Pacific Magazine Daily News

Friday: August 22, 2008


Australia, Solomon Islands, Pacific Region
Australia, Solomons Award Special Honors For Urwin

(Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat) Pacific Islands Forum Leaders who met in Niue in the last two days for the 39th Forum have honored the late Greg Urwin, the...

Guam
No Pay Today For Newly Hired Teachers

(Pacific Daily News) Nearly 300 public school teachers who were hired to keep Guam’s school’s open won’t receive paychecks today, the Pacific...

Cook Islands, Hawaii
Long-Time Cook Islands Honorary Counsel Dies

(Honolulu Advertiser) The Cook Islands’ long-time honorary counsel in Hawaii, Robert Eugene Worthington, has died, the Honolulu Advertiser...

Papua New Guinea, Taiwan (China)
Prosecutors To Indict Broker In Taiwan-PNG Diplomatic Scandal

(Taiwan News Online) Prosecutors say they preparing to indict one of the two brokers who received $30 million from the government in a failed scheme to...

Papua New Guinea
Former Governor Charged With Misappropriation Of Govt Grants

(Post Courier) The former governor of Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands province yesterday was arrested and charged with misappropriating government...

Papua New Guinea
Air Niugini Cuts Number Of Seats To Carry Extra Fuel

(Post-Courier) The lack of refueling systems and uncertainties about fuel quality has led Air Niugini to reduce the number of passengers and cargo it picks up...

Northern Mariana Islands
Flights Grounded As Airport Power Goes Out

(Saipan Tribune) Two Asia-bound flights from Saipan couldn’t leave for hours because of a power outage that shut down the island’s airport, the...

Wallis and Futuna
Forum Puts On Hold Wallis And Futuna Bid For Associate Membership

(Oceania Flash) A request put to the Forum by the French Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna has been put on hold to be considered again in two years, the...

Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Australian Report: Pacific's High Unemployment Promotes Thriving Criminal Activities

A provocative new report from Australia says high unemployment in many Pacific Island nations means crime is the main source of informal-sector employment in...

Palau (Belau), OTHER
Palau, Viet Nam Establish Diplomatic Ties

Viet Nam and the Republic of Palau officially established diplomatic relations earlier this release, according to the Viet Nam News Agency.With authority...

 

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