Little Johnny once bought his Grandma a very nice, luxurious toilet brush for her birthday. But when he went to visit her a couple of weeks later, it wasn’t in the bathroom. Little Johnny asked his Grandma, “Gran, what happened to the toilet brush I gave you?” “Darling, I’m sorry but I just didn’t like […]
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Aries (Mar.21 – Apr.19) There is a lot to be discovered just beyond the boundaries of your normal peripheral vision today, so let your curiosity steer you straight to stimulation. Take time to go the long way and explore all the nooks and crannies. You will be intrigued and entertained — and probably more educated […]
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Sea urchin die-off reported in Mauke
RAROTONGA, 06 FEBRUARY 2017 (COOK ISLANDS NEWS) —- Cook Islands Climate Change has received reports of sea urchins die-off in the waters near Mauke. In October last year, marine experts were baffled to note the rapid die-off of vana (sea urchins) in the waters near Avarua area. The die-off later spread throughout Rarotonga. [restrict] Climate […]
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Manus police want more cops on island as tension over refugee deal mounts
LORENGAU, 06 FEBRUARY 2017 (ABC) —- Police in Papua New Guinea are requesting extra officers be sent to Manus Island to deal with asylum seekers at Australia’s offshore detention centre. Manus Province police commander David Yapu has asked for 15 extra officers to be stationed at the naval base next to the detention centre. [restrict] […]
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American Samoa now has a sex offender registry website
American Samoa now has an online sex offender registration website page, where names of sex offenders can be searched, while the Attorney General’s Office staff that works on this federally required programme need office space to carry out their work moving forward. [restrict] The US Justice Department’s Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering […]
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US transmits $7.5m in Compact funding to Palau
Acting Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Nikolao Pula has authorised grant payments totaling US$7,542,690 to Palau. Continuing appropriations provided by the U.S. Congress thus far for fiscal year 2017 will support operational activities for the Palau government. Since the financial provisions of the Compact of Free Association expired in 2009, an annual amount of […]