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First Vanuatu election petition trail set

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Vanuatu's Supreme Court has listed the trial of the election petition against the National United Party's (NUP) winning candidate in the constituency of Malekula, Sanick Asang, for 17 November 2022. The date was set on Monday during a conference in Chambers before Justice Oliver Saksak. The petitioners are Gregoire Nimbtik and Fabian Gary Hanhabat Vinbel. The duo had also contested the...

Minister’s ‘high tempo’ pace strengthening Australia-PNG ties, forging new development policy

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Australia’s minister for international development anf the Pacific Pat Conroy is off to Papua New Guinea, where he will commemorate 80 years since the Kokoda campaign and strengthen bilateral ties. Conroy issued a statement on Monday describing his PNG visit as a continuation of the many, successive ministerial engagements between officials for both nations in recent months. “I am looking forward...

Tonga King to attend UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt

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King Tupou VI is expected to deliver Tonga’s Statement at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November. Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni said that the King will deliver the statement, at this global high-level climate change meeting. A delegation from Tonga will attend and discuss issues including working...

Fiji Elections: Candidate nominations to open today

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The Electoral Commission along with the Fijian Elections Office has today announced that nomination for candidates to contest the 2022 General Election is now open. Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mukesh Nand said the nomination period for the receipt of the nomination of candidates for the general election will be from 8am on 01 of November 2022 to 12pm on...

China targets two diplomatic allies with Pacific aid

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Beijing was targeting its Pacific aid to new diplomatic allies Solomon Islands and Kiribati while Chinese financial support across the region continued to decline, the Lowy Institute reported Monday in its latest annual analysis of regional assistance. China’s aid to the Pacific has fallen from a peak of US$287 million in 2016 to US$187 million in 2020 — the lowest...

U.S B-52 bomber deployment may trigger regional arms race, China says

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China has responded to reports the United States is preparing to deploy nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to northern Australia, saying the move could trigger an arms race. On Monday night, the ABC's Four Corners revealed the U.S Air Force was planning to build a “squadron operations facility” and an adjoining maintenance centre for six B-52 aircraft at Tindal Air Base, south...

Where the buck stops: aid in Fiji

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By Mere Nailatikau Deeper thinking is required about the nature of aid and whether Fiji will further distance itself from the international aid dollar. Multinational contractors, the expatriate-heavy consultant cohort, an enduring but marginalised civil society, and a recipient government steering its way out of a crippling pandemic into general elections are all significant actors in Fiji’s aid landscape. In...

Sexual and Gender-based Violence against women and girls: calling for a Pacific paradigm shift

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Op-ed,by Dr Jimmy Obed, Psychiatrist at Vila Central Hospital Vanuatu has one of the highest prevalence rates of violence against women and girls, and the highest prevalence of sexual abuse of girls under 15 years in the Pacific and globally. These figures are not customary collateral damage, these are human rights violations and have long-term traumatic repercussions on survivors, both physically...

Papua New Guinea book quarterfinal spot with big win over Wales

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Papua New Guinea have secured a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals after beating Wales 36-0 in Doncaster on Tuesday. In driving rain, PNG crossed over in just seven minutes through five-eighth Kyle Laybutt, and from there the Kumuls piled on five more tries, with doubles to Nixon Putt and young-gun Jimmy Ngutilk. It was clear from the kick-off that the...

Fiji Parliament dissolved

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Fiji's Parliament has been dissolved by President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, effective Sunday 30 October 2022. “In accordance with section 58(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Fiji, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Fiji, on the advice of the Honourable Prime Minister, has dissolved Parliament with effect from Sunday, 30 October 2022. Standing Orders 113 and 123(2) outline...

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