Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has sacked Patrick Pruaitch as Treasury Minister. Mr O’Neill said the Member for Aitape-Lumi Open will now serve as Minister without portfolio. He said the decision to relieve Mr Pruaitch of his portfolio was made in order to maintain confidence in the economy and ensure responsible administration of the Treasury portfolio.
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Jimson Erega Goufi repeatedly struck Gong Zhen Lao with a long bush knife on the day the Chinese couple were murdered, the Court heard yesterday. Goufi, who surrendered to police on Monday, faces two counts of murder in relation to the double Easter murder, when he appeared in court. A large crowd descended on the Honiara Magistrate Court when police escorted... + continue reading
The President of the Marshall Islands has questioned Australia's standing in the Pacific over its inaction on climate change. Dr Hilda Heine delivered this year's ST Lee Lecture at the Australian National University in Canberra on the topic "Climate Change Crisis". "It is hard to explain the feeling of being the President of a country reading a report that... + continue reading
The President of the Marshall Islands has questioned Australia's standing in the Pacific over its inaction on climate change. Dr Hilda Heine delivered this year's... + continue reading
Marking another major milestone in the drawdown of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), senior representatives of the Solomon Islands Government, Royal... + continue reading
The free association arrangement between New Zealand and the Cook Islands is a pivotal force behind the movement of Cook Islanders between the two countries, and part of the Cook... + continue reading
A World Bank policy paper, Pacific Possible, says... + continue reading
A brother and sister duo from the FSM impressed judges in a recent art contest with a powerful message calling for conservation and unification across Oceania. “Now is the... + continue reading
