Lautoka, Fiji – Twenty legal, trade and health department representatives from across the Pacific are in Fiji this week to examine the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) burden in the region and the role of the law in preventing and controlling NCDs, particularly in the context of developing coherence between health, trade and investment laws, policies and […]
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U.S. Deploys 3 B-2 Stealth Bombers
‘Routine deployment’ to be short-term, Strategic Command says HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News, August 10, 2016) – Three B-2 stealth bombers were deployed Tuesday from Missouri to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, according to a military release. The routine deployment of the bat-like bombers will be short-term, and will involve local and regional training […]
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Civil society discuss priorities ahead of Pacific Islands Forum
Creating a space for civil society representatives to discuss key issues and priorities that will be put to the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders, is the purpose of the “Civil Society Regional Forum” which begins today in Suva. The forum aims to provide an opportunity for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from across the Pacific to convene, […]
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$750k package to help Samoa prepare for and manage emergencies
New Zealand Civil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye has announced the next phase of a project funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) and delivered by the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM), aimed at helping Samoa build its resilience to natural hazards. “There’s a longstanding relationship between MCDEM and Samoa’s […]
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Los Angeles court sentences ‘Grim Sleeper’ to death
Los Angeles (AFP) – A garbage collector convicted of the “Grim Sleeper” killings that terrorized southern Los Angeles for more than two decades was sentenced to death on Wednesday. Lonnie David Franklin, 63, had been convicted of 10 counts of first-degree murder for the killings of nine women and a 15-year-old girl between 1985 and […]
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Boy was decapitated on waterslide at Kansas park
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 10-year-old boy was decapitated as he rode a 168-foot tall waterslide at a water park in Kansas, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. The person, who is not authorized to speak about the boy’s death, told The Associated Press that Caleb Schwab was decapitated Sunday on the […]