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Sixteen years later since being tagged in 2006, an adult female green turtle tagged in the Federated States of Micronesia as part of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s (SPREP) turtle conservation programme, has been resighted in the Philippines. The turtle was caught alive in fishing nets by local fishermen off the coast of Sulat Eastern Samar, Philippines....

Samoa's Don Opeloge has become the third of his siblings to win a gold medal in weightlifting, triumphing in dominant fashion in the men's under-96 kilogram category at the Commonwealth Games here, setting new Games records in the process. From the start, Opeloge laid down a statement of intent by cleanly lifting 161 kilograms in his opening round of the...

Fiji weightlifter Taniela Rainibogi bagged a bronze medal for Fiji in the Mens 96kg final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Rainibogi lifted 155kg in the Snatch and 188 kg in the clean and jerk lifting a total of 343 kg. In first place was Don Opeloge of Samoa who lifted 171 kg in the snatch and 210kg in the clean...

ONOC is delivering this Digest in partnership with The Reporters’ Academy and the Pacific Islands News Association. OCEANIA’S DAY AT THE GAMES - DAY 4 On day 4 of the Commonwealth Games our nations are continuing to make everyone in the region proud, with their determination to perform to the best of their abilities. Every single team is achieving incredible feats...

Fijian Prime Minister and chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Voreqe Bainimarama today called on nuclear states to implement their disarmament obligations and to join the wave of support toward creating a nuclear-free world. Prime Minister Bainimarama urged states with nuclear weapons to put forward comprehensive and transparent reports on their disarmament efforts and it must be designed to...

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who is visiting the United States to attend the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), held informal talks with Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. During the talks, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his gratitude for the condolence from Prime Minister Bainimarama for passing of the former Prime...

Papua New Guinea Police are closing in on 15 candidates in Enga who allegedly used guns to threaten civilians in their attempt to derail the National General Elections. PNG Police Commissioner David Manning said the police have their names and know who the offenders are and where they are hiding. He said most of them were highly educated men and that...

Chinese police will be invited to Solomon Islands to provide training in management and leadership to senior officers, under the new security deal signed between the two countries. Michael Aluvolomo, the transnational crime unit inspector for the Royal Solomon Islands police force, also did not rule out having Chinese police officers embedded within the force, saying it was up to...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced financial support for Samoa on a visit to the Pacific Island nation, as she seeks to reaffirm New Zealand’s commitment to the region amid increased interest from China. New Zealand will contribute NZ$15 million (US$9.5 million) as part of a new climate change partnership with Samoa to help it cope with climate...

-The ruling Pangu Pati and its coalition parties have 46 elected MPs in camp and are confident of forming the next government, says party leader and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape. In a joint media conference with the leaders of the party’s coalition partners in Port Moresby, Marape said they were hoping to get around 80 MPs by...