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Despite weeks of rioting and clashes between police and protestors in New Caledonia, French authorities in Noumea decided to proceed with elections...
PNG Opposition files vote of no confidence case in court
Papua New Guinea Opposition has filed its Supreme Court reference Tuesday.
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Fiji Navy’s new Patrol Boat RFNS Puamau runs aground on Fulaga Island reef
Fiji’s newly commissioned Guardian-class patrol boat, RFNS Puamau, ran aground on a reef at Fulaga Island in the Lau group on Sunday.
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We’re going in to win says Fijiana 15’s coach Rauluni
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Advancing playing and audience experience key to Sevens Shape of the Game evolution
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Iosefo Masi and Arei win big at Fijian Drua Awards
Fiji Drua’s powerhouse centre, Iosefo Masi, emerged as the star of the show, clinching not one but two prestigious awards at the Fiji Airways...
Faith survives winds of change
By Ilaitia Turagabeci
As the sun rises over the Sigatoka River, Alipate Nainoca, a former lawman and headman of Laselase Village, offers a prayer for wisdom...
Pacific Council of Churches demand action on Kanaky New Caledonia’s independence at UN Session
In a decisive address to the Special Committee on Decolonisation at the United Nations headquarters, Reverend James Bhagwan, General Secretary of the Pacific Conference...
Benny Wenda calls for global attention to genocide and ecocide in West Papua
The President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Benny Wenda, has made a blunt assessment of the dire situation in West...
National Executive Council appoints Commodore Philip Polewara as new Commander of PNGDF
The National Executive Council (NEC)has promoted Commodore Philip Polewara to the rank of Rear Admiral and appointed him as the new Commander and Chief...
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