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American Samoa To Oppose Opening Up For Longlining

Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 18:34

Management Council amendment to open 50 miles

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, June 1, 2015) – The American Samoa government plans to strongly oppose a plan to open up an area now reserved for local fishing boats to longlners.

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council has approved opening up the 50 mile closure area but the federal government has the final say on the amendment.

The territory's Governor Lolo Moliga says he is more convinced than ever that American Samoa should fight to keep the control of its ocean in its hands.

He plans to present a strong position to the Secretary of Commerce to convince him not to approve the amendment.

American Samoa's statement to the Secretary of Commerce has been completed and the governor was to review and approve it this week.

Lolo says the territory needs to keep the 50 mile closure area for the people of American Samoa, to create jobs and business from fisheries....

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Thu
04
Jun

Nauru Gets First Bank Branch In 15 Years

Submitted by piradmin on Thu, 06/04/2015 - 01:52

President notes development sign that he ‘gets things done’

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, June 3, 2015) – The Nauru president is hailing the opening of a bank on the island - the first in 15 years - as a sign his government can get things done.

Baron Waqa says the opening of the Bank of Bendigo agency this week is another example of the reforms it has made in its two years in power.

He cites changes to the legal system, payments made to landowners dating back to previous governments and improving infrastructure.

Mr Waqa says the government is also considering building a port.

The previous bank on the island collapsed at the time the Nauru economy was plummeting.

Radio New Zealand International 

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Mon
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Jun
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PNG PM’s Case Goes Before Judge Again

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 21:00

By Papua New Guinea correspondent Liam Cochrane

MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, July 1, 2014) – The court battle over the arrest of prime minister Peter O'Neill has Papua New Guinea captivated.

Will the increasingly frustrated Justice Ere Kariko grant a temporary injunction on the arrest warrant against the prime minister, or will he allow it to go ahead and let the police sort out the mess?

It is expected that question will be answered on Tuesday, when Justice Kariko makes a ruling.

But the complex courtroom dramas have also provided insights into the fractious police force, the resolve of the prime minister to defend himself and the determination of the judiciary to uphold the rule of law.

[PIR editor’s note: Radio New Zealand International ...

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Thu
25
Jun
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Tuvalu Requires $92 Million To Rebuild After Cyclone Pam

Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 21:00

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, June 25, 2015) – Tuvalu says it needs an estimated US$92 million US dollars to re-build after Tropical Cyclone Pam.

Entire islands of the low lying country were flooded during storm surges from the cyclone which struck the region in March.

In a speech opening Tuvalu's parliament, the Governor General Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli said the cyclone damaged food crops and vegetation, water shortages, homes, infrastructure, and property.

The funds are needed not only for recovery efforts but to better protect people from future disasters.

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Mon
04
May
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PNG Ups Security In Capital For APEC Women’s Meeting

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/04/2015 - 21:00

By Gorethy Kenneth

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (PNG Post-Courier, May 5, 2015) – The Government has heightened security in the nation’s capital, especially at the venue where the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy meeting is being held.

This was to ensure that the three-day meeting and also the other high-level APEC meetings coming up this week run smoothly.

[PIR editor’s note: PNG Post Courier reported that ‘The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy team will draft new plans and projects that empower more women
to be part of supply chains and provide women with access to technology,...

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Nauru President: ‘Unjust’ Foreign Criticism Has Unified Country

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 21:00

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, May 1, 2015) – The Nauru president says foreign criticism has unified the Nauruan people.

Baron Waqa says people overseas have been vocal in their opposition to his government's reform agenda, but he says it faced high levels of corruption.

He says in the past two years the country has surged ahead economically, it is more united than ever and the justice system is one of the most accountable in the Pacific.

This comes after it removed the chief justice, the police chief and the resident magistrate.

Since September in 2012 Nauru has hosted hundreds of Australia's asylum seekers, for whom Canberra pays hefty short term visas.

Mr Waqa says recent protests by refugees, false allegations of police brutality and refugees being attacked by locals, are...

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Tue
01
Jul
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Arrest Warrant Against PNG Prime Minister Stands

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/01/2014 - 21:00

By Jacob Pok

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (PNG Post-Courier, July 2, 2014) – The Waigani National Court yesterday refused the application by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill to stop a warrant of arrest against him.

That means it is now up to Police Commissioner Geoffrey Vaki whether to enforce the warrant of arrest against the Prime Minister. It is also understood the Prime Minister’s lawyers would file an appeal against the decision at the Supreme Court.

[PIR editor’s note: Radio Australia reported that "Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says he will respect the court's decision to allow the police...

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Wed
02
Jul
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Bumble Bee Tuna May Hurt Am. Samoa Canneries, Help Fishermen

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/02/2014 - 21:00

By Fili Sagapolutele

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (The Samoa News, July 2, 2014) – Competing for "raw materials" is the "primary impact" that Tri Marine International says it will face with Bumble Bee Foods when the San Diego-based company opens loining operations in Samoa later this year,
however, fishermen should be pleased.

Samoa Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has announced Bumble Bee’s plans to operate a fish loining plant and fresh fish operation at Matautu wharf in the Apia town area. Tuilaepa says the company is expected to provide some 1,000 new jobs for his country.

Since the announcement many local residents and some businesses have wondered if Bumble Bee’s plans will have any impact on Tri Marine and StarKist Samoa operations. Michelle Faist, the StarKist Co., corporate spokesperson didn’t immediately reply to Samoa News
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Korea Overtakes Japan As Largest Source Of CNMI Tourists

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 21:00

By Haidee V. Eugenio

SAIPAN, CNMI (Saipan Tribune, July 4, 2014) – Korea is on its way to surpassing Japan for the first time as the CNMI’s largest source of tourists by the end of fiscal year 2014, officials said yesterday as they also pointed to continued growth in visitor arrivals from China, Russia, and Taiwan. Gov. Eloy S. Inos said the CNMI may see its annual arrivals reach 700,000 once again in two to three years.

Arrivals from Korea are projected to reach more than 158,000 in 2014, compared to expected arrivals from Japan at a little over 124,000, based on data from Marianas Visitors Authority managing director Perry Tenorio.

In 2013, the CNMI received 148,423 tourists from Japan and 135,458 from Korea, MVA data shows.

"If you take a closer look, we might be able to see 470,000 tourists by the end of the year, or maybe come close...

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Mon
22
Jun
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MSG Meeting Gets Underway In Solomon Islands

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 21:00

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2015) – Foreign Ministers of Melanesian Spearhead Group countries have begun their official summit in Honiara today and applications for memberships is one of the meeting’s top agendas.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Milner Tozaka told his MSG counterparts there needs to be a consensus to issues which MSG senior officials had discussed last week.

[PIR editor’s note: SIBC reported that ‘The incoming chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Foreign Ministers Meeting, Hon. Milner Tozaka has called for continued solidarity in making the sub-regional group, MSG, remain relevant. ... The Solomon Islands Foreign Minister says together MSG...

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