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New Caledonia's Congress has voted for a tax reform due to come into effect next year after rejecting a push to have it deferred.

The reform was first adopted by the Congress at the start of the month and is set to cut the taxes of nine out of ten households by up to 67 percent.

Marshall Islands access to the internet largely halted Wednesday night as repair work on a submarine fiber optic cable began.

The National Telecommunications Authority in Majuro shifted all phone and Internet communications from the cable to satellites, reducing bandwidth available to this western Pacific nation by 97 percent.

Samoa's Prime Minister has tabled a constitutional amendment bill aimed at removing the appointment of the Director of Public Prosecutions and returning its powers and duties to the Attorney General.

Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi presented the bill for its first reading last week during the last sitting of parliament for 2016.

Pacific people have been recognised for services to their communities in the New Year Honours list, with two receiving the highest honour. New Zealand's double Olympic gold medallist shotputter, Valerie Adams, is now a Dame.

A world-renowned shot putter, Dame Valerie has won four World Championship gold medals, two Olympic gold medals, three Commonwealth Games gold medals, and three World Indoor Championship gold medals.