HONIARA, 06 JULY 2017 (SOLOMON STAR) — The three captains of the blue boats who entered our waters and stole our marine resources say they are victims of human trafficking. This was revealed Wednesday by their lawyer Public Solicitor Douglas Hou in the High Court during the mitigation and sentencing submissions of their case. [restrict] […]
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Pacific states urge shipping industry to reduce emissions
LONDON, 06 JUNE 2017 (RNZI) — A coalition of Pacific Island ministers has launched a joint call for the global shipping industry to cut greenhouse gas emissions. [restrict] Ministers from the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati were joined by envoys from Fiji, Vanuatu and Palau in urging member states of the International Maritime Organisation to […]
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Trump heads into stormy G20 summit as N.Korea tensions rise
Berlin (AFP) – US President Donald Trump meets other world leaders at Germany’s G20 summit from Friday, with conflicts looming over climate, trade and global security both inside and outside the heavily fortified venue. Fears over nuclear-armed North Korea rose sharply after it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), casting another shadow over the […]
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Man ‘punched four-month-old daughter to death for making baby noises’
A Minneapolis man who beat his four-month-old daughter to death “because she was making baby noises” has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Cory Clifford Morris, from Minneapolis, was arrested in August 2016 after punching his daughter 22 times. Morris then told the baby’s mother and grandmother he had hurt her and called the […]
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U.S. citizens in Palau celebrate 241st Independence Day
By: L.N. Reklai June 30, 2017 (Airai, Palau) Celebrating few days earlier, citizens of the United State of America led by Her Excellency Ambassador Amy Hyatt together with friends from Palau and other countries represented in Palau, celebrated the 241st anniversary of the Independence of the United States at Ambassador Hyatt’s residence in Airai State […]
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Italy Republic Day celebrated
By: L.N. Reklai July 1, 2017 (Koror, Palau) Well-wishers, citizens of Italy and local officials joined the outgoing Ambassador Massimo Roscigno of Italy to the Republic of Palau in offering cheers in celebration of the Republic Day of Italy and bidding farewell to His Excellency Ambassador Roscigno whose term as ambassador to Palau concluded. [restrict] […]