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Fijian-born soldiers given right to live in UK despite legal battle loss

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A group of Fijian-born soldiers who sued the government after being classified as illegal immigrants have been granted leave to remain in the UK, despite losing their legal battle against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Home Office. Seven of the group, who claimed they were the victims of serious and systemic administrative mistakes because they were not properly...

Pivotal court hearing today in Samoa

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A Supreme Court hearing in Samoa today will determine if the caretaker prime minister will face criminal contempt proceedings. Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, as well as the attorney general, parliament's former speaker and its clerk are to appear for preventing parliament from convening on 24 May as the court ordered. A substantive Supreme Court hearing today will probe the roles played by...

Vax rule dilemma – Fiji Law society raises concern over PM’s directive

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The manner in which the Fijian Government has enforced directives on people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 is concerning. Fiji Law Society president William Wylie Clarke says there are better ways for Government to address the issue. He was responding to a directive from Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama that people could lose their jobs if they failed to vaccinate to get...

Convene Samoa Parliament: Forum Secretary-General

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The Pacific Islands Forum on Saturday reminded Samoa’s caretaker Government of the Biketawa Declaration, which amongst other guiding principles promotes the peaceful transfer of power and the rule of law in Forum member states. Forum Secretary General Henry Puna, in a statement said Samoa has for a long time been a shining example of self-determination and democracy within our Forum...

Fiji’s COVID-19 crisis: a closer look

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Written by Sargam Goundar, Kim Andreas Kessler Fiji’s COVID-19 story started with the Fijian Government taking action in the form of travel restrictions to Fiji and mandatory border quarantine to keep the virus out. This was largely driven by an anticipation of Fiji’s lack of resilience due to communal living, high NCD (non-communicable disease) rates, a fragile health system,...

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Pacific

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Task Force Oceania’s Pacific augmentation teams recently completed their first rotational tours providing continuous support to Pacific island countries in Oceania demonstrating U.S Army Pacific and U.S Indo Pacific Command’s commitment to our allies and partners in the region. And while the Department of Defence is committed to our allies and partners like the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic...

Commonwealth urges respect for the rule of law in Samoa

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The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has called on political leaders in Samoa to uphold the rule of law and adhere to the values and principles set out in the Commonwealth Charter. Speaking on the situation, the Secretary-General said: “The Commonwealth is a community that is underpinned by shared values and principles, including democracy, respect for the rule of law and the...

Fiji reports 485 positive cases and three deaths, Over 10,000 test positive since the outbreak in April

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Fiji has reported 485 new cases of COVID-19 and three COVID-19 deaths Sunday. Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong has reported that the first COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman from Colo-i-Suva who died at home. Dr Fong said the woman’s family reported that she had been feeling unwell for three days. He said the deceased was not vaccinated. Dr Fong...

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and Myocarditis: benefits outweigh the risks, says WHO committee

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After receiving reports of heart inflammation cases due to myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with COVID-19 Pfizer and Moderna shots, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts on Friday said that the benefits of the vaccines still outweigh the risks in reducing hospitalisations and deaths due to infection. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis an inflammation of the...

PNG records six new COVID-19 cases

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Papua New Guinea has recorded six new COVID-19 cases Friday increasing the total number of cases to 17,340. The cases were reported in four provinces: National Capital District(NCD) reported three cases whilst Jiwaka, Madang and Morobe reported a single case each. Of the six cases reported, four are males whilst two are females. Their ages range from 18 to 55 years. Five...

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International concern over Tonga’s debate on death penalty for drug offences

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Several international human rights organisations have expressed grave concern over recent discussions in Tonga's Parliament suggesting the extension of the death penalty to drug-related...

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AOSIS lead negotiator Rasmussen urges swift action and robust financing to address Climate threats

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AOSIS Climate lead negotiator, Anne Rasmussen of Samoa, emphasised the coalition's vulnerability to climate change at the Sixtieth Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60)...