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Does Bougainville need a new anti-corruption law?

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By Joseph Nobetau Recently, Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama announced his government’s intention to enact a new anti-corruption law. The president, who campaigned on a platform of eliminating corruption, and has since his election advocated for reform, should be commended for his focus on corruption. As I have written before, good governance is critical to Bougainville’s future as an independent nation state....

Kiribati could ‘not be habitable beyond 2060′

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Former Kiribati President Anote Tong says a report indicates that Kiribati could “not be habitable beyond 2060”. “Now the question really is, what happens then. Do we just fade away,” Tong told Sky News Australia. Meanwhile, the Kiribati drought crisis is set to continue well into the new year, as its government looks for support. Sally Rimon, the Acting National Disaster Management...

Nauruans go to the polls on Saturday

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The people of Nauru go to the polls on Saturday to elect 19 MPs across eight constituencies. There are 77 candidates contesting the seats - 18 of those are lining up in the largest constituency, Ubenide, which will elect four MPs. Meneng, in which the current President, Lionel Aingimea is one of the MPs, selects three members. The least number of candidates...

Pacific ministers endorse Fiji Military’s Blackrock camp as disaster relief depot

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Pacific countries have officially agreed to use the Fijian Military's Blackrock Camp as a regional humanitarian relief depot. Fiji's Disaster Minister Inia Seruiratu announced the endorsement of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) facility while outlining the 11-point declaration made by Pacific Island Forum's Disaster Ministers in Nadi. The state of the art Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief...

Pacific Disaster Ministers show leadership, Goodwill and a future vision to build a safer Pacific for communities

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Pacific Disaster Ministers have committed to the inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Declaration of Commitment to Action towards a safer and more resilient region in the face of disaster risk and climate change. Ministers have also committed to supporting the strengthening of national and regional capabilities in response to disaster and reaffirmed the commitment to establish a regional and Sub-Regional...

Pacific Islands students target UN court as key weapon to fight climate change

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In the shadow of the United Nations' towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South Pacific is taking in what he describes as a “surreal moment.” Less than three years ago, he was chatting with fellow law students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu about how they might...

Pacific youth hold flotilla down New York rivers calling on vote for climate justice at United Nations

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Pacific activists and students, joined by New York climate activists and Indigenous representatives, held a climate justice flotilla on Saturday sailing past the UN HQ and the Statue of Liberty with banners calling on countries to vote yes to the Vanuatu-led bid for an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change at the UN General Assembly...

British presence in Indo-Pacific outlined

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The Ministry of Defence has outlined the British military presence in the Indo-Pacific, pointing out that it has grown in recent years. Andrew Rosindell, Member of Parliament for Romford, asked: “To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 67 of the Integrated Review 2021 and the escalation of tensions on the Taiwan border, what recent assessment...

ANZ reaffirms commitment to Samoa and Pacific

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ANZ Regional Executive Pacific, Sarah Stubbings, has reaffirmed her commitment to Samoa and the Pacific region on her first visit to Apia. Following meetings with the Central Bank of Samoa Governor, Australian High Commissioner, customers, staff and community partners, Stubbings says she is optimistic about the country’s future. “There was a sense of cautious optimism as the country reopens its borders...

Manasseh Sogavare: the ‘paranoid’ Pacific leader tormenting Canberra

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By Matthew Knott When Anthony Albanese met Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji in July, the Australian Prime Minister had good reasons to be wary. Just three months earlier, Sogavare signed a wide-ranging security pact with China, raising alarm Beijing could establish a military base just 2000 kilometres away from northern Australia. In...

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