A partnership of government and international development agencies today announced the establishment of a new advisory center to assist in improving infrastructure and services in Pacific Island nations.
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Friday 16 January 2009
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Manila, Philippines
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Friday 16 January 2009
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Manila, Philippines
Following severe floods that have devastated parts of Fiji this week, ADB has expressed deepest sympathy for the people of Fiji who have lost family and friends in the disaster.
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Thursday 15 January 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Fiji
The Government is donating FD$100,000 towards the victims of the natural disasters in Fiji as a result of heavy rains and flooding which so far has caused 8 deaths and forced at least 6,200 people to seek shelter and food at the 114 evacuation centres that have been established around the country.
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Wednesday 14 January 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is not in support of an idea to suspend Fiji's membership from the Pacific Islands Forum, Tonga's Prime Minister Dr Feleti Sevele said this afternoon. By Pesi Fonua
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Tuesday 13 January 2009
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Suva, Fiji
The Conservative Alliance Matanitu Vanua Party CAMV condemns any action by the Pcific Forum to suspend Fiji at the meeting in Port Moresby on January 27.
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Tuesday 13 January 2009
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Suva, Fiji
The Tongan satirist, writer and university professor Epeli Hau'ofa (70), passed away at the Suva Private Hospital at 7 am on Sunday January 11 after an illness.
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Tuesday 13 January 2009
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Suva, Fiji
A State of Emergency in the Western division, 114 evacuation centres, 6,600 evacuees, thousands of homes and families affected, crops damaged, many roads and bridges damaged and no water and power supply in most of the western division.
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Friday 9 January 2009
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Port Vila, Vanuatu
ALAC stands for Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre. It is a new project set up by Transparency Vanuatu. ALAC provides legal advice and assistance to victims and witnesses of corruption. It helps citizens, from the unemployed to entrepreneurs, from public servants to business people, to pursue corruption-related complaints, encouraging them to come forward. ALAC observes strict client confidentiality.
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Friday 9 January 2009
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Washington DC,USA
Today, President Bush designated three areas of the Pacific Ocean as marine national monuments including the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.
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Friday 9 January 2009
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Suva, Fiji
There is urgent need for a national Freedom of Information Act quickly, says Transparency International Fiji chairperson, Suliana Siwatibau.
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Wednesday 7 January 2009
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Suva, Fiji
The US Embassy in Suva remains closed after a white powder incident occurred at the embassy last week on Christmas Eve.
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Monday 5 January 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six hundred youths from eight Pacific Island countries attended a Seventh Day Adventist Trans Pacific Union Youth Congress at Beulah College, Vaini, Tongatapu from December 30 to January 4.
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Thursday 25 December 2008
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Suva, Fiji
We regret the decision by the Fiji Interim Government to declare the New Zealand Acting High Commissioner "Persona Non-Grata". This act will further erode the Interim Government's international standing and contribute to its isolation both at home and abroad. -USA Embassy, Fiji
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Wednesday 24 December 2008
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Suva, Fiji
The New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji Caroline McDonald has been given a week to pack up and leave the country.
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Tuesday 23 December 2008
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Suva, Fiji
Two Tongan nationals in police detention in Korovou will be flown out of the country on the first available flight to Tonga.
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Thursday 11 December 2008
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Taiji, Japan
Fishing culture is nowhere as important as it is in Japan where the practices are passed down for generations, sustaining livelihoods through trade and maintaining a community's identity. And the hunting of dolphins is very much part of those practices. Story and photos by Linny Folau
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Tuesday 2 December 2008
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Suva, Fiji
Claims about "national security" allow the military to be secretive and cover up unethical behaviour or simple incompetence, says a political scientist at the Australian National University, Peter Larmour.
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Monday 1 December 2008
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Tokyo, Japan
Fighting to preserve a fish-eating culture that is slipping away among a younger generation in urban areas in Japan is the mission of an unusual non-governmental organisation. Its goal is to inspire Japanese youngsters by tickling their taste buds with fish and other seafood dishes, which they help to prepare. by Linny Folau
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Friday 21 November 2008
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Taiji, Japan
Despite international pressure opposing whaling practices, this traditional whaling village located near the south end of Japan's Kii Peninsula is determined to fight on and preserve its whaling culture. The fight, enthusiastic villages say, is nothing short of trying to protect their cultural identity. Story and photos by Linny Folau.
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Monday 17 November 2008
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Tokyo, Japan
The Japanese love their tuna and nothing demonstrates their passion as well as the fish-mania that goes on every morning at the legendary Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo - the mother of all fish markets and a popular tourist destination. By Linny Folau
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