The United Nations General Assembly has granted Observer Status to the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) through a consensus amongst all the 193 Member States adopting the resolution without a vote. The PIDF’s application for Observer status was spearheaded by Fiji’s Mission at the UN and endorsed by the UN Sixth Committee before final approval […]
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Australia nets biggest cocaine bust on record
A major cocaine ring has been dismantled in joint operations with Tahiti, Australian police said Thursday, with a record 1.1 tonnes of cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars seized. Police listed 600 kilogrammes (1,320 pounds) of cocaine intercepted by the French navy off Tahiti, 500 kilogrammes seized on Christmas Day in Sydney and 32 […]
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US acting as global policeman for financial crimes
(AFP) Handing out multibillion-dollar fines right and left to domestic and foreign financial giants, the United States has taken on the role of the unforgiving global cop of the business world. In stark contrast to the relative inertia of white-collar law enforcement in Europe, Washington most recently brought the hammer down on Deutsche Bank and […]
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Japan’s defence minister visits Yasukuni shrine after Pearl Harbor trip
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s defence minister visited a controversial shrine to Japan’s war dead on Thursday, just after accompanying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a historic visit to Pearl Harbor, where Japan’s attack brought the United States into World War Two. Television footage showed a smiling Tomomi Inada in a black jacket and skirt arriving […]
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Trump, Obama disputes spill into the open
US President-elect Donald Trump stirred a simmering dispute with Barack Obama, accusing him of derailing a smooth transition with “inflammatory” remarks, before appearing to row back. Ever since the November 8 election, Trump and Obama have tried to bury political differences in favor of a united public front that would smooth the transfer of power […]
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Hearing set for deported criminal accused of returning
Gov. Eddie Calvo since July has commuted the sentences of 19 migrant convicts to allow for their removal from Guam. Sending criminals away before they have served their full sentences makes Guam safer and saves money at the prison, the administration has stated. But there have been at least two cases in which migrant criminals, […]