from mother.
September 4, 2007... 04 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----Villagers in a remote Gulf province village in Papua New Guinea (PNG) watched in horror as a crocodile snatched a girl from her mother on the banks of a river and killed her, The National reports....

Law Council of Australia says Fiji judiciary under threat.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ------ The Law Council of Australia says Fiji no longer has a functioning judicial system, after the resignation of six expatriate judges on the country's court of appeal. Former New Zealand Chief...

Judge orders Moti report.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- The judge hearing an application to annul the entire Moti inquiry in Papua New Guinea ( PNG) yesterday ordered that a copy of the inquiry report be furnished to the court this morning, reports Post...

We'll decide who comes to Nauru: Adeang.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 YAREN (Pacnews) ---- Nauru's foreign minister has said his government, not Australia, will decide whether to allow human rights commissioner Graeme Innes access to an immigration processing centre in the Pacific nation. ...

Pacific wants outstanding issues dealt with before signing EPAs with EU.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ------The Pacific will not sign any Economic Partnership Agreements( EPA) with the European Union (EU)unless some outstanding issues are resolved. The lead negotiator for the Pacific, Samoas Commerce...

Sogavare ordered RAMSI to provide list of all the weapons recovered in Solomon islands.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has ordered the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) to provide a full report on the disarmament programme carried out since the arrival...

Latest South Pacific Games (SPG) 2007 Medal tally, Apia Samoa.
September 5, 2007... Bottom of Form. Position. Gold. Silver. Bronze. Total. 1. New Caledonia. 61. 45. 43. 149. 2. Papua New Guinea. 25. 12. 12. 49. 3. Samoa. 23. ...

Fijis youngster won gold in 5000 metres final.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis Akesa Drotini stole the show at Apia Park Stadium yesterday when she beat veteran runners to win gold in the 5000 metres final. Fiji Times reports the fourteen year-old clocked a time of...

Solomons rejects Moti extradition.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----The Solomon Islands Government yesterday formally rejected Australias request for the extradition of Attorney-General Julian Moti, reports The Solomon Star reports. Minister of Police, National...

Australian PM must perform diplomatic dance.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 (Pacnews) ---- Diplomatic sensitivities mean Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has no plans to hold bilateral meetings with Taiwan's representative to the APEC gathering in Sydney or Papua New Guinea's (PNG) Prime...

Senior Chinese legislator visits Tonga.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ---- A delegation of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature is in Tonga for a three-day visit, Xinhua News Agency reports. The delegation, headed by Jiang Zhenghua, vice-chairman...

Malaysian judge joins Fiji judiciary.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Two judges from Malaysia were appointed to the Fiji Court of Appeal by the President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, yesterday, reports The Fiji Times. Interim Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said Justices...

Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) only themselves to blame: Commentary.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 CARRIBEAN (Pacnews) -----Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries that were due to be concluded by the end of 2007 are now in varying degrees of...

Political rivalries may block presidential election.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ---- There is concern in French Polynesia that no new president can be elected following last weeks ousting of Gaston Tong Sang, reports Radio New Zealand International. While the statute provides for...

Federal Government declare Saipan tsunami ready.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 SAIPAN (Pacnews) ----Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the United States say Saipan is the second northwestern Pacific location to become tsunami and storm ready, joining Guam and...

More dialogue urged to progress Tongan reforms.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) -----Tongan academic Dr Sitiveni Halapua, is encouraging the countrys tripartite committee on political reform to continue talking after discussions collapsed last wee, Radio New Zealand International...

Indonesia- PNG border issues not only a Defence matter: Ilau.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----- Issues relating to the international border between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia are government issues and not just defence, said Defence Force Commander Commodore Peter Ilau, reports The...

National Reserve Bank reports high level of liquidity in banks.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ---- The National Reserve Bank of Tonga has reported a satisfactory level of liquidity in local banks. TBC reports the banks system liquidity as of 30 August this year was at a comfortably high level...

First woman appointed as New Caledonias police chief.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 NOUMEA (Pacnews) --- New Caledonia has appointed a woman as its new police chief. Nolle Deraime, is also the first woman to ever access this position in the French Pacific country. She took up her three-year posting on...

Samoan Prime Minister Targeting the MDGs.
September 5, 2007... 05 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) -----In another inspirational move during what has been a memorable South Pacific Games 2007, the Prime Minister of Samoa Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi while competing for the Archery Gold/Silver Medal on Friday...

Well still pursue Moti: Australian diplomat.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Australia will continue pursuing Solomon Islands Attorney-General Julian Moti for trial on child sex charges, its top diplomat in Honiara stressed yesterday. We are naturally disappointed with the...

Fix China market.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Pacific island countries should target quality visitor experiences by developing the Chinese visitor market slowly, says the chief executive of South Pacific Travel Tony Everitt, reports The Fiji Times....

FFA to develop satellite project to target patrols of fishing fleets.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) -----The Forum Fisheries Agency ( FFA) is developing a co-ordinated system to better track fishing fleets operating in the Pacific Islands region, Radio New Zealand International reports. The agencys...

Tahiti plane crash search called off.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 PAPEETE (Pacnews) ---- A search has been called off with five bodies still missing after 20 people, including an Australian couple, were killed in plane crash off Tahiti last month. Francis Sacault from French Polynesia's...

Samoa minimum wage under review.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) -----The minimum wage for more than 10,000 private sector workers in Samoa is under review, reports Radio New Zealand International. The last increase was approved by the government just before the general...

Ousted PM strip of pension entitlements.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Fijis former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the interim Government's decision to strip ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase of all entitlements and benefits is very unfortunate, reports Fiji Live. ...

Latest South Pacific Games (SPG) 2007 Medal tally, Apia Samoa.
September 6, 2007... Bottom of Form. Position. Gold. Silver. Bronze. Total. 1. New Caledonia. 66. 52. 46. 164. 2. Samoa. 27. 24. 33. 84. 3. Tahiti. 27. 22. ...

Fiji retains the 100 meters blue ribbon.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA ( Pacnews) ----- An old pair of track shoes is what Fijis 100m sprint champ Jone Delai believes helped him win back the title 12 years later at Apia yesterday afternoon. That plus it was his 40th birthday yesterday...

Tuvalu to seek employment opportunity in U.S military base relocation to Guam.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) --- The small island nation of Tuvalu will actively pursue with the United States the possibility of sending its nationals to work in Guam when the U.S relocates its military base from Okinawa in Japan. ...

Moti report lost.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----The Moti Inquiry report that cost the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government K1.6 million (US$559, 000) to put together is somewhere in the Prime Ministers residence and cannot be located, the National...

CNMI gets little interest from medical professionals in US.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 SAIPAN (Pacnews) ------ The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) received a decline of interests from medical professionals such as doctors during a job fair held in the U.S, Saipan Tribune reports. This...

Shortage of food in PNG likely.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----Papua New Guineas (PNG) population is growing so rapidly that there could be a severe food shortage in the next decade if nothing is done now, says research scientist Dr Sergie Bang, reports Post...

PNG is the weak link.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -----Fears are growing that the Pacific may end up signing a bad economic partnership agreement (EPA) simply because of Papua New Guineas desire to protect its canned tuna industry. The concerns were...

Military commander invoke Emergency regulation.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -----Fijis military commander and Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has invoked the public emergency regulation in the Pacific nation. Commodore Bainimarama said the emergency regulation...

PM Somare sees more opportunities for PNG.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- Papua New Guineas (PNG) Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare said there were more opportunities for PNG to benefit from its membership of APEC but this needed to be further developed and nurtured. ...

Tonga to establish its University.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----- The Tongan Government is planning to establish its first ever National University for Tonga. Tonga now website reports two consultants are in Tonga on a feasibility study requested by the Ministry...

Fritch-Temaru likely showdown for President next week.
September 6, 2007... 06 SEPTEMBER 2007 (Pacnews) ----A former Vice-President of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch has been officially endorsed as the pro-French Tahoeraa Huiraatira party candidate to run for President when the French Pacific territory's legislative...

Regime condemned for invoking Emergency regulations.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Fijis interim Government came under widespread condemnation yesterday when it reactivated the Public Emergency Regulation to shut up ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and his Soqosoqo Duavata ni...

Commonwealth condemned imposition of Public Emergency Decree in Fiji.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBERR 2007 LONDON (Pacnews) ---- Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon has expressed concern on the decision by the Fijis Interim Government to re-impose the Public Emergency Decree. I am most concerned at the re-imposition of...

Dismay as Fiji steps away from democracy.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ---Fiji's fresh Public Emergency regulation is likely to be discussed on the fringes of the APEC Leaders' Summit in Sydney, where New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark arrives today, reports NZ herald....

Fiji getting worse :Downer.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 SYDNEY (Pacnews) ---- Australian Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer says using statements made by Fiji ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase to reintroduce the public emergency regulation is only going to make worsen...

Latest South Pacific Games (SPG) 2007 Medal tally, Apia Samoa.
September 7, 2007... Bottom of Form. Position. Gold. Silver. Bronze. Total. 1. New Caledonia. 67. 54. 47. 168. 2. Samoa. 32. 26. 36. 94. 3. Tahiti. 28. 22. ...

In soccerNew Caledonia and Fiji through to Oceania final.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ----Fiji and New Caledonia will meet in Friday's final of the Oceania Football Confederation World Cup qualifying tournament after taking varying courses through the semifinals on Wednesday, reports AP. New...

More reaction to imposition of Public Emergency Regulations in Fiji.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- The reactivation of the Public Emergency Regulation in Fiji has attracted a barrage of criticism from the international community, including Fiji's major donor partner, the European Union (EU). The EU...

Australia told respect Solomon Islands decision on Moti.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has urged Australia to respect his government's decision to reject an extradition request for attorney general Julian Moti. Mr Sogavare was...

Cook Islands Democratic Party executives to interview leader and deputy leader over spat.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 RAROTONGA (Pacnews) ----Executive committee of the Cook Islands ruling Democratic Party has interviewed the deputy leader following a spat between him and his boss, the party leader. The party leader, Sir Terepai Maoate,...

New leaders for Pacific churches.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) --- Fijis Bishop Apimeleki Qiliho has been elected the Moderator of the Pacific Conference of Churches at a meeting in American Samoa. His deputy will be Celine Hoiore of French Polynesia. Qiliho is the...

Interim Fijian government tries to allay concerns of emergency decree imposition.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis interim government has assured the international community the imposition of the Public Emergency Regulation was not here to stay. In an attempt to allay concerns and criticisms levelled at...

Mix reactions to future of Howard as Australian PM.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 SYDNEY (Pacnews) --- Speculation is continuing about the political future of Prime Minister John Howard, despite his role as host of the APEC summit, ABC Online reports. It has been a mixed week for Mr Howard with another...

French Polynesian politicians ask Pacific royals to stay away.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 PAPEETE (Pacnews) --- The leaders of French Polynesias two biggest political parties have jointly sent a letter to Polynesian royal families, including the new Maori king of New Zealand, asking them to defer a planned visit to...

WHO ranks Solomon Islands the best in health care system.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Solomon Islands leads the health care system ranking in the Pacific region, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Solomon Islands is ranked 80th while Palau is at 82nd out of 191 member...

200 houses to be built for public servants in Port Moresby.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews)--- Public Service Minister Peter ONeill wants to see 200 houses for public servants built in Port Moresby by the end of this year. reports The National. He said these houses would be a model that...

Overall crown in the bag for New Caledonia.
September 7, 2007... 07 SEPTEMBER 2007 APIA (Pacnews) --- New Caledonia is assured of winning the overall title in the13th Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa with four other countries left to contend for second place as the Games draws to a close with only two days of...