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Wed, 26 May 2021 18:10:02 +1200
Samoa: Fiame calls for Tuilaepa to end 'enormous assault'
Samoa's incoming prime minister has called for the caretaker HRPP government to relinquish power so the country can rebuild.

Wed, 26 May 2021 20:55:46 +1200
22 naval officers among latest Fiji Covid victims
Fiji's latest Covid-19 cases include 22 members of the Fijian Navy who were in contact with a colleague who was announced on Tuesday, health authorities announced this evening. This, on...

Wed, 26 May 2021 11:53:22 +1200
Regional uni issues new contract to VC, votes to relocate office
The University of the South Pacific council has voted to issue Professor Pal Ahluwalia with a new contract as Vice Chancellor, and relocate his office from Fiji to Samoa.

Wed, 26 May 2021 18:09:11 +1200
Dame Meg Taylor ends time as Secretary General of Forum
Dame Meg Taylor has now completed her six years as the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum.

Wed, 26 May 2021 12:24:13 +1200
Tonga 7s name coaching staff for Olympic qualifer
US based rugby coach Adriaan Ferris will lead the Tonga men's sevens team at next month's Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Monaco.

Wed, 26 May 2021 19:31:52 +1200
Former Saipan casino workers win huge court judgement
Seven Chinese construction workers, who were subjected to forced labour while working on a Northern Marianas casino-resort project, have been awarded $US 5.91-million in a court judgment.

Wed, 26 May 2021 12:49:36 +1200
In brief: News from around the Pacific
Vanuatu prepares for its Covid-19 vaccination rollout; Speeding on Niue is to become an infringement rather than a crime; and more.

Wed, 26 May 2021 10:59:31 +1200
Kiribati to start Covid-19 vaccination rollout
Kiribati has received its first doses of the Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine and is set to start rollout.

Wed, 26 May 2021 12:12:05 +1200
Samoa incumbent leader needs to 'get a grip' PM-elect says
Samoa's Prime Minister-elect says she doesn't think the accusation of treason by the incumbent leader holds sway, and he is having a hard time letting go of power.

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:21:19 +1200
Fiji Covid-19: 11 more cases, 21 in one day
Fijian health authorities recorded 11 more Covid-19 cases late last night to bring the daily total on Tuesday to 21.

Wed, 26 May 2021 09:50:15 +1200
Fiji football teen reflects on roller coaster pro debut
Fiji women's football international Trina Davis is happy to be home after escaping Israel during the recent conflict in Gaza.

Tue, 25 May 2021 20:43:23 +1200
Indonesian police crack down on West Papuan protests
Indonesian police have forcefully dispersed a number of West Papuan protests around the region today.

Wed, 26 May 2021 10:38:01 +1200
Abuse in care: Royal Commission to hold first Pasifika public hearing
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care will hold its first Pacific public hearing in July, a safe space for Pasifika survivors and witnesses to come forward.

Tue, 25 May 2021 21:39:17 +1200
Gender-based violence in PNG probed by seminal hearing
A Papua New Guinea Special Parliamentary Committee has heard that laws could be considered that make sorcery accusations illegal.

Tue, 25 May 2021 09:15:06 +1200
Live updates: Samoa's political upheaval continues as rivals in standoff
Samoa is facing another day of political uncertainty after the caretaker prime minister rejected the swearing in of the head of the majority FAST party.

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:33:08 +1200
FAST heading back to court to try and resolve impasse in Samoa
Samoa's FAST Party is expecting to face another day locked out of Parliament today and is also predicting a long year ahead to resolve the country's constitutional crisis.

Tue, 25 May 2021 11:44:11 +1200
Samoa incumbent leader rejects first female Prime Minister's swearing in as 'treason'
Fiame Naomi Mata'afa from Samoa's election-winning FAST party has been named the country's first female Prime Minister, in an ad-hoc ceremony her rival called "treason".

Tue, 25 May 2021 15:27:08 +1200
Opinion: FAST-led govt did not carry out a 'coup'
Was the first meeting of the new parliament (including the swearing-in ceremony) convened by the FAST party unconstitutional? Legal academic Fuimaono Dylan Asafo argues it was not.



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