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Doug Emoff will become the highest-profile U.S official to visit Samoa as U.S makes a Pacific islands push

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Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, next week will become the highest-profile U.S official to visit Samoa, as the Biden administration steps up its outreach to Pacific island nations. Emhoff will meet with government officials, community leaders and female entrepreneurs during his 13 – 24 July visit to Samoa’s capital, Apia. His communications director, Liza Acevedo, said...

No coup says Fiji’s Armed Forces Chief

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There will be no coup, assures the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai. This follows speculations on social media including the circulation of a 50-page letter. In this letter, allegations were made that the coalition government was misinterpreting the 2013 constitution and called for the RFMF to intervene. Kalouniwai said the RFMF will continue to abide by...

Pacific youth capacity strengthened at inaugural Loss and Damage dialogue

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Youth representatives from across the Pacific have had the opportunity to learn firsthand about the issue of loss and damage from experts and experienced climate change negotiators during the inaugural Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Loss and Damage Dialogue. Hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Climate Analytics, the gathering brought together government and...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino discusses World Cup legacy at OFC 29th Ordinary Congress in Auckland

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The OFC 29th Ordinary Congress was held at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland, on the eve of the FIFA Women's World Cup kicking off at Eden Park today. FIFA President Gianni Infantino addressed delegates calling the OFC member nations his “dream team”. Infantino had glowing praise for the transformational change OFC has undergone in recent years. “I am happy and proud...

UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality

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UN Women and FIFA have come together just ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to advance gender equality in football, and help end abuse and discrimination on and off the pitch. The tournament is expected to be watched by more than two billion people - the largest audience for a single women’s sport in...

PNG ready for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier

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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific (EAP) Qualifier gets underway in Port Moresby from 22 - 29 July. Japan, Philippines, and Vanuatu join Papua New Guinea (PNG) in a 12-match long battle, over eight days, for one spot which will be a direct ticket to what will be the biggest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ever, in...

New Report: FSM faces health threats, stronger storms, and challenges for atolls and fisheries from Climate Change

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Stronger typhoons, growing challenges for populations on low-lying atolls, ecosystem declines, and human health issues are among the major risks detailed in a new report on climate change in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Threatened resources include culturally significant coastal infrastructure and the tens of millions of dollars that fisheries inject into the FSM economy annually, according to the...

Three former Samoa ruling Human Rights Protection Party MPs to head to by-election

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The three former Samoa ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP)MPs who resigned from the party to declare themselves independent have had their seats made vacant today triggering by-elections for their constituencies. The latest development followed an agreement between lawyers for the Speaker of the House, Papalii Lio Masipau and the three Members of Parliament in order for the legal proceedings...

Alert for Mt Bagana, 10,000 evacuated in Bougainville eruption

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More than 10,000 persons are being evacuated after the Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO) issued a Stage Three alert for the Mt Bagana volcano in Central Bougainville. South Bougainville MP Timothy Masiu has advised the people to remain calm as government officers focused on the evacuation exercise. “At the moment people are being encouraged to evacuate themselves from the danger zones as...

Marshall Islands seeks U.S apology, compensation for nuclear tests damage

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The Marshall Islands on Tuesday called on Washington to pay “full” compensation for the health, environmental and cultural damage caused by 67 nuclear tests carried out by the American government, refusing to accept the Joe Biden administration’s newest version of a strategic agreement that has steered bilateral ties for decades. It was the people of the Pacific nation who played...

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