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Wednesday 10 December 2008
Japan
Japan, the biggest country donor to Vietnam, suspended development aid to the Southeast Asian nation, saying stronger measures must be taken to fight corruption. By Jason Folkmanis and Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen
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Wednesday 10 December 2008
Poznan, Poland
A young Pacific Islander has issued a challenge to world leaders at the UN climate change talks, telling them to stop paying lip service and show the political will to fast track negotiations.
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Saturday 6 December 2008
Suva, Fiji
Four courageous Pacific Islanders were yesterday, Dec 6 honoured with this year...’s RRRT/SPC Pacific Human Rights Award to mark the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Saturday 6 December 2008
Suva, Fiji
December 5 marks the second anniversary of the military overthrow of the Multi-party Government duly elected by the people of Fiji in the May 2006 General Election.
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Tuesday 2 December 2008
Sydney, Australia
The Botanic Gardens Trust has announced its Australian native seeds that have spent six months on the International Space Station have landed back on earth on board the NASA STS-126 flight today. Botanic Gardens Trust Executive Director, Dr Tim Entwisle said the seeds were sent off the planet for an extended time for an experiment.
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Friday 28 November 2008
Auckland, New Zealand
Air New Zealand can now confirm the name of its fourth staff member who is missing after our Airbus A320 on lease to XL Airways from Germany was lost in the Mediterranean Sea this morning.
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Tuesday 25 November 2008
The Gambia
The Pacific Island nation Samoa has secured the rights to host the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games.
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Tuesday 25 November 2008
Brussels, Belgium
The first meeting of G20 leaders on the world economic crisis, while setting a road map that has the potential to create a new financial regulatory agenda, has nevertheless fallen short on some major areas of concern, in particular concerning the immediate fiscal boost required to tackle the looming global crisis in employment, according to the ITUC. While the Declaration issued from the Summit recognises that coordinated international action is needed, it gives little indication of how such coordinated action is to be undertaken.
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Monday 24 November 2008
Honiara, Solomon Islands
The WCPFC meets this year from 7-12 December in Busan Korea. WCPFC's current members include Australia, China, Canada, Cook Islands, European Community, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Chinese Taipei, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America and Vanuatu. Out of a total of 32 participating territories and members of WCPFC, over half (17) are Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency FFA members, forming a significant voting bloc (although so far in the WCPFC's history decisions have been made by consensus).
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Monday 24 November 2008
Suva, Fiji
The Fiji Sun, one of the three daily newspapers in Fiji, was barred from attending the presentation of the country's 2009 Budget after it refused to reveal sources of two published items.
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Monday 24 November 2008
London, UK
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma is sending senior Commonwealth political official, Ms Juliet Solomon, to Fiji Islands. This is in response to a request from the interim Prime Minister for Commonwealth support in facilitating the proposed President's dialogue forum.
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Thursday 20 November 2008
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
The PNG Media Council president Joe R. Kanekane has called for increased dialogue between the government, newsmakers and the media. Mr Kanekane said access to information has been, and continues to be the biggest impediment to development of the country.
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Thursday 20 November 2008
Auckland, New Zealand
The Western Union Company, announced today its reduced fee structure allowing customers in New Zealand to send money to Tonga for just NZ$14 per transaction.
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Wednesday 19 November 2008
London, UK
Human rights should not only be enshrined in every country's constitution, but they must be made real in order to safeguard the rights of citizens, said Dr Purna Sen, Head of Human Rights at the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Monday 17 November 2008
Queensland,Australia
Senior government officials from nine Pacific developing nations recently shared their knowledge and experiences in managing public-private partnerships (PPP) in a workshop held here from 17 to 22 November.
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Monday 17 November 2008
Australia
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has registered new codes of practice for community radio broadcasting services. The new codes of practice are the result of extensive consultation coordinated by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) during 2007-08, including public consultation during February and July 2008.
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Saturday 15 November 2008
Pago Pago, American Samoa
The Pacific Freedom Forum said in a statement today: "On behalf of all supporters of a free media in the Pacific region, we the members of the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF), express our concern and alarm at the Interim Government of Fiji's escalating campaign of intimidation against media freedom in Fiji.
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Saturday 15 November 2008
Australia
If the Government of Japan is genuine about participating in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) reform talks it will have to do more than remove humpbacks from its kill list this year, according to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare).
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Thursday 13 November 2008
London, UK
The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10 is an occasion for everyone, governments included, to recommit to efforts to uphold and protect freedom, dignity and human rights, said Dr Purna Sen, head of Human Rights at the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Wednesday 12 November 2008
Brussels, Belgium
The ITUC has condemned the decision to exclude chrysotile asbestos and the pesticide endosulfan from the list of dangerous products under the Rotterdam Convention, the international agreement which regulates exports of hazardous chemicals.
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