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Taiwan watching vote in Solomon Islands amid concerns over ties

5:20 pm GMT+12, 23/04/2019

Taiwan is closely monitoring the political situation in the Solomon Islands as the Pacific ally prepares for a vote for a new prime minister that could determine the future of ties between the two countries. MOFA spokesperson Andrew Lee said the ministry and its embassy in the Solomon Islands are keeping in close contact with each of the political parties in the country following general elections on April 3 that did not give any » read more

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Commonwealth Foundation appoints Anne Gallagher as Director-General

5:28 pm GMT+12, 23/04/2019, United Kingdom

Following a rigorous selection process and approval from its 46-member states, Anne Therese Gallagher has been announced as the new Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation, the Commonwealth’s agency for civil society. Gallagher will assume the role in June 2019 at Read more

The Belt and Road Initiative Brings New Opportunities for China-Vanuatu Cooperation

By Zhou Haicheng, Chinese Ambassador to Vanuatu Over 2000 years ago
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Pacific climate migration a political tug of war

By Laura Walters, Newsroom The Pacific is at the forefront of
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Follow the money: how foreign aid spending tells of Pacific priorities

Donor countries, be it Australia or China, illustrate their regional interests by where they c
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Stress, overtime, disease, contribute to 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year, reports UN labour agency

Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease, contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 mil
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Business News

Agri-Labour Australia to repay $50,000 to 19 Vanuatu seasonal workers

5:24 pm GMT+12, 23/04/2019, Australia

A labour-hire company will change the way it pays its workforce after a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation found it had failed to correctly compensate tomato pickers on a farm near Shepparton for their individual work. Agri-Labour Australia Pty Ltd, based in Brisbane, has signed a Read more

Central Bank of Solomon Islands takes measures to lower risk to financial system

Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) 2017 Financial Stability Report has highlighted seven m
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Undersea cable project set to commence

The vessel to deliver the country's undersea cable system is on its way to the Pacific, ac
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American pharmaceutical company set to trial cannabis-derived drug on diabetics in Vanuatu

By Prianka Srinivasan, Pacific Beat An American company has opted to trial a new ex
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Cook Islands Finance Minister rejects more cash for Agriculture

Suggestions for millions more dollars to be put into the agriculture appropriation in the Budg
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Sports News

NRL reveals 12 nations in nines tournament

00:37 am GMT+12, 23/04/2019, Fiji

The NRL has confirmed the 12 nations participating in a nines World Cup tournament at the end of the year. Australia, New Zealand and England headline the 12 nations to feature in a World Cup nines tournament confirmed by the NRL on Monday. Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji, France, Samoa, Read more

Local media ignored as Pacific Games awards broadcasting rights to Melanesia Media Group

Melanesian Media Group appointed Host Broadcaster for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games

The Pacific Games Office is excited to announce the appointment of Singapore based Melanesia M
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Biggest Pacific Games team ever for Cook Islands

Team Cook Islands is sending its biggest team to the Pacific Games which will be held in July
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