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at the protest said the law opens land for She was director of the Kiribati Institute ing rubbish into the ocean every minute of
sale and exploitation. “I want to give it to of Technology and police in Tarawa say a every day, and that has been going on for
our own people, not to foreigners who will 36-year old man has been arrested in con- decades - now that has to stop!”
be here picking up land so they can build nection with the case. Moses was originally
their business here and then go home to from Tasmania. NZ gets West Papua briefing
their own country leaving us stranded,” Japan recognises Helen Clark Wellington, New Zealand - A parliament
said Manusegi. Wellington, New Zealand - Former New select committee has heard there is cur-
Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has rently no pathway for West Papua to be put
New Caledonia jails poachers been invested into Japan’s on the UN decolonisation list. The Foreign
Noumea, Grand Cordon of the Or- Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee was
New Caledo- der of the Rising Sun in briefed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
nia - Captains recognition of her work to about West Papua following an earlier
of two Viet- strengthen links between hearing in June. Ministry officials said
namese blue New Zealand and Japan. that for West Papua to be added to the list
boats have Established in 1875 as again there first needed to be a resolution
been jailed in one of the highest decora- in the UN general assembly. West Papua
New Caledo- tions bestowed by Japan, Ambassador to had been on the list in the early 1960s
nia for a year for fishing illegally in its New Zealand, Toshihisa Takata, held the before being removed when Indonesia took
waters. Their boats were intercepted by investiture ceremony to induct Clark into control of the territory.
the French navy off Belep and escorted to the order. The Ambassador said during
Noumea. The captains were immediately her time in Parliament, Clark contributed PNG asylum seekers ‘lying’
tried and imprisoned while the 30-member to the deepening of diplomatic ties and Manus Island, PNG -- Australian im-
crew would be deported to Vietnam. The understanding towards Japan in New migration minister has accused asylum
boats were found to have beche-de-mer Zealand that resulted in multiple high level seekers on Manus Island in Papua New
on board as well as shark fins, which exchanges. Guinea of lying and producing propaganda
are reportedly worth about US$700 a after they released video footage allegedly
kilogramme. Shark finning is prohibited PNG eyes electronic voting showing locals threatening them. The foot-
in New Caledonia. Earlier this year, New Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea age provided to the Australian Broadcast-
Caledonia and other islands in Melanesia - Papua New Guinea is keen on using ing Corporation (ABC) appears to show
were targeted by dozens of Vietnamese electronic voter machines (EVM) for its Papua New Guinea locals, possibly drunk,
blue boats. future general elections. PNG electoral coming to their new accommodation and
commissioner, Patilias Gamato relayed the threatening them. Liberal Peter Dutton
Cartoonist escapes Manus interest after meeting India’s chief election told reporters in Melbourne: “It is complete
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - commissioner of India, Shri A.K. Joti. With nonsense. Some of these people are lying,
Award winning cartoonist Ali Dorani elections posing significant challenges for there is no question about that.”
who was detained by Australia on Manus Papua New Guinea in terms of security the
Island has escaped the country with the EVM, a stand-alone, closed system, which Mentoring women MP
help of the International Cities of Refugee operates without internet connectivity has Wellington, New Zealand -- Four wom-
network (ICORN). Known created great interest in PNG. India’s elec- en members of Parliament from the Pacific
as Eaten Fish, Dorani fled toral commission manages a massive voter attended a two-day mentoring programme
Iran in 2013 and was population of over 850 million voters with in Wellington to build relationships with
detained by PNG the fol- the use of innovative technologies such as New Zealand Parliamentarians and learn
lowing year. His cartoons EVMs during counting of ballots. more about advocating for women. Fiji’s
documented the harsh Opposition Whip Salote Radrodro, Niue’s
conditions in the deten- Stop Pacific pollution first-term MP Mona Ainu’u and Tonga’s
tion centre on Manus Island and were pub- Suva, Fiji - Pacific Islanders have been returning MP Akosita Lavulavu, who
lished widely in newspapers, including the urged to rebuild their relationship with the was the only woman in Tonga’s previous
Washington Post, earning him a Voltaire ocean. The call was made by Peter Thom- Parliament, and new MP Losaline Ma’asi,
free speech award and a prize for courage son, United Nations Special participated in the Pacific Commonwealth
from the Cartoonists Rights Network. Envoy for the Ocean and Women Parliamentarians Mentoring Pro-
Fiji’s former ambassador to gramme.
the United Nations at a UN
Kiribati pleads for AFP aid conference on oceans held Fijian language app
Tarawa, Kiribati - Australian Federal in Suva last month. Thom- Suva, Fiji - In what’s been labelled a
Police have been asked to assist in the son said Pacific Islanders major milestone in the preservation of the
investigation of the murder of an Austra- should act now to avoid indigenous language in Fiji, a mobile ap-
lian woman and her 3-year old son at their losing out on marine resources which are plication was launched last month for the
Tarawa residence last December. There’s already threatened due to economic devel- Fijian language dictionary. Prime Minister
hope AFP would assist with forensic opment. He said Pacific Island countries Voreqe Bainimarama said the new tech-
evidence taken from the woman’s home. have a habit of polluting its ocean and this tool would further enhance the way the
The late Sarah Moses and her son Jack should be addressed immediately. “There indigenous language was being taught.
died from stab wounds on 9 December. is an equivalent of a garbage truck, dump- - Compiled by Priya Chand

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