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Former Fiji Opposition MP Nawaikula sentenced to two years in jail

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Former Fiji Opposition MP Niko Nawaikula will spend two years behind bars. The matter was called for sentencing in the Anti-Corruption Division of the High...

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child congratulate Kiribati for raising the age of marriage to 18

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The Committee on the Rights of the Child has concluded its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Kiribati, with Committee...

PNG Opposition leader’s application to stop Parliament’s decision of adding seven new electorates dismissed

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Papua New Guinea Judge Derek Hartshorn says a one-man Supreme Court bench does not have the power to stop an act of Parliament that...

U.S to boost Pacific spending to counter China, but no ‘real number’ yet

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The U.S has announced it will boost military spending in the Pacific to counter China. The White House’s Indo-Pacific Strategy announcement didn’t include any money...

Government can’t stop us from winning: Fiji Opposition

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National Federation Party leader Biman Prasad says the Fijian government won’t be able to stop them and the People’s Alliance from winning this year’s...

PNG Guns amnesty ends: Police Commissioner

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Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning says anyone found to be in possession of an unlicensed and homemade firearm will be arrested and...

Tuvalu athletes for Birmingham 2022 train on airport runway

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Tuvalu's athletes have been training in an unusual place to prepare for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - the country's international airport. Space in the...

Pacific Nations Cup to include Australia A side in July

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Fiji will host the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2022, which also features Australia A, Samoa and Tonga,, from 02-16 July with matches taking...

Fiji are in Toulouse to win: “There is still room for improvement,” says Gollings

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One of the reasons that Fiji have been right at the top of the men’s sevens game for many, many years is because the...

Nominations for PNG election open

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The PNG Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai has announced that candidates can now nominate for general elections as early as 8am today (Thursday). There is expected...

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