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FBI Made An Arrest During Raid Of Offices Of Saipan Casino Construction Department

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 11:11

 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest after executing a search warrant Thursday on the 2nd floor of the Kase II Building where the offices of Best Sunshine/Imperial Pacific International’s construction department and its contractors are located.

“The FBI conducted a search and made an arrest in response to the recent death of an individual working at the construction site of the Imperial Pacific Resort,” Michele Ernst of the Guam Resident Agency, FBI Honolulu Field Office said on Saturday.

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Apr

Tentative Government Approval For Casino In Tonga

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 11:19

 

A company looking to build a casino in Tonga has reportedly been given tentative approval from the government.

A licence has not been issued to Tavake Tamafua, which along with American investors, is looking to build a shopping mall, luxury villas and an airport resort including gaming facilities.

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Apr

New Caledonia Catches More Vietnamese Poachers

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 11:24

 

Three more Vietnamese blue boats have been caught fishing illegally for beche de mer within New Caledonia's waters.

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Apr

Witnesses Often Reluctant In PNG Sorcery Cases

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 11:32

 

While a landmark trial for alleged sorcery-related killings approaches in Papua New Guinea, a Lutheran missionary in PNG says it remains difficult for such cases to be brought to trial.

More than 100 men charged over the killings of seven people - including two young children - who they accused of practising sorcery will face trial in Madang this month.

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Apr

Fiji National Budget Consultation: Does Fiji Need To Consider Bringing In Laborers From Abroad To Address Labor Shortage Issues?

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 12:18

 

Fiji should consider bringing in labourers from abroad to address labour shortage issues in the country.

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Apr

PNGDF: Nearly All PNGDF Disciplinary Issues Are ‘Alcohol Related’

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 12:34

 

Ninety-nine percent of all disciplinary issues in the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) were alcohol related.

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Apr

NZ Tribunal Considered Five Deportation Appeals By Tongans

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 12:41

 

New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice, has released the details of five deportation appeal hearings concerning Tongan citizens that were conducted in September last year. Appellants varied from a 16-month-old girl to a 78-year-old woman. Their appeals were heard before New Zealand’s Immigration and Protection Tribunal. 

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Apr

Embattled Healthcare Provider Leaves PNG's Manus

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 14:57

 

The embattled healthcare company, International Health and Medical Services (IHMS), has ceased delivering services at Australia's immigration detention centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island. IHMS said that as of midnight on March 31, it had been forced to temporarily stop operations to resolve an ongoing medical licensing issue.

It said the PNG Medical Board asserted that the IHMS clinic was not licenced, but the company claimed it had submitted all the necessary documentaiton.

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Steep Airfares Hampering Solomons Seasonal Worker Numbers In NZ

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 15:04

 

Steep airfares are a major impediment to Solomon Island workers wanting to take part in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employers scheme.

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Water Supply Disruptions Impacting Over 200,000 Fiji Customers Expected To Normalize Today

Submitted by PIR Editor on Sun, 04/02/2017 - 15:10

 

More than 200,000 Water Authority of Fiji customers were facing intermittent water supply since Thursday night until this morning.

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