The attorney general’s office has yet to relaunch its search for a special prosecutor to investigate the illegal pay raises Gov. Eddie Calvo awarded 107 Adelup staffers in December 2014. When the AG’s office canceled the initial request for proposal in August, it said the new one was expected to be re-issued sometime in September, […]
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The inclusion of French Polynesia and New Caledonia as new members of the Forum is ‘uncharted territory’ – Forum SG
For the first time after Pacific Islands Forum Leaders endorsed the full membership of French Polynesia and New Caledonia, the Secretary General of Forum Secretariat has revealed at a public forum, ‘the decision is uncharted territory in many ways.’ [restrict] “Within the Secretariat we continue to work to clarify the practical and legal implications of […]
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UN top priority areas for Pacific
There will be five proposed priority areas for UN support in the Pacific and Fiji from 2018-2022. The areas will be climate change and disaster resilience, environment sustainability, inclusive development — social and economic inclusion and empowerment, health, education, ICT and governance. [restrict] This was revealed by UN resident co-ordinator Osnat Lubrani at the UN […]
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Vanuatu takes climate change to The Hague
“We are here to protect a wider Earth community, our people and our planet, from the most significant crimes of concern to the international community. Justice must not only be seen to be done, justice must be done — and nothing less.” [restrict] These are the words of the Vanuatu Minister of Justice and Community […]
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Duterte to declare disputed area a no-fishing zone for all
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to issue a formal order declaring a sprawling lagoon in a disputed South China Sea shoal a maritime sanctuary where Filipinos and Chinese will be prohibited from fishing, officials said in a statement Monday. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said Duterte relayed his plan […]
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Japanese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan with new mandate
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Japanese peacekeepers, with a broader mandate to use force, landed in South Sudan Monday, the first overseas deployment of the country’s troops with those expanded powers in nearly 70 years. Dressed in green camouflage uniform, Squad leader Yoshino Tanaka stepped off the plane at the head of the Japanese group. […]